Ballena Tales Magazine and Travel Guide, South Pacific Costa Rica Issue #55

Costa Ballena General Services, Osa, South Pacific Costa Rica

Ballena Tales is always there to help. Whether it's finding transportation or a good spa in the area, we know how to reach them or where to find them! Learn more about the services Costa Ballena has to offer by browsing through our Services Section.

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24hr Clinic (S.I.) 2772-7070/2772-6060
ASANA 2787-0254
Accident Reports 800-TRANSIT
Vets: See Service Page Section "Pet Care"
Dentists: See Service Page Section "Medical Care"

Help For People Robbed 2289-1486

ICE Cortés 2788 8166
ICE Información 1113
ICE International Operator 1116
ICE Averías/problems with Phone Line 1193
ICE Dominical 2787 0123
ICE Uvita 2002 5661
ICE Electricity 24 hours 2771 5126
ICE Phone 1119

Dominical Lifeguards: 2787 0310

Taxi: See Service Page Section "Transportation and Car rental"

Surfing Life

Surfing Life by Perry Gladstone Photo A surfer Dream Driving down the Costanera in Costa Ballena, South Pacific Costa Rica (#34 road), a young spider monkey ran out in front of the car. He barely […]

The Depths of Art

~ by Susie Atkinson Fotos: Brock de Lappe The Borucans have become through the years very detailed relief carvers. Relief carvings have a flat back, and the image is carved in three dimensions, obtaining unbelievable […]

Tuning into Mother Earth Surf Style

Surfing is much more than a sport. It’s a life style. It’s an obsession guiding your thoughts, influencing how you live, where you travel, and connecting you with the natural surroundings. It’s a way of life that forces you to be conscious of the natural state and flow of the planet.

Lifeguards in Costa Ballena

~ by Nate Bright Exciting things happen when you have a group of dedicated volunteers, generous sponsors and a strong vocal community! For the first time ever, the local Municipality has agreed to pay for […]

Surf season has arrived on the Ballena Coast

~ by Dagmar Reinhard – Photo Christopher Gstailder 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 […]

Unzipping Nature!

by Jack EwingIn his excellent book Life Above the Forest Floor, Donald Perry Ph. D. tells how he became entranced with the rainforest canopy when he was studying biology at university. There was virtually nothing […]

The Boaters of the Térraba River

~ by Prof. Fernando Pérez* Térraba has its roots in the borucan word Dí Crí, in the Broran dialect the word Diquís means “big water.” Several villages settle at its shores, among them are: La […]

Tinamastes

~ by Corey Walker from Tinamastes I often found myself walking the road from Tinamastes to Las Tumbas; it is a truly amazing and scenic road. It appears to me that the floor of the […]

Costa Rica wins prize at the tourism fair ITB Berlin in Germany

By Felix Helmholdt For Costa Rica, the tourism fair ITB Berlin 2016 was a great success, as the country gained the prize for the best booth from Central America and the Caribbean this year. The […]

Exploring and Fishing in the Sierpe River

by Jeane Brennan The town of Sierpe, while acting as a staging area and jumping off point for Corcovado National Park excursions, diving and exploring on Caño Island and off shore fishing in Drake Bay, […]

Community Food Bank Update

by Kimberley Faddah As the New Year began, the Ojochal Community Food Bank (OCFB) realized a significant objective by opening the OCFB Donation and Volunteer Center adjacent to the Ojochal police station. The Center is staffed […]

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 […]

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Important Telephone Numbers for Costa Ballena

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Important Telephone Numbers for Costa Ballena

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Emergency phone numbers

Help For People Robbed 2289-1486

Dominical Lifeguards: 2787 0310

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