Becoming Unstuck
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Dear entrepreneurs: Let's welcome February with a positive vibe. A new month brings a unique opportunity to get a new project done. This article is for anyone needing to get liberated from carrying heavy baggage...
How are Property Purchase Closing Costs Calculated in Costa Rica?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]For expats moving to Costa Rica and purchasing a home, it is useful to have ready information available to calculate the amount of funds that will be required for closing on any given property purchase transaction. The...
Wildlife of Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] The Wildlife: read all our stories It’s no wonder that nature is the key reason why four in 10 international tourists come to Costa Rica. That’s because the country’s extraordinary abundance and diversity of wildlife,...
Costa Rica’s Newest and Rarest Animal
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of our planet's rarest and most secretive animal species — the bush dog (Speothos venaticus) — was recently discovered on the Pacific slopes of Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains, near the Panama border. The BriBri, Cabecar and...
Facing the Future
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]As we leave 2021 and go into the brighter — yet unknown — future of 2022, it is a good thing to reflect back over this past year. Many of us have had losses and setbacks, both personally and in business. The world keeps...
Perfect Harmony
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Happy 2022 beginning to all! Beginnings are the perfect time to look ahead and start making our to-do and purpose list. My mission in this article is to show you a way to create a harmonious and balanced plan that helps...
Endless Summer, Endless Surf Spots
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]As many Howler readers are aware from past articles about Tamarindo surf legend Robert August, the 1994 movie Endless Summer II secured Costa Rica’s place thereafter as one of the top surf destinations on the planet. From...
What “Action!” Means to Leonardo DiCaprio in Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]You might roll your eyes when you hear that certain celebrities have a platform for any number of things. Is it a way to get publicity for themselves or do they really believe in these causes? Many celebrities come...
Condo Living
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The term “condominium” in Costa Rica refers to a legal property entity registered in the National Registry as such. There are specifications on a master plan as to the dimensions, location...
What If?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The proliferation of plastics in our environment is such a big issue I have chosen it as my editorial discussion topic this month. What if there was an alternative that we could implement to confront the...