Local Vet Gilberth Cavallini Goes to Africa
- DEC 31, 2019When Gilberth Cavallini was a little boy, he used to rescue all sorts of animals and tend to their ailments. His mom recently reminded him of the time he sutured the wing of a
Author: Jenn Parker
Ocean Rescue Training Aims to Decrease Drownings
- DEC 30, 2019Ocean Rescue Training Aims to Decrease Drownings: Internationally Accredited Lifesaving Clinic with Vamos Youth a Success. Costa Rica has continually been rated as the safest
Santa Clara Rainforest Retreat Treehouse Hotel
- DEC 30, 2019Treehouse Hotel Costa Rica. After being buzzed in at the front gate, I drove up a long driveway lined with dense red flowering ginger bushes. Before even reaching the receptio
Protect Coral Reefs and Protect Your Skin
- OCT 31, 2019Sun and Sea Sensibility: Protect Your Skin and Protect Coral Reefs. As someone who grew up diving the coral reefs of the Florida Keys, I have sadly seen firsthand the dramatic
Surf Etiquette 101: More Than Just Popping Up
- SEP 02, 2019Surf Etiquette 101: There’s More to Learn Than Just Popping Up. If you’ve taken a surf lesson or two, you’ve probably already stood up on your first whitewater wave. C
Hope Spots: Save the Planet one Sea Spot at a Time
- SEP 02, 2019Hope for Our Blue Heart: One sea spot at a time, we can save the planet. Imagine boating, diving, or surfing in Costa Rica’s warm tropical waters and not seeing a single s
Surf Adventure: The Road and Swell Point South
- JUN 29, 2019Surf Adventure Surf Trek with CHE: When the Road and Swell Point South. I woke at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and finally rose at 3 a.m. with one of several alarms that I set in five
Difference between two-toed and three-toed sloths
- JUN 29, 2019Sloths: What’s the difference between a two-toed and three-toed sloths? Sounds like the start of a corny joke or trick question, right? Well, aside from the obvious and
Bijagua Ranas: Hidden Sloth Island
- JUN 29, 2019Bijagua Ranas: Hidden Sloth Island in a Small Town. Early last November while I was exploring a mangrove forest, my guide told me about a place where he had seen more slot
Navigating Bocas del Toro, Panama
- MAY 31, 2019Boats, Bikes, Buses and Big Yellow Taxis: Navigating Bocas del Toro, Panama. The archipelago of Bocas del Toro, off of Panama’s Caribbean coast, has become internationally