[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]agarrado — cheapskate, miserly. agüevado — bored, bummed out, sad, dissatisfied, driven to distraction. agüevazón — a situation that makes you feel agüevado, like waiting in line at the bank for two hours: ¡Qué agüevazón!...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]It has been 10 years since I have commanded the helm of a ship. That was in 2013, in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with Operation Zero Tolerance, when we prevented the Japanese whaling fleet from killing 90% of its...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Hola! from Gringo Gardeners in Costa Rica! We’re a Facebook group with over 5,000 members, dedicated entirely to gardening successes and challenges in this wonderfully diverse country that we live in. I started the group...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Fashion Editorial in Costa Rica – Air and Water This underwater fashion photography session turned out to be a great challenge for everyone, but with a small great professional production team, very good results were...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Jardin La Torre (Tower Garden), A Unique 55+ Retirement Community near San Ramon de Alajuela, Costa Rica Finding our Shangri-La My wife, Caryl, and I, retired US military, spent our first military assignment, in the...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Zejí is a textile proposal that was born in 2009 with the vision of offering creative and innovative pieces as a result of a creative process based on textures, colors, shapes and current trends in the world of fashion...
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1681140855816{background-color: rgba(247,247,247,0.46) !important;*background-color: rgb(247,247,247) !important;}"][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] We’re number 1! To be a bit more specific, Costa Rica is home to this year’s winner on...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]One could argue that Costa Rica’s railroads birthed modern-day Central America. In the late 1800s, U.S. entrepreneur Henry Meigs signed a contract with the Costa Rican government to build a railroad from San José to the...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Howler’s Artist Spotlight series called "Making a Scene" is back this month featuring Costa Rican artist Daniela Vargas Winiker. "My purpose is to combine painting, sculpture and installation, achieving interactive spaces...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] La Carniceria Gourmet invites you to our store in Plaza Paseo del Mar, 2 km from the intersection of Huacas via Flamingo ... We have top-quality products such as premium meat and seafood, as well as first-class sausages...
Homemade caesar salad dressing is easy to make and much better than store bought. The Caesar is my favorite salad. I love the romaine lettuce and croutons with parmesan cheese and yes lots of pepper. Makes about 1 cup Ingredients ½ teaspoon anchovy paste ¼ teaspoon...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A new form is being introduced for filing the annual tax declaration of inactive corporations in Costa Rica. As advised in a November 2022 Howler article, Costa Rica’s tax authority, Ministerio de Hacienda, has extended...