The South Pacific is a unique region with some of the most impressive natural wonders that Costa Rica has to offer, here is the Manuel Antonio and Marine Ballena National Parks, Chirripo, sites in indigenous areas, the Terraba-Sierpe mangroves, the Piedras Blancas National Park, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula and Corcovado National Park. The South Pacific of Costa Rica offers fantastic opportunities for adventure, whale watching tour, sports fishing, diving, surfing, rafting, paragliding, mountain climbing, bird watching, excellent beaches and natural attractions to enjoy.3094

Ballena Tales Magazine

WHAT BALLENA TALES MAGAZINE CAN DO FOR YOUR BRAND! 

The implementation of Ballena Tales Magazine strategy, which includes the digital and printed expression of the magazine, has achieved positioning in search engines such as Google. Keywords are restaurants, hotels, real estate, yoga, car rental, catering. weddings, doctors, dentists, ophthalmologists, schools, lawyers, accountants, welfare, and others.

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Revista Ballena Tales Comprehensive Magazine #79

Comprehensive Magazine #79, South Pacific Costa Rica

Ballena Tales is an essential guide and digital comprehensive magazine for travelers, residents, and investors covering Costa Ballena in the Canton of Osa in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica. It is a fully bilingual, bi-monthly, and full-color digital magazine. 

The magazine introduces the reader to the life of the local community, with interviews of pioneers, writers, and artists, as well as extensive information on restaurants, hotels, experiences, natural attractions, and wildlife of the South Pacific of Costa Rica.

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Dos mil colones

Costarrican Banknotes are Beautiful

Continuing with our series of Costarrican banknotes, the blue 2,000 colones features Mauro Fernández Acuña. On the reverse side are contributions from the Coral Reef: the Bull shark, Red Cushion Sea Star, and the Slimy Sea Plume! The 2,000 colones note is slightly larger than the 1,000.

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Buho ps

KURA^DENKA, the Footprint of the Jaguar

Melvin González Rojas (Kamel), alias KURA^DENKA, is a member of the Boruca community and the Commission for the Heritage of these indigenous peoples. He is a notable artist who stands out for his masterful carvings and his expressive and colorful paintings. He is a Boruca Major’s son who was a prominent educator, painter, and mask sculptor. Kamel has participated in different exhibitions, including the Art and Theater Festivals, the Festival de las Spheres, the National Theater, the Costa Rican Art Museum, and the Expotural in Madrid, Spain.

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LA PALAPA RESTAURANT

LA PALAPA RESTAURANT AUTHOR: Dagmar Reinhard Guillermo Saenz, alias Memo, is Chef at “La Palapa Restaurant”, Hotel Cuna del Ángel. Chef Memo has a long history as a gastronome, trained in Spain and Italy. He […]

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Everyone Has A Story

Everyone Has A Story – In 2012, one of my yoga students invited me to join her for an upcoming retreat she had planned. She was in a difficult position because her “Exercise Person” couldn’t join her, and she wanted me to go to complete her team. I asked her when and where this retreat would be happening. She replied, “Next week, in Costa Rica.”

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SURF SEASON ON THE BALLENA COAST

SURF SEASON ON THE BALLENA COAST

Much like our summer and winter seasons change, the seasons of big surf also changes. The summer months of hot sunny days are gone for now, and a more wet, stormy, and cooler season brings more gifts. Many refer to this wet season as “the green season.” As a surfer, I refer to it as “ the surf season.”

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RAFAEL STEYNERS HAS THE RHYTHM IN HIS BLOOD!

RAFAEL STEYNERS HAS THE RHYTHM IN HIS BLOOD!

Rafael Steyners was born in the land of the famous “Guajira Guantanamera”, in the picturesque valley of the city of Guantánamo, located in the Province of Guantánamo south of the Caimán Dormido, the beautiful island of Cuba.
At the age of three, Rafael danced and sang to the sound of a portable radio. His mother smiled when she saw him but she never gave it much importance, since another plan was in the works since then. She would rather see him become a doctor than an artist from stage to stage.

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The rain on a leaf

DANCING IN THE RAIN

Most tourists are scared off by the prospect of the rain, even though we have almost guaranteed bright blue skies and sunshine, until at least noon, all year long.
This is the time of year that we are more likely to travel, with less traffic and better deals in hotels, tours, and shopping specials all over the country.

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Here you can find contact information and bus schedules to San Isidro de Perez Zeledon, Quepos, Dominical, Uvita, Palmar, Sierpe, Puerto Jimenez at the Osa Peninsula, Golfito, Ciudad Neily, Panamanian border and David (Panama).

The cheapest way to travel is always by bus, in Costa Rica the public bus transport is very good and you can find buses to reach any part of the country.

On almost all bus routes, there is at least one stop along the way where passengers can stretch out, make use of sanitary services and have a snack. Most units traveling to different destinations are modern and offer amenities to travelers.3094

BUS FROM SAN JOSÉ TO...

QUEPOS5:30 AM   6:00 AM   6:15 AM   7:00 AM   8:30 AM   9:00 AM   10:30 AM   12:00 PM   1:15 PM   2:30 PM   4:00 PM   4:45 PM   5:00 PM   7:30 PM
SAN ISIDRO2771-0412  2221-42145:00 AM   6:00 AM   6:10 AM   7:00 AM   7:40 AM   8:15 AM   9:00 AM   10:00 AM   11:30 AM   12:01 PM   1:00 PM   2:30 PM   3:30 PM   4:00 PM   6:30 PM
UVITA2221-4214  2777-0263

5:30 AM   6:30 AM   7:31 AM   8:30 AM   9:30 AM   10:15 AM   11:00 AM   12:15 PM   1:05 PM   2:00 PM   3:30 PM   4:30 PM   6:40 PM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214  2777-0263

5:00 AM   5:30 AM   6:30 AM   7:00 AM   7:29 AM   7:31 AM   7:40 AM   8:30 AM   9:30 AM   10:00 AM   10:15 AM   11:00 AM   12:15 PM   1:00 PM   1:05 PM   2:00 PM   2:30 PM   3:30 PM   4:30 PM   6:30 PM   6:40 PM

SIERPE2221-4214 2777-02638:30 AM
PTO. JIMÉNEZ+506 2783 4293 

8:00 AM  12:00 PM

GOLFITO

2221-4214 2777-02636:30 AM  7:00 AM   3:30 PM
C. NEILLY2221-4214  2777-0263

5:00 AM   5:30 AM   7:31 AM   7:40 AM   9:30 AM   10:15 AM   11:00 AM   1:00 PM   1:05 PM   2:00 PM   3:30 PM   4:30 PM  6:30 PM   6:40 PM

PASO CANOASPAN. BORDER5:00 AM   5:30 AM   7:29 AM   7:31 AM   7:40 AM   9:30 AM   10:15 AM   11:00 AM   1:00 PM   1:05 PM   2:00 PM   3:30 PM   4:30 PM   6:30 PM   6:40 PM

 

BUS FROM QUEPOS TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:15 AM, 4:30 AM, 5:00 AM, 6:15 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:45 AM, 8:16 AM, 9:45 AM, 10:40 AM, 12:15 PM, 1:00PM,  1:15 PM, 2:45 PM 5:15 PM

DOMINICAL2221-4214     2777-0263

11:30 AM

UVITA2221-4214     2777-0263

11:30 AM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

11:30 AM

BUS FROM SAN ISIDRO TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

7:30 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 9:05 AM, 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM, 10:31 AM, 1:00 PM, 1:15 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:45 PM, 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM

CIUDAD NEILLY

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:45 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:40 AM, 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:10 PM, 6:30 PM, 9:30 PM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:45 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:40AM, 12:30 PM, 1:05 PM, 3:00 PM, 4,10 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 9:30 PM

GOLFITO

2221-4214     2777-0263

10:00 AM

BUS FROM UVITA TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

6:30 AM, 6:43 AM, 7:21 AM, 7:30 AM, 7:45 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:05 AM, 11:10 AM, 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM,  7:57 PM

DOMINICAL2221-4214     2777-0263

7:21 AM

QUEPOS2221-4214     2777-0263

7:21 AM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

9:43 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:01 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:20 PM, 2:28 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:58 PM, 4:30 PM, 5:18 PM, 6:13 PM, 8:02 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:53 PM

GOLFITO2221-4214     2777-0263

11:01 AM, 8:02 PM

CIUDAD NEILLY

2221-4214     2777-0263

 9:43 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:20 PM, 2:28 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:58 PM, 5:18 PM, 6:13 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:53 PM

BUS FROM PALMAR NORTE TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:45 AM, 5:15 AM, 6:05 AM, 6:10 AM, 6:20 AM, 6:21 AM, 6:30 AM,  7:31 AM, 8:30 AM, 8:36 AM,  9:50 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 10:18 AM, 1:00 PM, 1:05 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:01 PM, 6:15 PM, 6:30 PM

SAN ISIDRO

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:45 AM, 6:10 AM, 6:20 AM, 7:31 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:45 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:15 PM

UVITA

2221-4214     2777-0263

 5:15 AM, 6:05 AM, 6:21 AM, 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 8:36 AM, 9:50 AM, 10:15 AM, 1:05 PM, 3:01 PM, 6:30 PM

DOMINICAL2221-4214     2777-0263

6:21 AM

SIERPE2221-4214     2777-0263

2:00 PM

PUERTO JIMENEZ

2221-4214     2777-0263

 9:30 AM, 1:15 PM, 5:30 PM

GOLFITO2221-4214     2777-0263

11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 9:30 PM

CIUDAD NEILLY

2221-4214     2777-0263

12:42 AM, 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 10:45 AM, 12:39 PM, 1:15 PM, 14:24 PM, 3:05 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:02 PM, 4:39 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:13 PM, 6:30 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 9:38 PM, 11,49 PM

BUS FROM SIERPE TO...

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

 6:01 AM

UVITA2221-4214     2777-0263

6:01 AM

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

6:01 AM

BUS FROM PUERTO JIMÉNEZ TO...

CIUDAD NEILLY

2221-4214     2777-0263

5:30 AM, 2:00 PM

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

 5:00 AM, 9:00 AM

BUS FROM GOLFITO TO...

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 13:30 PM

SAN ISIDRO

2221-4214     2777-0263

6:00 AM, 1:30 PM

UVITA

2221-4214     2777-0263

5:00 AM

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 1:30 PM

BUS FROM CIUDAD NEILLY TO...

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214     2777-0263

 4:00 AM, 4:40 AM, 4:50 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:15 PM, 1:45 PM, 3:30PM, 5:00 PM, 5:10 PM

SAN ISIDRO

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:40 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:15 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:00 PM

UVITA

2221-4214     2777-0263

4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 4:50 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM, 5:10 PM

DOMINICAL

2221-4214     2777-0263

 

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214     2777-0263

 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 4:40 AM, 4:50 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:10 PM

BUS FROM PASO CANOAS (PAN BORDER) TO...

SAN JOSÉ

2221-4214 2777-0263

Lunes - Viernes: 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 6:50 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM

Sabado - Domingo: 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM

PALMAR NORTE

2221-4214 2777-0263

4:20 AM,  8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM

SAN ISIDRO

2221-4214 2777-0263

4:20 AM,  8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 4:30 PM

UVITA

2221-4214 2777-0263

4:00 AM,  8:30 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:20 PM, 4:40 PM

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Bus going to Puerto Jiménez Tel. +506 2783 4293 

Bus transportation services

TRACOPA

Transportes Costarricenses Panameños (TRACOPA)
2221-4214 | 2258-8939 | 2290-1308 o al fax 2232-7702

For bus schedule, visit Tracopa Website

Need help planning your Costa Rica vacations? We look forward to helping you!

Email: carlos@ballenatales.com
Phone: +(506) 8946 7134

Empresarios Unidos: 2222-0064
Ersa Vans: 2294-5806/8302-6802
Fantasy Bus: 2232-3681
Interbus: 2283-5573
Musoc: 2771-0414/2222-2422
Transportes Blanco: 2771-2550
Transportes Jaco: 2233-1109
Transportes Morales: 2777-0263
Transportes Quepos: 2777-0743

South Pacific Routes:

Quepos-Dominical 2771-4744
Quepos-San Jose 2777-0263
San Jose-Palmar Norte: 2222-2666
San Jose-Puerto Jimenez: 2771-4744 / +506 2783 4293 
San Jose-Quepos: 2223-5567
San Jose-San Isidro: 2771-3829