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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.
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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.
How Do We Get To Boruca? South Pacific Costa Rica, indigenous culture
Throughout the year, but especially in December, there are many events and festivals in the village of Boruca. The directions below will take you straight to this beautiful village where you can experience a world […]
First Ethno-Tourism Festival
Boruca – December 14th, 2013 “Since ancient times, the drums, shells and flutes are typical instruments played along the chanteys representing our Brunca spirituality and joy.” Ismaël González Rojas is the president of CATORBRU (Chamber […]
From Essence to Wisdom
Article written by Priscilla In Boruca, medicine is a vital element of the culture; it is global and intuitive. The acquired knowledge has been passed from generation to generation, mainly from mother to daughter. Even […]
So Cagru
“Wise Warrior Woman” So = wise mature woman – cagru = warrior Doña Lourdes Rojas Frasser is an educator, trainer of trainers, president of the Association of Indian tourism, and a mother to four children. […]
The Traditional Rice Tamales Made in Boruca
Every year in Boruca, tamales are prepared for the holidays. Doña Josefa Maroto, also called Chepita, has the hardy bijagua leaves (calathea lutea) prepared and ready to use; they replace the plantain leaves traditionally used […]
The Traditions of the Kabru^rojc
Mysterious beings [singlepic id=2257 w=200 h=333 float=left]From time immemorial, the Boruca tribe has practiced ceremonies and rituals dedicated to the gods of nature. With the arrival of the spanish invaders, our ancestral villages lost many […]
Where Swimmers Train
The only semi-Olympic swimming pool in the South Pacific The Hotel Mar y Selva Ecolodge, located on the heights of Ballena, has extraordinary views of the vast ocean and the Three Sisters Island. If you […]
Kids Love Donkeys
Enrique Murillo, alias El Flaco, who has been living in Uvita for the last 15 years, just achieved another life-goal with the support of the Germinator Project (Proyecto Germinadora) and other institutions such as INA, […]
Work the Soil: An Ancestral Tradition
I think all Ticos have a relative, friend, or neighbor who has a farm and cultivates the land. But how many of us have participated in any agricultural activity? Better yet, we can ask ourselves, […]
The 3R's
Part 1 How to reduce or change our environmental impact in easy and creative ways Most of us have heard of the three R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle – but we don’t always consider […]
Rural Tourism in Playa Hermosa
The community of Playa Hermosa is located on the hills of the Pacific coastal rainforest, just a few hundred meters from the well-known beach of Playa Hermosa. In this community of agricultural origins, you will […]
Kayaking at the Marino Ballena National Park
Víctor, the Uvita Adventure Tours manager, offers mountain-bike, kayak and boat tours. We decided to go for a kayak tour through the spectacular marine park at Bahía Uvita. We met at the beach where we […]
What to do, where to eat, and where to stay
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- Whale watching tour
- Natural Attractions
- Ballena Marine National Park
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- Hotels
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