[uxgallery id="9"] ProParques Strives for Inclusive Access to Enjoy Nature Have you ever tried to push a wheelchair through the sand? No, I have not either, but just the idea of it is exhausting to me. That is why you have likely never seen wheelchairs at the beach....
Do Foreigners Require a Costa Rica Will?
Do Foreigners Require a Costa Rica Will? As a Costa Rica lawyer I am often asked by expat clients whether they require a Costa Rica will to provide for the disposition of their assets in this country when they die. The strictly legal answer is no, they do not, as long...
Sinusitis a Very Common Condition
Sinusitis a Very Common Condition Sinusitis is the inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the paranasal sinuses. These small hollows full of air are divided into three sections: frontal sinuses — located above the nose, in the frontal part of the skull...
Ants need a new PR
Ants of CR could use better PR According to The Encyclopedia Britannica, ants are second only to human beings as the most social and communal animals on earth. Some philosophers and myrmecologists (scientists who study ants) have suggested that this order...
Reforesting Costa Rica
Reforesting Costa Rica The Fonafifo Program In the early parts of the 20th century, more than 75% of Costa Rica was forest. Stretching from ocean to ocean, it was a remarkable mix of tropical forests with trees hundreds of years old. The hardwoods were the first to...
Preserving Paradise
[uxgallery id="5"] “They paved paradise And put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swinging hot spot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got til it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot” Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow...
Bocas del Toro
[uxgallery id="4"] Bocas del Toro: Behind the Mangroves Venture Beyond Expectations into Vibrant Ngäbe Culture Our boat ran parallel to an ominous sky. The air swirled cool, and the ocean turned an electric turquoise that was only further intensified by the...
To San Jose The Hard Way
To San José the Hard Way Vacation a Destination, Travel an Act Panama City Instagram Post San Jose Instagram Post San Jose Art Instagram Post Panama videos Instagram Post Rain assaulted us as we waited for the ferry to Almirante. It wasn’t even a...
Guest Editorial – What A Ride
What a Ride! Having been kindly asked to write this guest editorial, I invite Howler readers to join me on a trip down memory lane to 1996. From my vantage point as retired co-founder of the magazine, we’ll look back on an incredible journey that was launched from a...
Tamarindo Pop Quiz
Tamarindo Pop Quiz [uxgallery id="3"] Longtime Tamarindo resident Valerie Townley recently moved back to California after spending many of the community’s early formative years raising a family here. We appreciate the vintage photos she made available to share with...
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