Entrepreneur Costa Rica: Your Business and Your Health. If you came to Costa Rica with dreams of a new lifestyle, new experiences and a new business venture, well, then ... you are already an entrepreneur in life. For anyone first arriving in a foreign country with...
Time Management = Wellness Management
Entrepreneur Costa Rica: Time Management = Wellness Management. Pura vida! Who doesn't feel good about that Costa Rican phrase and want to fully embrace it? Living in this country has been enjoyable and exciting for me, as I know it has been for countless others....
Painting the Town Jacó (Artify Jacó)
Painting the Town Jacó: A Surf City That Became an Art Gallery. As Jacó has strived to beautify its public spaces in recent years, the impact of art is an inspiring success story. Evidence of the surf town’s esthetic transformation is all over the urban landscape....
Sanatorio Duran: Costa Rica’s Haunted Hospital
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1593776672373{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"] It’s supposed to be the most haunted building in Costa Rica, and whether you’re a ghost hunter or a skeptic, I predict it will give you the goosebumps. If Sanatorio...
Nine-Banded Armadillo
The nine-banded armadillo is a fascinating medium-sized mammal. It is one of the official state animals of Texas. Its ancestors originated in South America in a wide range of habitats from rainforest to grassland and dry scrub. It was the development of the Isthmus of...
Stomach and Intestinal Illness
Prevent If Possible Nothing — well, almost nothing — can spoil a vacation more than a gastrointestinal (GI) illness. These illnesses are more severe in the very young and elderly. Prolonged symptoms can be fatal in these age groups. Prevention is often easier than the...
Adopt Mango Troop!
Lo sentimos, los paquetes de adopción solo están disponibles en inglés. From as little as 20¢ per day you can make a difference to all of the monkeys in our care. Every year hundreds of howler monkeys are electrocuted on uninsulated power lines and transformers. The...
Costa Rica’s Coral Reefs
The Ocean's Rainforest To paraphrase an old adage, "As go the coral reefs, so goes the planet." Although they represent only about one ten-thousandth of the ocean floor (0.01%), coral reefs are essential for the existence of about one-quarter of sea life. Algae and...
If You Hear Thunder
Lightning and thunder are consistent elements of any tropical environment. Situated between 8 and 12 degrees north of the equator, Costa Rica is a premier stage for nature’s light shows and sonic displays. In fact, the country now ranks high among those with the most...
COVID-19 Calls on Workforce to Turn Up the Volume on Lifelong Learning
Ready or not, life implies change. Many of us have reflected on this over the last four months, since COVID-19 arrived in Costa Rica. Our world is now marked by a distinct before and after. The labor market has also come to this conclusion, amid adjustments to a more...
Marriott Hotels
A look towards a greener and supportive future Marriott hotels in Costa Rica innovate towards increasingly pleasant stays for travelers, framed in a social and environmental sustainability strategy called 360 Serve. This allows them to extend the benefits of their...
From Bradley’s World
Colors Blurred by Sports and Entertainment Just a thought. In my experience it has been sports and entertainment that blur the color barriers in society. I mean, I can applaud the genius of Kurt Cobain and at the same time applaud the genius of Michael Jordan. I can...