[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The National Theater of Costa Rica is the country’s principal theater, located in downtown San José next to Juan Mora Fernández Park. Its construction was authorized on May 28, 1890, when San José had just...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most ankle sprains occur when the foot and ankle suddenly turn inward. This often happens when running or pivoting. With these inversion injuries, the patient may feel a sharp pain at the front and/or side of...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The rotonda, or roundabout, is a traffic control device invented by Satan to terrify foreigners. Many extranjeros may have never experienced the heart-pounding confusion associated with being forced to...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you look up a map of Tapantí/Macizo de la Muerte National Park, and look to the southeast, you will see that there are no roads and no towns all the way to the Panama border and beyond. This huge swath of...
Transmissible venereal tumors (TVTs) are a very common problem affecting stray dogs worldwide. Venereal tumors are specific to canines, typically located in their genitalia and transmitted during coitus. However, because growth occurs in the dog’s mucous membranes,...
Vitamins are organic compounds occurring naturally in foods or as additives. They are necessary in small amounts for the energy required for growth and development. To what extent do people need vitamins? Should we take “extra” vitamins in the form of pills? Do...
Living on the beach in Southern California as a little kid, I would paddle out to surf just about every day from the age of 5 or 6. I had my half-shaped piece of wood to surf on, and I simply thought of catching waves as a really fun activity. I never thought about a...
When I first moved to Guanacaste, driving around from place to place, I was so amazed by all the cars that would abruptly just stop in the middle of the road to pick up and drop off people. “What’s up with this?!” I kept wondering. A few months went by. Then one day,...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Centuries before modern cartographers put Cote Lake on the map for globally astonishing reasons, its local renown was legendary. Historically important as a sacred place for tribal ceremonies and initiation...
When seeking veterinary care for your pet, knowing what to expect is beneficial for all concerned. Both pet owners and patients deserve a good examination. Many findings can result from a single visit, enabling veterinarians to suggest measures to take right now and...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even when we were youngsters, Bruce Brown was one of my best friends in the neighborhood, always hanging around my parents' house in Seal Beach, California. Everyone seemed to gravitate there because my dad...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exchanging money any place is usually tricky. Most of us are accustomed to our own currencies and not dealing with flexible exchange rates, so it’s easy to get confused and taken advantage of. For the typical...