How Costa Rica Says Goodbye: Velorios, Processions, and the Quiet Rules Behind a Tico Funeral
What makes death and mourning in Costa Rica feel so different? It feels different because grief here is shared out loud and handled fast, with neighbours, family, faith, and practical law all moving in the same direction. In many towns, a death doesn’t become a...
Costa Rican Vultures: Hey … Somebody Has to Take Out the Garbage!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dirty, gross, awful… a few words commonly associated with vultures, but in reality anything but the truth. Vultures are an essential part of the ecosystem. They provide a vital service by cleaning up what would otherwise become a...
Those Zany Sloths
Fun Facts About Our Official Mascot Sloths have become Costa Rica’s unofficial national mascot, emblematic of the pura vida lifestyle. They are just so darn cuddly! Here are a few obscure sloth facts you may not have already...
Costa Rica’s Vultures: The Sky Janitors With Solar-Panel Wings
If you’ve spent any time on a Costa Rican highway, beach road, or farm track, you’ve seen them—big dark shapes riding invisible elevators of warm air, barely flapping, as if the rules of effort don’t apply. Then you spot the truly iconic moment: one perched on a fence...
End of the Road: The Osa Peninsula Run to Carate
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] There are road trips that show you a country, and then there are road trips that introduce you to the country the way it actually behaves—mud included, rivers included, monkey screams at dawn included. The drive around...
The Motmots of Costa Rica: Pendulum-Tailed Jewels Hiding in Plain Sight
There’s a moment that happens in Costa Rica’s forests when the light turns leafy-green and quiet, and a bird appears like it’s been painted with a highlighter and a steady hand. A motmot doesn’t rush the reveal. It simply is—perched, still, almost smug—until the tail...
Quatro Legal – WE CARE
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Horizon Pacific – Serving the Tamarindo region for over 15 years
Welcome to Horizon Pacific, your premier Property Management and Rental company situated on the stunning golden coast of Costa Rica. Horizon Pacific Management and Rentals is a reflection of our owners’ love for the ocean. Bill and Nancy Ripley, hail from Mays...
Costa Rican Culture: A Rich Blend of Tradition, Family, and ‘Pura Vida’
Costa Rica, though small in size, boasts a culture that’s vibrant, warm, and deeply rooted in both indigenous heritage and Spanish colonial influence. Whether you’re strolling through a lively town during a festival or enjoying a home-cooked casado meal, Costa Rican...
American Crocodile
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] American Costa Rica Crocodile: Visitors in Costa Rica can view the American crocodile at one of several prime spots, about 50 miles (85 km) west of San José, on the Tarcoles River. Here, they can be seen in abundance from the...