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Family Surfing in Costa Ballena
By Trevor Brown Family surfing vacations have become increasingly popular in the last 10 years. The equipment has gotten lighter, making it easier to maneuver, and both adults and children of all ages can […]
Horse Back Riding in Ojochal
With a lifetime of experience around horses, and fifteen years offering horseback riding tours, Lalo’s Tours have become known as the best around. Whether you are a rider or a novice, you will appreciate the […]

A promising future in Costa Ballena for futsal, project of Roger Bonet from Barcelona
Roger Bonet, is a young Catalonian who started a promising future Futsal project, thanks to his great experience on the field as a player for F.C. Barcelona

The Trunk, a particular threatened tree specie
It calls for protection of a particularly threatened tree species, the Aspidosperma myristicae folium (Apocynaceae family) and known here as Cara de Tigre or Caja…
Shine in Costa Rica And Costa Rica Will Shine on You!
~ by Perry GladstoneI love to tell stories and post pictures of the beauty of Costa Rica. It makes me feel good to share my slice of paradise. Almost everyone extols the virtues. “Live In Paradise” say the ads, […]

Love of Whales in the South Pacific of Costa Rica
How does a male humpback whale (also called a “bull”) ensure the survival of his species, if the females copulate with several other males, and go out and about through great distances in the ocean?
Lifeguard Team Captain
~ by Nate BrightALVARO CEDEÑO OBANDOHow old are you? How many children do you have? I’m 30 years old and have 3 children. What beaches do you work at? I rotate between the beaches in our program: […]
Humpbacks Whales, joyful giants
The humpbacks whales, joyful giants, using their massive flukes (tail fins), they propel themselves through the water. Regularly, they catapult their 40 tons of body weight completely out of the water, landing with a tremendous splash.
Black & Green Tree Chickens
~ by Jack EwingIn the mid 1970s on a trip to Hacienda Barú with my 10 year old daughter, Natalie, a green iguana ran across the rough gravel road. “Oh my god Daddy, what was that horrible […]

The waterworld of Parque Reptilandia
~ by Roel De PleckerBesides the large variety of lizards and snakes, our park also houses a diverse collection of turtles, one of which is the Madagascar big-headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis). This species is highly endangered and even hardly […]
Keylor Navas, believes in Himself and knows what he wants.
~ by John Bisner The jewel of the Costa Rican south, ¨Pérez Zeledón¨ is hidden between valleys and mountains where «Mother Nature» adorns its existence with the best it can offer. This land of gallant has produced great characters that […]
Perez Zeledón Bans the Use of Agrochemicals in Public Spaces
~ by Amy SchriftIn a virtually unanimous vote in April of this year the Concejo Municipal of Perez Zeledón became the first municipality to bring into law a complete ban on the use of agrochemicals in public […]