[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The latest smartphones have a wonderful ability to take all kinds of photos, including the popular panorama format. So here is a test to see how many places in Costa Rica you can recognize...
25 Years
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Like the monkeys in nearby treetops overhead where their namesake magazine was born and grew up, Howler has a voice that’s impossible to ignore and has never seemed to generate much complaining. And the fact that it...
WOW — 25 Years!
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]What were you doing in 1996? I am proud to announce that the Howler Magazine has achieved the milestone of 25 years of publishing. This has been quite a journey, as David Mills will tell you. And after my purchase of the...
Rafael Gallo Palomo
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/226s7pesrYA" align="center"][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Video courtesy of GLP Films Rafael Gallo Palomo, a prominent Costa Rican conservationist and business pioneer of...
Leader or Follower
We are living in a time that has produced many followers. We are all influenced on a daily basis by powerful social media and other news and information sources, in addition to the people around us. This can trigger many different reactions, ranging from...
Ojochal a Hidden Gem
Quiet and Quaint I recently planned a trip to Ojochal and Sierpe with friends. The intent was to relax at a hotel that our friends manage in Ojochal, explore the wildlife in Sierpe and dine at some amazing restaurants in Ojochal. Since I had been to Ojochal...
When a Snake Bites Your Pet
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the start of summer in Costa Rica, we can expect to see an increase in snakebites. In general, the dry season’s weather conditions, including strong winds, seem to be the main causes. Due to the higher risk to pets and humans...
Museum Frida Kahlo
An hour before closing time, culminating my whirlwind one-day art tour focusing on Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, I arrived at La Casa Azul in Mexico City's lovely barrio of Coyoacán. Casa Azul, home of the Frida Kahlo Museum, is appropriately named, the outside a...
Ulises Rivera Prolific Mural Artist
Ulises “Ulillo” Rivera is a self-taught artist who was born in Mexico but raised in Costa Rica, where he currently resides. From a very young age, Ulilo Rivera was influenced by art. He studied graphic design but it was on the walls that he found his medium. He...
Magical San Vito
A Wonderland of Wildlife, Scenery and Culture I was recently invited by friends to go on a two-night trip to the San Vito area of Costa Rica. The main purpose was to look for specific birds my two friends wanted to see to check off their bird lists. The plan was 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...
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...