Surfing Ollie’s Point after the Storm
In October 2017, a huge storm devastated most of the beaches in Costa Rica. Playas del Coco was totally flooded. Significant beachfront destruction was widespread, and the ocean was very brown. This occurred on a Friday, and just two days later, we were among the...
The Great Rust Truce: Beachside Anti-Corrosion Habits
Living by the sea in Costa Rica is pure magic—adventures before breakfast, culture in every plaza, entertainment from sunset drum circles to beach bars, wildlife gliding past your balcony, and food so fresh your fridge feels redundant. It’s also a splendid place to...
Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) in Costa Rica: Taste, Trails & Trade
Costa Rica’s dragon fruit—known locally as pitaya—touches everything travellers and residents love about the country. You can chase adventures on backroads to sunlit trellis farms, feel the pulse of culture at feria markets, sip magenta mixers in beach-town...
The Indigenous Tribes of Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Despite the fact that Costa Rica is an incredibly diverse nation, like in many parts of the world, indigenous communities are at risk of losing their cultural identities due to colonization, urbanization, and...
WhatsApp Wizardry: Voice Notes, Sticker Diplomacy, and Group-Chat Survival
Costa Rica runs on WhatsApp because it keeps adventures organised, lets culture and entertainment ping straight to your palm, shares wildlife sightings before the toucan flaps off, locks in real-estate viewings between showers, speeds up business decisions, and even...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Global Momentum, Costa Rican Leadership, and Your Next Step
Costa Rica’s Momentum—and a Clear Plan for Women and Men October’s pink ribbon matters because early detection saves lives. When breast cancer is found at a localised stage, five-year survival is around 100%. Costa Rica offers a practical path from worry to action:...
Arribada: They Have Arrived!
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Over a five-day period, arribada nesting turtles will lay up to 10 million eggs on Ostional's beach. Have you witnessed the arribada of olive ridley green turtles in Ostional, Costa Rica? This is a must-see if you are...
Feria Friendships: Turning Market Day into Your Social Superpower
Costa Rica lives for Saturday and Sunday ferias—the open-air markets where adventures start with a mango sample, culture flows with marimba covers of pop hits, entertainment is a juggler busking by the cassava stall, wildlife appears as hummingbirds flirting with...
Ahi Tuna: From “Wishing I Was Fishing” to Dinner Tonight
Ahi Tuna: From “Wishing I Was Fishing” to Dinner Tonight The Pacific wore that slate-blue glare that makes every ripple feel like a promise. A frigatebird cut low, the skipper eased the throttle, and the line began to sing. Thirty yards out—flash, thump, and a...
Beyondsoft: Why Costa Rica
Costa Rica has a strong talent pool in many areas of Technology, who are effectively bilingual, which matters when you're supporting U.S. clients who need help across different time zones. As a global consulting company, this is very important for Beyondsoft. People...