[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Entrepreneur Costa Rica: Becoming Unstuckable - Your Personal Business Mission. Unstuckable may not appear in most conventional dictionaries, but nonetheless has found its place as a business-motivational buzz word. My mission as a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Learn to Surf: Catching the Perfect Wave. Being a Costa Rican city girl from San José, not one of those Ticos who grow up on the beach or head there as often as they can, I had never surfed a day in my life until a few months ago...
We are living in a time that has produced many followers. We are all influenced on a daily basis by powerful social media and other news and information sources, in addition to the people around us. This can trigger many different reactions, ranging from...
Quiet and Quaint I recently planned a trip to Ojochal and Sierpe with friends. The intent was to relax at a hotel that our friends manage in Ojochal, explore the wildlife in Sierpe and dine at some amazing restaurants in Ojochal. Since I had been to Ojochal...
La Cocina de Doña Marta As one of the most developed beach towns in Costa Rica, Jacó bustles — always offering residents and visitors plenty to see, eat and do. But you need to remember, this is still Costa Rica, where “most developed” remains a relative term. That...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Costa Rica is home to the largest species of coati, Nasua narica, known as the white-nosed coati. They are very fun to watch and are the clowns of the forest. These animals can grow to 120 cm long, their large, bushy tail...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Happy February, everyone! I got the sense that January passed fast, and some of the objectives that I had in mind got stuck in time. For many of you, and certainly for myself, 2020 was a challenging year. We needed a break from it …...
[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...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There’s a specific sound that tells you Guanacaste is in its dry-season mood. Not birdsong. Not howler monkeys. It’s the constant thump-scrape of tree branches getting a stern lecture from the wind, plus that familiar rattle of...
[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...
[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...
[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...