Bullet Ants: Pain You Don’t Want to Feel

Bullet Ants: Pain You Don’t Want to Feel

Bullet Ants in Costa Rica: Tiny Forest Giants with a Bullet of Pain Walking through a lowland Costa Rican rainforest, you expect birdsong, dripping leaves and the rustle of lizards. What you probably do not expect is a single insect capable of delivering a sting that...

The Art of Listening

The Art of Listening

Speaking Spanish with Ticos: How to Stop Freezing and Start Enjoying Real Conversations Learning Spanish in Costa Rica is not just vocab lists and verb tables; it’s sweaty palms at the supermercado till, nodding along in a café, and wondering if you’ve just agreed to...

Guayabo: History of a Mystery

Guayabo: History of a Mystery

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guayabo’s Stone Secrets: Costa Rica’s Ancient City That Still Works Costa Rica thrills travellers with rainforest adventures, living culture, nightly entertainment, hard-to-believe wildlife encounters, hot real-estate conversations,...

Recipe: Smash Tacos

Recipe: Smash Tacos

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Quick, easy, and tasty! Try this for your next taco treat. Thank you John Brockmeier for sharing. From the Howler Magazine Facebook Group Recipe by Ereka Vetrini, support her sites at these links. Erika's Instagram...

Pineapple-infused Sweet and Sour Chicken: A Tropical Twist

Pineapple-infused Sweet and Sour Chicken: A Tropical Twist

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text] Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken: A Crowd-Pleaser with Costa Rican Flair Costa Rica is all flavour and feeling—volcano views at breakfast, markets humming at noon, marimba at dusk. It’s a country where adventures shape...

The Shrimp with a Sonic Boom: Mangrove “Bacon Frying” Explained

The Shrimp with a Sonic Boom: Mangrove “Bacon Frying” Explained

Costa Rica’s mangroves are where adventure goes quiet and your ears do the exploring. Drift a kayak through tea-colored creeks and you’ll hear a strange breakfast soundtrack—snap, crackle, pop—while howler monkeys commentate from above. It’s culture in stereo: the old...

Whistling Conversations: Costa Rica’s Forgotten Birdsong Language

Whistling Conversations: Costa Rica’s Forgotten Birdsong Language

Costa Rica is famous for surf breaks and cloud forests, but it’s the small, odd, human things that give the country its heartbeat: adventures told over gallo pinto, culture shared on a breezy veranda, entertainment that might be a neighbour’s marimba or a story...

Roosterfish in Costa Rica: The Ultimate Adventure Catch

Roosterfish in Costa Rica: The Ultimate Adventure Catch

Costa Rica is a land where adventure meets nature, culture blends with entertainment, wildlife thrives, and opportunities in real estate and business attract global attention. Among its many treasures, one experience stands out for thrill-seekers and anglers alike —...