[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Boca: Surf Spot Boca Barranca is Costa Rica’s second-longest wave, sometimes up to a kilometer in length. It is also considered one of the best longboarding waves in the world. But, when the sandbars align correctly, it is a...
Earth Without Humans
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Imagine a world where the human population vanished. We've seen movies and read stories with different media adaptations about living in a futurist apocalyptic world. “The Last of Us” is a popular video game with an...
Check Out These Seven Amazing Jaguar Facts
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Costa Rica’s jaguars are both mighty and mysterious. What we know about these unique big cats is fascinating. What we don’t know might be even more intriguing. GoEco’s Jaguar Research and Conservation program aims to...
Stay Safe: Travelers and Expats
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]My editorial this month addresses safety when traveling, and can be applied if living abroad. Costa Rica is said to be safe and the people are friendly. Well, the reality is that Costa Rica is part of the world, and is...
Risking it All for a Dream
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]We are Tash and JB, the faces behind the Salty Palmtree YouTube channel. Currently, we are building a farmstead near, Ostional Costa Rica without any prior experience. But how did we end up here? It all started in early...
The Virtues of Piracy
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Full disclosure: I am a real, legitimate pirate and quite proud of it. My legitimacy as a pirate was confirmed in 2014 by the 9th U.S. Circuit Federal Court Judge Alex Kozinski, who wrote in his verdict that my actions in...
New Law 9996 Regulation to Attract Investor, Annuitant and Pensioner Residents
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A new legal regulation applies to the tax exemptions for Costa Rican residency subcategories of investor, annuitant and pensioner. Executive Decree N° 43926 -MGP-H-TUR, the regulation of Law 9996, was published in the...
Bringing Dementia Education to Rural Costa Rican Families
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Dementia has become a global epidemic, and cases are constantly increasing in Costa Rica. Traditionally, in Costa Rica, older adults are cared for by their families. Although most rural families remain intact, the...
Brisa Hennessy Becomes First Costa Rican Surfer to Qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Great news for surfers and sports fans alike! Brisa Hennessy has made history by becoming the first Costa Rican surfer to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The International Surfing Association announced on April...
Allan Murillo
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Welcome once more to our Artist Spotlight series called “Making a Scene.” In this issue, we feature the selected works of Costa Rican artist Allan Murillo, who was profiled in the January 2021 Howler article entitled...
Liquor Factory Legacy
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The construction of the building that now houses the National Center of Culture (CENAC) began in 1853, by mandate of the then President of the Republic Juan Rafael Mora Porras, which makes it one of the oldest in San...
Costa Rica’s Premier Retirement Community
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] In the past two months here in Costa Rica, we have made tremendous progress in the new subdivision, Vista Alta, with land moving and lot and road shaping. The trade-off is that this has opened large areas of ground which...