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. In launching its new CR Biz mini-magazine with the Sept/Oct 2018 cover story, “Limón Rising”, Howler look
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. Papagayo Music Studio recently released the CD “Música Genial”, a compilation of 12 original son
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,
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. With a Spanish name that literally translates to “Bitterness Street,” Calle de la Amargura is a cultural l
Having moved to Tamarindo from Florida in 1999, Nic Schuck cut short his stay here to help his traveling buddy get back to Florida safely after an unfortunate accident. Nic re
No trip to San José should be considered complete without visiting one of its many historical museums. The Museums of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (Museos del Banco Central
After more than two decades bringing to life oceans and their creatures on painted canvases, artist Carlos Hiller immersed himself in a new project without straying far from h