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Recipe of The Month – Plato Fuerte: REINA DEL PACIFICO by El Barco

Recipe of The Month – Plato Fuerte: REINA DEL PACIFICO by El Barco

Serves 2 Contains lactose and nuts but gluten-free Ingredients 2 Seabass fillets 20 g Green pesto 100 ml Cream 140 g Barley 1 Carrot 40 g Baby zucchini 80 g Broccoli 40 g Onio

Recipe of the Month – ENSALADA by El Barco

Recipe of the Month – ENSALADA by El Barco

Serves 2 Vegetarian (contains lactose but gluten-free) Ingredients 200 g Chickpeas 100 g Feta (if possible organic) 3/4 Red pepper 1 Avocado 20 g Chia seeds Coriander Soybeans

Recipe of The Month – Margarita Tica by El Barco

Recipe of The Month – Margarita Tica by El Barco

Serves 1 Ingredients 45 ml Herradura Blanco 30 ml Triple sec 4 Strawberries 45 ml Lemon juice 15 ml Sugar syrup 90 ml Fresh orange Juice Method of Preparation Chop your strawb

Feature – Happy 280th birthday, San José

Feature – Happy 280th birthday, San José

[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Best wishes are in order for the city of San José, founded on May 21, 1737, 280

Featured Restaurant – El Barco at Capitán Suizo

Featured Restaurant – El Barco at Capitán Suizo

[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Before the fabulous tastes comes an exquisite sense of place. El Barco Restaurant offers some of Tamarin

Tamale Time – Tasty Tico tradition dates back thousands of years

Tamale Time – Tasty Tico tradition dates back thousands of years

[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tamales! Generations of Costa Ricans have regarded this legendary dish as synonymous with Christmas. The

Pucci Family Photography – An Eye for the Sublime

Pucci Family Photography – An Eye for the Sublime

It’s not unusual that the children of a successful businessman go to work for the family business. But it’s highly unusual when that business arose from a hobby — and wh

Lifestyle Feature – Flocking Snowbirds

Lifestyle Feature – Flocking Snowbirds

The snowbirds are descending on Costa Rica once again for a long winter stay. And reciprocated or not, the fondness of northern refugees for this idyllic hot spot shows no sig

Spotlight – Joe Hrbek, Gold Coast’s Iron Sax Man

Spotlight – Joe Hrbek, Gold Coast’s Iron Sax Man

If you’ve been in Tamarindo over the past few years, chances are you’ve heard the crispy notes and licks of Joe Hrbek resonating through the streets. Since his arr

Wellness: Fitness for Life – Interoception and Self-Awareness

Wellness: Fitness for Life – Interoception and Self-Awareness

The human body has its own intelligence. We can connect with it if we learn to intuitively be aware of it and breathe with it. In 2004, at the age of 20, I had my first encoun

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