[uxgallery id="5"] “They paved paradise And put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swinging hot spot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got til it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot” Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow...
To San Jose The Hard Way
To San José the Hard Way Vacation a Destination, Travel an Act Panama City Instagram Post San Jose Instagram Post San Jose Art Instagram Post Panama videos Instagram Post Rain assaulted us as we waited for the ferry to Almirante. It wasn’t even a...
Guest Editorial – What A Ride
What a Ride! Having been kindly asked to write this guest editorial, I invite Howler readers to join me on a trip down memory lane to 1996. From my vantage point as retired co-founder of the magazine, we’ll look back on an incredible journey that was launched from a...
Tamarindo Pop Quiz
Tamarindo Pop Quiz [uxgallery id="3"] Longtime Tamarindo resident Valerie Townley recently moved back to California after spending many of the community’s early formative years raising a family here. We appreciate the vintage photos she made available to share with...
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IN MEMORY Pennye Wheeler
Pennye Wheeler, a longtime resident, volunteer and member of the business community in Playa Flamingo, passed away on July 24, 2020. Pennye was born and raised in Cuero, Texas and attended the Texas A&I University. She began her sales career 38 years ago,...
Phillip Yingling Photo
Catarata Toro Dos Photographer: Phillip Yingling Instagram: greenwood_fotos Waterfall Location: ICE Hydroelectric plant Toro 2, Marsella, San Carlos, Costa Rica Height: 679 feet or 206 meters Related articles: Sleeping Beauty...camping out under one of...
Quetzal
[uxgallery id="1"] It's Quetzal Time! Ripe Avocados Make San Gerardo de Dota a Birding Paradise The small wild avocados, known in Spanish as aguacatillos, are ripe in San Gerardo de Dota. To us birders, that means "It's quetzal time!" The resplendent...
Lower Back Pain
Low Back Pain: Bearing the Brunt As humans assumed the upright posture over the course of millions of evolutionary years, our spines have borne the brunt of everyone’s body weight burden. Not surprisingly, low back discomfort is one of the most common...
Salt Farms
The Salt of the Earth Las Salinas Salt Pans in Lepanto, Guanacaste Story and photos by Sean Davis When you buy sea salt, you may not realize how this process has worked for millenia. The seawater is let into the perfectly manicured flat pans during a very high...
Designing in Paradise, from a Distance
Clients often look at distance as a roadblock, but it doesn’t have to be. Designing in Paradise does not need to be hard, it all depends on who you’re working with. Let’s talk about Rudy, Casa Magayon, and… some pretty umbrellas. Rudy is one of our most esteemed...











