[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Santa Teresa Time - Just While Away Your Day. On the Nicoya Peninsula’s southwest coast sits the idyllic village of Santa Teresa. A haven for surfers, hippies and tourists, not to mention Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, this dusty...
On the Road to Shambhala – Providencia and San Geraldo de Dota
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On the Road to Shambhala - Providencia and San Geraldo de Dota. Park coming as close as it gets in Costa Rica to the fabled Shangri-La (Los Quetzales National Park related article), the bordering valley villages of Providencia and...
Los Quetzales National Park – Costa Rica’s Shangri-La
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MINAE: Why? A Good-to-Know Overview
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For some governments in the world, environmental protection remains just a lofty ideology, while others have made it an institutionalized obligation. In Costa Rica, it’s a human right. This country’s sustainable development vision...
Costa Rican Vultures: Hey … Somebody Has to Take Out the Garbage!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dirty, gross, awful… a few words commonly associated with vultures, but in reality anything but the truth. Vultures are an essential part of the ecosystem. They provide a vital service by cleaning up what would otherwise become a...
Protecting One Species at a Time
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Protecting One Species at a Time. The theme of Earth Day 2019 is “Protect our Species.” With over 500,000 wildlife species in Costa Rica, it is vital to keep the biodiversity alive and thriving in this Central American isthmus....
Our Little Secret: Nosara, Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our Little Secret: Nosara, Costa Rica. Nosara isn’t the easiest place to get to. There’s a long, bumpy dirt road to get there. In the rainy season, this road becomes pretty much impassable; you have to take an alternate route,...
Signs of Change in Your Aging Pet – Health Care for a Longer and Better Quality of Life
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Signs of Change in Your Aging Pet - Health Care for a Longer and Better Quality of Life. What can be done to help your pet live longer and enjoy the best quality of life possible? These are some signs to look for and...
Beach Cowboys – Tope Fashion for Fiesta Season
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Beach Cowboys - Top Fashion for Fiesta Season. This is that time of the year when fiestas are all around Costa Rica. Towns get together to welcome visitors and tourists from all over the world. It’s the place to enjoy a nice cold...
The Doctor Is In – Heat Emergencies
The Doctor Is In - Heat Emergencies. You are on the beach or doing a big hike and all of a sudden you feel clammy and the world seems to be closing in on you. What could be happening? You are probably experiencing some type of heat emergency. Heat emergencies can...
Soda El Coco: A Story of One Soda
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Soda El Coco: A Story of One Soda. With a family business plan that was decidedly small to start with but sure to succeed through steadfast commitment, Soda El Coco and the Cruz family has been satisfying appetites in Brasilito...
Limón Revitalized – Beginnings of the best yet to come
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Limón Revitalized - Beginnings of the best yet to come. In launching its new CR Biz mini-magazine with the Sept/Oct 2018 cover story, “Limón Rising”, Howler looked at the port city’s brightening horizons as Costa Rica catapults...