Our New War Against Whaling
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]It has been 10 years since I have commanded the helm of a ship. That was in 2013, in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with Operation Zero Tolerance, when we prevented the Japanese whaling fleet from killing 90% of its...
Gringo Gardeners in Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Hola! from Gringo Gardeners in Costa Rica! We’re a Facebook group with over 5,000 members, dedicated entirely to gardening successes and challenges in this wonderfully diverse country that we live in. I started the group...
Underwater Fashion Photography
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Fashion Editorial in Costa Rica – Air and Water This underwater fashion photography session turned out to be a great challenge for everyone, but with a small great professional production team, very good results were...
Birds of Gondwanaland?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Next time you are at a bird feeder in Costa Rica, or walking in the jungle, enjoy the knowledge that flying all around you is a living history of the planet. As someone with a degree in geology and a passion for birds,...
Finding our Shangri-La
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Jardin La Torre (Tower Garden), A Unique 55+ Retirement Community near San Ramon de Alajuela, Costa Rica Finding our Shangri-La My wife, Caryl, and I, retired US military, spent our first military assignment, in the...
ZEJI
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Zejí is a textile proposal that was born in 2009 with the vision of offering creative and innovative pieces as a result of a creative process based on textures, colors, shapes and current trends in the world of fashion...
Guanacaste Boasts Best Beach in the World!
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1681140855816{background-color: rgba(247,247,247,0.46) !important;*background-color: rgb(247,247,247) !important;}"][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] We’re number 1! To be a bit more specific, Costa Rica is home to this year’s winner on...
My Bee Farm Visit
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1679446951471{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.49) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}"][vc_column_text]Howler is delighted to feature this first-hand account of an 11-year-old’s journey in...
The Lost Legacy of Costa Rica’s Railroads
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]One could argue that Costa Rica’s railroads birthed modern-day Central America. In the late 1800s, U.S. entrepreneur Henry Meigs signed a contract with the Costa Rican government to build a railroad from San José to the...
Artist: Daniela Vargas Winiker
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Howler’s Artist Spotlight series called "Making a Scene" is back this month featuring Costa Rican artist Daniela Vargas Winiker. "My purpose is to combine painting, sculpture and installation, achieving interactive spaces...