[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...
Military Makeovers Honor Culture of Peace
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blessed the Costa Rican mother who knows, when giving birth, that her son will never be a soldier.” That’s what Ryoichi Sasakawa, a Japanese politician and philanthropist, had to say about Costa Rica’s culture of peace during one of...
The Jade Museum – A Voyage of Art Through History
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Costa Rica’s awe-inspiring El Museo de Jade (The Jade Museum) takes visitors on a voyage through the diverse artistic history of Pre-Columbian communities. Located in San José’s Plaza de la Cultura (Plaza of Culture),...
Calle de la Amargura – Night and Day: A Different Place
Calle de la Amargura - Night and Day: A Different Place. With a Spanish name that literally translates to “Bitterness Street,” Calle de la Amargura is a cultural landmark slated for a facelift. Packed with cafes, photocopy kiosks, shops and yoga studios, Calle 3...
Surf Spot Costa Rica: Mal Pais
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Surf Spot Costa Rica: Mal Pais. Mal Pais, a name which translates to “bad country,” is anything but that. This gorgeous stretch of Pacific coastline is just south of the popular, and far more populous beach town of...
Playa Avellanas- Where Surfers, Foodies and Farmers Unite
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Playa Avellanas is a picturesque white sand beach, put on the map years ago as a surf destination, but also ideal for lazy shoreside days. With plenty of almond, buttonwood and palm trees to sit under along this long stretch of...
Poás Revisited – Two Trips, 10 Years Apart, Equally Memorable
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mother Nature is always surprising us. As we went to print with the March magazine, this article about the newly opened Poás National Park required an update: the volcano erupted early in the morning on February 11, 2019. This...
A Place In Between: Boarding Facility for Rescue Cases
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Place In Between: Boarding Facility for Rescue Cases. As many Howler readers are aware, Hospital Veterinario Cavallini has been working to help Guanacaste communities in various ways over the years. Animal rescue cases are an...
Beach Cowboys: Top Fashion for Costa Rica’s Fiesta Season
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Fiesta season in Costa Rica isn’t one specific weekend on the calendar—it’s a roaming celebration that pops up in towns big and small, each one putting its own spin on the same joyful formula: music, food, cold drinks, carnival...
Only Fools Rush In: Financing a Life in Costa Rica
Only Fools Rush In: Financing a Life in Costa Rica. Let’s move to Costa Rica!” These words have been uttered excitedly all over the world. It might be while looking at a hard-to-pass-on condo or within the first few months of returning to normal life from a whirlwind...
Diria National Park: One of Guanacaste’s Least-Known Attractions
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Slowing it Down in the Nandamojo Valley Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guanacaste’s Antidote to Hustle and Bustle. Slowing it Down in the Nandamojo Valley Costa Rica. If you’re looking to get away from the crowds and experience Costa Rica without feeling like a tourist at Disneyland, add the...