Braving Salsa Brava
Salsa Brava is a surf spot that is not for the faint of heart or those lacking advanced-level skills. It is renowned as Costa Rica’s most perilous break, attracting challenge-seeking surfers from around the world. Located in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca on the vibrant...
Fins Out: Lisbeth Vindas
National Surfer Launches Virtual Surf Classes When the Coronavirus pandemic hit Costa Rica, extreme measures were taken nationwide to ensure the least impact to the country many call paradise. Likewise, restrictions were simultaneously occurring in other parts of the...
Business Owner Moms
You Too Can Welcome Your Kids’ School Vacations This Howler article is dedicated to some of the most loyal and responsible business owners who fill another vitally important role every day: my colleagues, the working moms. Our responsibilities fall into many different...
Remembering Mark Haddad
Friend of Flamingo Beach and Beyond If you heard Mark Haddad speak, you knew instantly that he was not British or American. If you weren't good at placing accents you just knew it sounded like it was from a faraway place with dingoes and kangaroos, even if you didn't...
Costa Rica’s Tourism Sector Says “I Do” to Gay Marriage
On May 26, 2020, Costa Rica became the first and only country in Central America to legally recognize same-sex marriage. It is a major victory for Costa Rica’s LGBTQ+ community, which has been fighting for equal civil rights for decades. But as much as this is a...
Welcome to We are ID
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Costa Rica is a very welcoming country. This is reflected in its commitment to advancing diversity-related social issues. Costa Rica’s inclusiveness in recognizing diversely different citizens as productive and effective members of...
Agustin Muñoz
Photographer’s Search Never Ends Photographer Agustin Muñoz is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina where he first learned about cameras and how to use them from his father. Pursuing a dual passion for the ocean and photography, the charismatic Muñoz landed in...
Finally Home!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Five Orphaned Howler Monkeys Released After years of rehabilitation, Hendrix, Erick, Kenneth, Bianca, and Priscilla have returned to the treetops and a life of living wild and free! It took many years, as each monkey was rescued as...
Mother Earth Week Online 2020
At a glance, we see the world is changing quickly. The question is, how much are we consciously contributing to these changes? Social interactions, economic dynamics and methods of production are being heavily impacted by the global situation. Due to the severity of the impact on humanity and the environment, history will be viewed in terms of before the COVID-19 pandemic and after.
Welcome to the New Normal
Traveling and Visiting National Parks and Hotels in the Post-COVID-19 World Ten weeks. And we were lucky. Living on a 35-acre farm in Costa Rica, we could at least get outside and walk and see nature. Our remote location means we do not go to town often for supplies...