Bringing Dementia Education to Rural Costa Rican Families
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Dementia has become a global epidemic, and cases are constantly increasing in Costa Rica. Traditionally, in Costa Rica, older adults are cared for by their families. Although most rural families remain intact, the...
Brisa Hennessy Becomes First Costa Rican Surfer to Qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Great news for surfers and sports fans alike! Brisa Hennessy has made history by becoming the first Costa Rican surfer to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The International Surfing Association announced on April...
Allan Murillo
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Welcome once more to our Artist Spotlight series called “Making a Scene.” In this issue, we feature the selected works of Costa Rican artist Allan Murillo, who was profiled in the January 2021 Howler article entitled...
Liquor Factory Legacy
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The construction of the building that now houses the National Center of Culture (CENAC) began in 1853, by mandate of the then President of the Republic Juan Rafael Mora Porras, which makes it one of the oldest in San...
Costa Rica’s Premier Retirement Community
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] In the past two months here in Costa Rica, we have made tremendous progress in the new subdivision, Vista Alta, with land moving and lot and road shaping. The trade-off is that this has opened large areas of ground which...
Dreams Come True for Costa Ricans in Science and Technology
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Reaching for the stars can refer to any kind of lofty ambition, but sometimes it can be taken literally. An impressive number of Costa Ricans have launched careers that found them closer to outer space than most of us...
Simply Spanish- Financial Terms
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Spanish Financial Terms Here is a list of some important words in Spanish for banking, taxes and other financial transactions. account — cuenta accountant — el contador/la contadora accounting — contabilidad asset —...
Clothes Can Make Your Mood
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Clothes can affect your mood in a number of ways. Firstly, the physical comfort of the clothes you wear can have an impact on how you feel. If you're wearing clothes that are too tight, too loose, or made of uncomfortable...
Plant ID Help, thriving herbs and gardening tips
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Hola from Gringo Gardeners on Facebook! This month we’re highlighting an amazing plant that Ed, in Atenas, shared with the group. The flowers bloom right out of the ground! This is Kaempferia rotunda, native to China but...
Protecting Your Digital Devices
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]However alarming the cyber-crime statistics we sometimes hear about in the news, the mind-boggling numbers of successful or attempted hacks can defy the limits of our imagination. We might pay closer attention when...