Living and Acting for Nature

by Melissa Jiménez Kardentey Living and acting for Nature – was our motto to promote the “Club Summer 2016” which last January was held in Reserva Playa Tortuga (RPT), located in Ojochal de Osa, thanks to […]

Thanks to the Donors!

by Nate Bright The Costa Ballena Lifeguards would like to sincerely thank all current season donors. Each one of you is helping to save lives in Dominical and Playa Hermosa. If your company is not […]

Safe beaches: Strong community!

by Nate Bright It is estimated that more than 100 people drown on the beaches in Costa Rica every year. Fortunately, the Costa Ballena region has trained, certified lifeguards on two of our most popular […]

Night Walks in Costa Ballena

by Cesar Barrio Amorós The magnificent forest of Costa Rica offers the nature loving traveler countless opportunities to observe spectacular fauna and flora. However, during the day we can only see half of what is […]

The Sloth: The World’s Slowest Mammal

by Dr. Fernando Riera S. Sloths are neotropical animals that live in the rain forests of Central America. They are characterized by an eternal pleasant smile on their face. The animals are definitely out of […]

Green Drought

By Jack Ewing In the year 1981 I started catching rain in a tin can, measuring it each day with a wooden ruler, and writing down the results. Later I acquired a real rain gauge. In […]