Many visitors to Costa Rica wonder if they should bring a lot of cash when they come, where and how to change foreign currencies, and whether or not it’s best to use a credit card. Here’s some advice: • Dollars are widely accepted here, so if you’re from the U.S., by...
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There are many situations in veterinary medicine when a blood transfusion might be helpful in patients with severe anemia, low platelets (very common in tick fever), acute bleeding (related to trauma, surgery or coagulopathy), intoxication or congenital blood disease....
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The rotonda, or roundabout, is a traffic control device invented by Satan to terrify foreigners. Many extranjeros may have never experienced the heart-pounding confusion associated with being forced to...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you look up a map of Tapantí/Macizo de la Muerte National Park, and look to the southeast, you will see that there are no roads and no towns all the way to the Panama border and beyond. This huge swath of...
Transmissible venereal tumors (TVTs) are a very common problem affecting stray dogs worldwide. Venereal tumors are specific to canines, typically located in their genitalia and transmitted during coitus. However, because growth occurs in the dog’s mucous membranes,...
When I first moved to Guanacaste, driving around from place to place, I was so amazed by all the cars that would abruptly just stop in the middle of the road to pick up and drop off people. “What’s up with this?!” I kept wondering. A few months went by. Then one day,...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Centuries before modern cartographers put Cote Lake on the map for globally astonishing reasons, its local renown was legendary. Historically important as a sacred place for tribal ceremonies and initiation...
When seeking veterinary care for your pet, knowing what to expect is beneficial for all concerned. Both pet owners and patients deserve a good examination. Many findings can result from a single visit, enabling veterinarians to suggest measures to take right now and...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exchanging money any place is usually tricky. Most of us are accustomed to our own currencies and not dealing with flexible exchange rates, so it’s easy to get confused and taken advantage of. For the typical...
Many film buffs of a certain age will likely remember these famous lines of dialog from the classic comedy “Groundhog Day”. Ned: Phil? Hey, Phil? Phil! Phil Connors? Phil Connors, I thought that was you! Phil: Hi, how you doing? Thanks for watching. Ned: Hey, hey!...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]SalveMonos. It is a play on words in Spanish. When spoken as two words, it means “Save monkeys.” When spoken as one word, it means “Save ourselves.” SalveMonos is also the name of a small nonprofit...