When a Finch is Not a Finch

When a Finch is Not a Finch

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]If you come to Costa Rica, count on eventually becoming attracted to the beautiful birds here. With over 900 to see, it can become a serious hobby. As a photographer first, I developed my love for birds here. There is...

No Soil? No Problem With Air Plants

No Soil? No Problem With Air Plants

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Ever look up under the canopy of a tree here in Costa Rica and see all the wonderful little plants that live up there? If you have, chances are you probably have come across an air plant or two … or maybe  even...

When a Snake Bites Your Pet

When a Snake Bites Your Pet

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the start of summer in Costa Rica, we can expect to see an increase in snakebites. In general, the dry season’s weather conditions, including strong winds, seem to be the main causes. Due to the higher risk to pets and humans...

Hope for the Humpbacks and More Endangered Whales

Hope for the Humpbacks and More Endangered Whales

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Spanish Text below by CPI! To swim 16,000 miles is an impressive feat by any standard, but to do this on an empty stomach and while pregnant is truly remarkable. Granted, the humpback whale has a significant size advantage over...

Taking Adventure Tourism To The Top – Diamante Hits New Heights

Taking Adventure Tourism To The Top – Diamante Hits New Heights

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Diamante Hits New Heights - The growing business of Costa Rica's adventure tourism: On a perfectly bright and clear January morning in 2012, while standing on a hilltop 300 feet above the Gulf of Papagayo, Julian Rembert and Jim...

Jaguar King of the Cats

Jaguar King of the Cats

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Jaguars are the largest feline species in Costa Rica and the third-largest on the planet, next to lions and tigers. Average size varies by geographic location, with larger jaguars tending to live in habitats further...

Leatherbacks : A Close to Home Concern

Leatherbacks : A Close to Home Concern

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all surviving turtle species. It’s also the fourth heaviest reptile, with three species of crocodile weighing more. Leatherbacks are differentiated from other sea turtles by their lack of a bony shell. Instead, the top...

Museum Frida Kahlo

Museum Frida Kahlo

An hour before closing time, culminating my whirlwind one-day art tour focusing on Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, I arrived at La Casa Azul in Mexico City's lovely barrio of Coyoacán. Casa Azul, home of the Frida Kahlo Museum, is appropriately named, the outside a...

Ulises Rivera Prolific Mural Artist

Ulises Rivera Prolific Mural Artist

Ulises “Ulillo” Rivera is a self-taught artist who was born in Mexico but raised in Costa Rica, where he currently resides. From a very young age, Ulilo Rivera was influenced by art. He studied graphic design but it was on the walls that he found his medium. He...

A Challenge to Feel Good

A Challenge to Feel Good

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cómo están, my fellow entrepreneurs, business owners, working moms and friends?    Before I started to brainstorm about what I was going to write for this Howler article, I searched for my the last three ones:  Emotional...

Magical San Vito

Magical San Vito

A Wonderland of Wildlife, Scenery and Culture I was recently invited by friends to go on a two-night trip to the San Vito area of Costa Rica. The main purpose was to look for specific birds my two friends wanted to see to check off their bird lists. The plan was to...