[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Lead photo suggestion: A sunlit Costa Rican beach at first light with a single set of footprints leading toward the water—calm, minimal, quietly hopeful. Self-help shelves are packed with promises: live your best life,...
By Dr. Sharine Alice, VMD (CMVCR1117) What Is Canine Hyper-Attachment? Canine hyper-attachment, also known as Canine Separation Anxiety (CSA), is a behavioral condition in which a dog experiences anxiety, distress, and emotional discomfort when separated from their...
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...
Living in Paradise: When Pura Vida Means Speaking Up Living in Costa Rica feels like stepping into a postcard, but living in “paradise” also means accepting that not everything is perfect. Enjoying Pura Vida does not mean staying silent when something clearly isn’t...
Walking into Isa Skincare feels less like stepping into a clinic and more like being welcomed into a beauty atelier where every treatment is designed just for you. Soft lighting, calm voices and the quiet confidence of a team that has performed tens of thousands of...
By John Quam, Editor in Chief Let’s put a positive attitude back where it belongs, in real life, where appointments, lab results, fatigue, and normal routines all collide. A positive attitude is not a cure, and it is not a substitute for treatment. It does not replace...
Long before it was a drink in a mug, coffee was a way of life in Costa Rica. The “golden bean” helped build roads, schools, and early prosperity, traveling the world in rough burlap sacks stamped “Café de Costa Rica.” Grown in rich volcanic soil and cool highland...
Sinusitis a Very Common Condition Sinusitis is the inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the paranasal sinuses. These small hollows full of air are divided into three sections: frontal sinuses — located above the nose, in the frontal part of the skull...
The top 5 positives about fishing with us: Wishing I Was Fishing has the Guidance and Local Knowledge: Reputable charters provide experienced guides and captains who know the local waters thoroughly. They take you to the best fishing spots based on fish behavior,...
By Captain Paul Watson For 30 years, the charade has played out—beginning with COP1 in 1995. In March 1995, 869 delegates from 160 nations and the European Union met in Berlin to acknowledge the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. The...
…POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS …HOW EXPATS CAN BE AN ASSET Costa Rica faces 10 major challenges heading into 2026, spanning security, economic, environmental, social, and institutional domains. Key issues include rising violent crime, slower economic growth, climate...
December Travel Trivia and Updates Deaths by motorcyclists increased 135% in the last 5 years Q COSTA RICA — Motorcycle deaths in Costa Rica continued their upward trend for the fifth consecutive year. Between 2020 and 2024, the number of deaths occurring at the scene...