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Ballena Tales, Costa Rica's South Pacific travel guide, operates from Uvita, in Costa Ballena, and sees itself as a link between businesses in Costa Ballena-Osa and the South Pacific region, the rest of Costa Rica, and the world. We are a multilingual, multi-professional team. We are proud of the stable and lasting relationships we have with our partner at Ballena Taless. Ballena Tales collaborates with national and international humanitarian and environmental groups.
In this Costa Rica South Pacific travel guide, you'll find helpful and entertaining information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, adventure, bars, nightlife, lifestyle, and wildlife on the Osa Peninsula and Costa Ballena.
Stay informed about new developments in the region, including interesting initiatives and events, as featured in our Events section.
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Ballena Tales is a free digital magazine in Costa Rica, catering to travelers, residents, and investors, and covering the Costa Ballena region in the Canton of Osa, located in the Southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is a fully bilingual, bimonthly, full-color digital magazine.
The free digital magazine introduces readers to the life of the local community, featuring interviews with pioneers, writers, and artists, as well as extensive information on restaurants, hotels, experiences, natural attractions, and wildlife in Costa Rica's South Pacific region
We are not just a magazine; each edition (print and digital) is linked to a robust web platform. The editions are published online, and advertorials are included in our blog. Additionally, we feature the brand in the business directory and add links to the advertiser's website and social networks. Currently, the digital publications have over 80,000 openings across all their platforms, and the advertised brands have a global reach.
We have a loyal audience in this sector of the South Pacific, with Costa Ballena alone, more than 8,000 readers will see your ad in each printed publication.
We respect our readers by providing diverse content that makes the publication enjoyable, while also appreciating the advertising of our advertisers.

Blue Flag Certificate for Climate Change?
Author: Pilar Salazar The Blue Flag (Bandera Azul) is an award given annually. It rewards the effort and voluntary work of the different local committees that seek to improve environmental conditions to mitigate and […]

The Hallmarks of a Great Realtor
Author: Marcia Oro Finding a great realtor in Costa Ballena is not as easy as it may seem, although there are many to choose from. Some people choose their real estate agent based on […]

Restaurant La Costeña
Author: Dagmar Reinhard La Costeña Restaurant strives for typical Costa Rican cuisine, tasty representing the coasts of the South Pacific. The dishes are prepared with the best ingredients, fresh seafood, whole fish from marine catches […]

It’s All About Connection!
Many young girls experience severe trauma in their childhood and adolescence. “Chicas y Caballos” is intended to help them overcome this and find their way back to normal life. Viele junge Mädchen erleben schlimme Traumata […]

Micro-needling, Dermapen or Collagen Induction Therapy
Author: Dra. Mónica Alfaro The skin shows various signs of aging; some are more prominent in some patients, others on another patient. We all start to show at some point discoloration, saggy loose skin, volume […]

Uvita’s House of Butterfly Breezes
By Owner HOUSE FOR SALE : $895,000 Butterfly Breezes offers the best in services, high speed fiber optics internet, excellent spring water and direct line of sight to the cell phone towers. One of the best […]

MoodDeporte
Author: Dagmar Reinhard Remy Cailhau is the owner of the brand-new MoodDeporte Shop at Plaza Ventanas. The modern and ample installations display canoes, bikes, even boomerangs, camping equipment, and all sort of accessories. Remy is […]

The jungle is a perilous place for eyes – Handicapped Wildlife
Author: Jack Ewing I once posted a trail camera photo on Facebook of a puma blind in its left eye. Someone commented that it looked thin, and another friend replied to the comment saying something […]

AKKA: a sacred space nestled in the jungle!
Author: Sophie Paternot Akka Institute is a Temple found in the village of Ojochal, an intimate space hosting weekly Yoga, Martial Arts, Sound Healing classes, and workshops and events. Dedicated to offering positively-impactful teachings in […]

Legal del Sur Facilítates Legal Procedures Registry of Transparency and Final Beneficiaries
Author: Dagmar Reinhard Conveniently located at the entrance to Uvita in the building in front of the Bank of Costa Rica, Legal del Sur attends Car Registration, Real Estate, marriage, and residence procedures. It is […]

Dominicalito Beach
Author: Sharon Wagner Dominicalito Beach is not as infinite as Baru Beach and not as hang-ten as Dominical. It doesn’t have roaring caves like Ventanas, and it certainly doesn’t have a sweeping Whale’s tail. Upon […]

Surf runs in my blood
Author: Dagmar Reinhard Brisa Hennessy was born in 1999 in Matapalo on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Her Hawaiian mother and Californian father moved in the 90s to this very remote town in Osa, where […]
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