The Full Diamante

The Full Diamante

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IN MEMORY Pennye Wheeler

IN MEMORY Pennye Wheeler

Pennye Wheeler, a longtime resident, volunteer and member of the business community in Playa Flamingo, passed away on July 24, 2020.   Pennye was born and raised in Cuero, Texas and attended the Texas A&I University. She began her sales career 38 years ago,...

Phillip Yingling Photo

Phillip Yingling Photo

Catarata Toro Dos Photographer: Phillip Yingling Instagram: greenwood_fotos Waterfall Location: ICE Hydroelectric plant Toro 2, Marsella, San Carlos, Costa Rica Height: 679 feet or 206 meters     Related articles: Sleeping Beauty...camping out under one of...

Quetzal

Quetzal

[uxgallery id="1"] It's Quetzal Time! Ripe Avocados Make San Gerardo de Dota a Birding Paradise   The small wild avocados, known in Spanish as aguacatillos, are ripe in San Gerardo de Dota. To us birders, that means "It's quetzal time!"    The resplendent...

Lower Back Pain

Lower Back Pain

Low Back Pain: Bearing the Brunt As humans assumed the upright posture over the course of millions of evolutionary years, our spines have borne the brunt of everyone’s body weight burden.   Not surprisingly, low back discomfort is one of the most common...

Salt Farms

Salt Farms

The Salt of the Earth Las Salinas Salt Pans in Lepanto, Guanacaste   Story and photos by Sean Davis When you buy sea salt, you may not realize how this process has worked for millenia. The seawater is let into the perfectly manicured flat pans during a very high...

Designing in Paradise, from a Distance

Designing in Paradise, from a Distance

Clients often look at distance as a roadblock, but it doesn’t have to be. Designing in Paradise does not need to be hard, it all depends on who you’re working with. Let’s talk about Rudy, Casa Magayon, and… some pretty umbrellas. Rudy is one of our most esteemed...

Be An Entrepreneur In Your Business and Your Health

Entrepreneur Costa Rica: Your Business and Your Health.  If you came to Costa Rica with dreams of a new lifestyle, new experiences and a new business venture, well, then ... you are already an entrepreneur in life. For anyone first arriving in a foreign country with...

Time Management = Wellness Management

Entrepreneur Costa Rica: Time Management = Wellness Management.   Pura vida! Who doesn't feel good about that Costa Rican phrase and want to fully embrace it? Living in this country has been enjoyable and exciting for me, as I know it has been for countless others....

Painting the Town Jacó (Artify Jacó)

Painting the Town Jacó: A Surf City That Became an Art Gallery. As Jacó has strived to beautify its public spaces in recent years, the impact of art is an inspiring success story. Evidence of the surf town’s esthetic transformation is all over the urban landscape....

Sanatorio Duran: Costa Rica’s Haunted Hospital

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1593776672373{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"] It’s supposed to be the most haunted building in Costa Rica, and whether you’re a ghost hunter or a skeptic, I predict it will give you the goosebumps. If Sanatorio...

Nine-Banded Armadillo

The nine-banded armadillo is a fascinating medium-sized mammal. It is one of the official state animals of Texas. Its ancestors originated in South America in a wide range of habitats from rainforest to grassland and dry scrub. It was the development of the Isthmus of...