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Reserva Conchal: Preserving a Vital Resource

Reserva Conchal: Preserving a Vital Resource

Reserva Conchal: Preserving a Vital Resource.  Continuous Efforts and New Technology are the Tools.  Guanacaste may be the driest region in Costa Rica, but Reserva Conchal w

Starting a Business? Differences Between Product and Service Companies

Starting a Business? Differences Between Product and Service Companies

Starting a Business? Differences Between Product and Service Companies.  Many entrepreneurs in Costa Rica may not consider all the differences between launching a product-bas

Limón Revitalized – Beginnings of the best yet to come

Limón Revitalized – Beginnings of the best yet to come

Limón Revitalized – Beginnings of the best yet to come.  In launching its new CR Biz mini-magazine with the Sept/Oct 2018 cover story, “Limón Rising”, Howler look

Super Pura Vida – All In On Costa Rica Part 3

Super Pura Vida – All In On Costa Rica Part 3

Parts 1 and 2 of this Howler series recounted my transition to living permanently in Costa Rica. First, came losing the seasonal job in my Rhode Island hometown that had susta

Música Genial – A Showcase of Guanacaste Talent and Originality

Música Genial – A Showcase of Guanacaste Talent and Originality

Música Genial – A Showcase of Guanacaste Talent and Originality.  Papagayo Music Studio recently released the CD “Música Genial”, a compilation of 12 original son

Military Makeovers  Honor Culture of Peace

Military Makeovers Honor Culture of Peace

Blessed the Costa Rican mother who knows, when giving birth, that her son will never be a soldier.” That’s what Ryoichi Sasakawa, a Japanese politician and philanthropist,

The Jade Museum – A  Voyage of Art Through History

The Jade Museum – A Voyage of Art Through History

Costa Rica’s awe-inspiring El Museo de Jade (The Jade Museum) takes visitors on a voyage through the diverse artistic history of Pre-Columbian communities. Located in San Jo

Calle de la Amargura – Night and Day: A Different Place

Calle de la Amargura – Night and Day: A Different Place

Calle de la Amargura – Night and Day: A Different Place.  With a Spanish name that literally translates to “Bitterness Street,” Calle de la Amargura is a cultural l

Surf Spot Costa Rica: Mal Pais

Surf Spot Costa Rica: Mal Pais

Surf Spot Costa Rica: Mal Pais.  Mal Pais, a name which translates to “bad country,” is anything but that. This gorgeous stretch of Pacific coastline is just south of the

Surf Profile – Andrea Diaz

Surf Profile – Andrea Diaz

She’s called Mama Lucha. Not because she is a fierce, single mother of three, but because, as Andrea Diaz explains it, “I’m a fighter and as a surf coach, I will give yo

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