[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Costa Rica uses the Roman civil legal system, which is the legal system used by the majority of countries in continental western Europe and Latin America. It is a more formal and document-oriented legal system than the...
Properly Cleaning Your Tongue
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Ready to add a new activity as part of your morning habits? Have you ever heard about scraping your tongue? I invite you every morning, before brushing your teeth and before breakfast, to use a tongue scraper or a...
Legalizing Marijuana in Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Will Costa Rica be the next country to legalize marijuana for recreational use? President Chaves in November's legislative assembly will be presenting a bill to decriminalize marijuana and allow its cultivation and sale...
What You Eat Has The Power of What You Can Achieve
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Paying More Attention to the Way You Eat Can Help Your Productivity The truth is that we have created our own diet by the way we eat. Hello, my fellow wellness-prenuers! It is unbelievable how time flies; it is October,...
Oubaïda Azzouz
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Born in Brussels and of Moroccan descent, artist Oubaïda Azzouz grew up in a culture of mixed influence and developed a pronounced taste for the Orient. With a fascination for drawing and illustration and skills...
Is Costa Rica the Place to Be?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]With all of Costa Rica’s natural wonders and friendly people, why would you pick another place to be? Yes, there are drawbacks to living here. Convenience is not a word that translates. Things that we are accustomed to in...
Raining October
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] For Costa Rica's east coast visitors, October is a good time to visit (weather-wise). For our Pacific-side readers, we're usually in the heart of the rainy season. How much rain, for how long, depends on your location....
Learning Spanish – Useful Nouns
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Learn Spanish a little at a time. Howler has many lessons online for you to read, learn and practice. These are Useful nouns for you to put into practice. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column...
Wild Side of Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]Costa Rica is home to hundreds of wildlife species. Thanks to Guanacaste Wildlife Monitoring, you can watch dozens of the creatures through their live video segments. Howler offers a variety of articles on wildlife. Enjoy...
Tony Putaggio
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]I walked into a local restaurant three years ago and heard a sound coming from the stage of a meticulous tune being played with Spanish flair. It was my first introduction to Tony Putaggio. Born in Castres, France,...
Pacuare Nature Preserve: Home to the Rarely Seen Agami Heron
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica is a large drainage basin for the Reventazón, Sarapiquí and Pacuare Rivers, and with its lowland tropical rainforest, swamps and canals, it is often referred to as the “Amazon”...
Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Entrepreneur Costa Rica: Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media. We live in the era of digital marketing. Let’s be clear: you are “in” or you are out. Typically, that means you must be on Facebook because if not,...













