Surviving Costa Rica – Earth Day Alternative
- APR 04, 2017I guess by now you’ve figured out that this month’s Howler is all about the Earth. Now don’t get me wrong, the Earth is a very nice planet and certainly worthy of an ent
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Gardening for the Future of Guanacaste
- APR 04, 2017[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you want to live a long life, grow a garden. The best fertilizer is the footstep of the farmer. Chine
Howler March Contributors
- MAR 06, 2017Marcet Araya. BA English Lit, UC Berkeley. Former writing instructor. marcet.araya@gmail.com. Robert August. Surfer. Long-term Guanacaste resident. Local celeb. Gregory Basco.
Community Feature: Take a Class!
- MAR 03, 2017Life here on the beach is pretty amazing, no doubt. We live smack in Mother Nature’s playground. Kicking around, beating the heat, and living pura vida on Tico time, the day
Surviving Costa Rica – Chapter MDXVI – Beer!
- MAR 01, 2017Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. – Benjamin Franklin He was a wise man who invented beer.– Plato I’ve never had a drink in my life. – Dona
August Odyssey: History of the Surfboard
- MAR 01, 2017In the beginning, waveriders were making boards from solid wood. They were really heavy–like 120 pounds–and not easy to manage or ride. You kept in shape just lugg
Legal Ease: Purchasing a Condominium
- MAR 01, 2017In Costa Rica, all real properties are duly registered within the Registro Nacional (National Registry) and all relevant information about the title and the survey maps must b
Environment: Too Much of a Good Thing
- MAR 01, 2017I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. James Taylor My first night in Guanacaste: love at first sight. The uncluttered view of the star-filled heavens and the sultry summer br
Community Feature: Sands of Change
- MAR 01, 2017In the early seventies, my brother and I arrived in Tamarindo with single fin, 7 foot, down-railers and homemade bungee cord leashes. When your tail “side slipped” out fro
Spotlight February 2017 – Marvin Dolgay
- FEB 01, 2017One of the coolest things about living on the Gold Coast of Guanacaste is the influx of interesting people from all around the world and all walks of life–people who jum