[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Reaching for the stars can refer to any kind of lofty ambition, but sometimes it can be taken literally. An impressive number of Costa Ricans have launched careers that found them closer to outer space than most of us...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Fandoms of comic and pop culture conventions alike will converge for Comic Con Costa Rica (C2CR), May 5, 6 and 7, 2023 at the National Convention Center in San José. The country’s largest pop culture event promises...
[vc_row][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text] Photos courtesy of Facebook Group: Fotografias Antiguas Indígenas de Costa Rica - CLICK HERE Talamanca, 1912. Located in the extreme southeast of the province of Limón, this canton today has the highest percentage of...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]How can you know so much about someone you've never met? The answer, surely, will be that there are people who seem to have fallen from astrolites — humans who seem to have an aura and a talent that radiates from the...
[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]Tales of pirates and treasures have tickled the imaginations of millions. There’s something magical about the concept of brave and bold renegade pirates, driven by fortune and fame, setting out to capture, plunder and...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Howler is pleased once again to share some captivating historical images from Fotos Antiguas Indígenas de Costa Rica, a group created to honor Costa Rica’s rich indigenous legacy encompassing 24 territories. Images from...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Welcome back to our Artist Spotlight series called "Making a Scene." In every issue, we feature the selected works of a different artist, sharing personal insights into the inspiration and creative process behind each...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Howler’s "Making a Scene" series continues this month, with Milo Gonzalez giving us a personal glimpse at the inspiration behind four of his selected paintings. As a child, the Costa Rican artist always showed skill in...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Colorful language takes on a totally different, literal meaning when artist Amy Pink talks about the passions and perspectives guiding her life story towards an ongoing Costa Rica chapter. “I see eye candy everywhere I...
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1671737684718{background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] From northwest to southwest, Costa Rica measures only 285 miles (460 km.) and at its narrowest, it is only 74 miles (120 km.) wide. It is smaller than...