Lifting Disabled Barriers to Cahuita’s Beach Beauty

Lifting Disabled Barriers to Cahuita’s Beach Beauty

[uxgallery id="9"] ProParques Strives for Inclusive Access to Enjoy Nature Have you ever tried to push a wheelchair through the sand? No, I have not either, but just the idea of it is exhausting to me. That is why you have likely never seen wheelchairs at the beach....

Do Foreigners Require a Costa Rica Will?

Do Foreigners Require a Costa Rica Will?

Do Foreigners Require a Costa Rica Will? As a Costa Rica lawyer I am often asked by expat clients whether they require a Costa Rica will to provide for the disposition of their assets in this country when they die. The strictly legal answer is no, they do not, as long...

Ants need a new PR

Ants need a new PR

Ants of CR could use better PR   According to The Encyclopedia Britannica, ants are second only to human beings as the most social and communal animals on earth. Some philosophers and myrmecologists (scientists who study ants) have suggested that this order...

Preserving Paradise

Preserving Paradise

[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...

Guest Editorial – What A Ride

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

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

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

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...

Lower Back Pain

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

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...