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As Within, So Without

As Within, So Without

Carl Jung once said that until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. As human beings we are constantly evolving and changing

Monkey Rescue: Owen’s Recovery Miracle

Monkey Rescue: Owen’s Recovery Miracle

More than 70% of the howler monkeys rescued at Refuge for Wildlife are injured due to unsafe power distribution equipment. It is a very sad fact that most cannot survive the g

Help Barbara’s Animal Rescue Center

Help Barbara’s Animal Rescue Center

Twenty-five years ago, Barbara Deppe came to Costa Rica from Germany with a passion for animals and the purpose of starting an animal rescue center. She set out to help the ma

Walking: The Anti-Aging Medicine

Walking: The Anti-Aging Medicine

For many excellent reasons, walking is one of the most common favorite exercises. It is the easiest and least expensive form of exercise and requires no special skills or equi

Oculoplastic surgery in Costa Rica

Oculoplastic surgery in Costa Rica

Oculoplastic surgery is a medical specialty within the branch of eye surgery. This means that oculoplastic surgeons are first and foremost eye specialists. After more than two

Shades of “Miami Vice” Tamarindo Style

Shades of “Miami Vice” Tamarindo Style

Back in the early ‘90s my buddy and I were relaxing at a villa between Tamarindo and Langosta, having a couple of cold ones. From over the hill separating Langosta and Tamar

Finca 6 and The Mystery of the Spheres

Finca 6 and The Mystery of the Spheres

Costa Rica is home to only two protected pre-Colombian archaeological sites, including the larger and better known National Monument of Guayabo. But the less familiar Finca 6

Semana Santa Superstitions

Semana Santa Superstitions

In Costa Rica, the religious and cultural significance of Semana Santa, or Holy Week, rivals and possibly supersedes that of Navidad, otherwise known as Christmas Week. There

Semana Santa: A Jubilant Holiday in Latin America

Semana Santa: A Jubilant Holiday in Latin America

Photo above: Procession of Silence, Holy Thursday in San José, Costa Rica Semana Santa — known in English as Holy Week — is a highly anticipated holiday in Costa Rica as

Surfing Ollie’s Point after the Storm

Surfing Ollie’s Point after the Storm

In October 2017, a huge storm devastated most of the beaches in Costa Rica. Playas del Coco was totally flooded. Significant beachfront destruction was widespread and the ocea

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