In Memorandum of Woody Dyer, a Great Free Spirit

Indian Poetry In memory of Woody Dyer, a great free spirit from Bella Vista Lodge, Escaleras-Dominicalito. He did wonders for his community, A role model! He will always be there … always! When I […]

An Eight Colones Pair of Pants

Don Regulo Gonzales is a 70-year-old-man; at the age of 14, he came from Esparza to Platanillo. While going to school, he met his future wife Judith Solis C. Years later they got married, and […]

Guillermo Ástua Zúñiga, known as Memo Madriz

In 1956, Memo and his parents left Turrialba to move to his godparents’ farm called La Concepción. For Memo, only 10 years old, school and games had finished. He had to work in the fields […]

“Make an enjoyable experience of each situation” – A very useful Mantra

Recently, a very powerful thought came into my mind, and it has become my most essential mantra. It all began one incredibly hot day; it was one of those days when from the very beginning […]

Don Fernando, Bahia’s last fisherman

In the village, they call him Casco; he came 30 years ago from Quepos to Bahia – Uvita, Costa Ballena. Back then, he worked as captain of a 39-feet boat, with a crew of six […]

Stone Spheres – sculptured by an advanced, observant, and very knowledgeable culture

We met the Costa Rican artist Hannya Buentemeyer at the Farmers Market in Uvita. She traveled from San Jose to attend the talks within the framework of the Festival of the Spheres, which took place at […]