Homage to Doña Elba Montero Marín - Osa, Costa Ballena, Uvita

Homage to Doña Elba Montero Marín

~ by Dagmar ReinhardLess than 50 years ago, Bahía Uvita was an isolated area difficult to access. Its history is linked to Mr. Cai Cruz and the aluminum producer Alcoa. In 1962, Cai Cruz owned Hacienda Bahía […]

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Blue Flag – Marine Ballena National Park - Osa, Uvita - Ballena Tales

Blue Flag – Marine Ballena National Park

~ by Stephanie Mory Villaseñor – Sub-admistradora Área de Conservación OsaThis year in March, the Marino Ballena National Park was awarded 4 Ecological Blue Flags, thanks to the joint efforts of volunteers and local organizations that make up […]

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Pre-Columbian times in Boruca - Osa, Uvita, Costa Ballena - Ballena Tales

Pre-Columbian times in Boruca

~ by Susie AtkinsonThe Diquís delta, just south of Costa Ballena, is one of the most important deltas of Central America from the biological and cultural perspective. We will discuss the cultural aspect. “Diquís” in the native dialect of the Teribe […]

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Were you there? - Osa, Costa Ballena, Uvita - Ballena Tales Magazine

Were you there?

~ by Tony Johnson”Three Days of Peace and Music”: An event some actually attended, and that many claimed to have been at, while most only saw the movie. Why all the nostalgia? Because Woodstock was THE music festival […]

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