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Thanks to the Donors!
by Nate Bright The Costa Ballena Lifeguards would like to sincerely thank all current season donors. Each one of you is helping to save lives in Dominical and Playa Hermosa. If your company is not […]
Playful and Innovative Yoga on the Barú River
by Dagmar Reinhard Heidi Michelle was born in sunny Southern California and lived in Las Vegas, Nevada. This might be the reason she loves the deserts and the watery places of the Earth. In 2010, she […]
Envision House
by Dagmar Reinhard Two years ago, Elisabetta Zanettin began envisioning a youth center, administered and managed by the young people of the Uvita Bahía communities, a safe and positive place to share, learn and develop […]
Safe beaches: Strong community!
by Nate Bright It is estimated that more than 100 people drown on the beaches in Costa Rica every year. Fortunately, the Costa Ballena region has trained, certified lifeguards on two of our most popular […]
Loud-Mouthed Parakeets Invasion
by Jack Ewing A flock of at least thirty fast flying, scandalously loud, greenish-yellow birds flew directly overhead. My first thought was that they must be orange-chinned parakeets (Brotogeris jugularis), which I see almost every […]
The Art in Painting
by William Morales Vargas (Art Teacher) For more than thirty years I have been practicing the art of painting. I am an empirical and eclectic searcher of originality. I often wonder what makes an artwork […]
Courses for a Healthy Lifestyle
By Corey Walker from Tinamastes There are many things to be said about the community that gathers together into a market that promotes and sells organically grown food. I will say, in such a place […]
Paxer Coming to Costa Rica
By Jacobo Reyes Introduced by Venezuelan business people Jacobo Reyes and Gladys Irigoyen, the PAXER Hospitality Reservation Management System has arrived in Costa Rica. It is the solution to daily management of the hotel (Book-Collecting-Check-in, […]
The Culture of Boruca
by Susie Atkinson – photos: Isabelle Aubin Hidden within Costa Rica are different cultures and ethnic groups. There are eight indigenous groups in the country, and Costa Ballena’s closest community is the Borucans. Boruca’s history has […]

Meet Chester and Festus
by Mike Graeber These guys are Geoffroy’s Spider monkeys, the largest spider monkeys in the world. They live in remote areas of the jungle, where they move high into the trees. This makes them difficult […]

Great Waves at Surfers’ Paradise
Great Waves at Surfers’ Paradise by Trevor Brown For many, a surfer’s Paradise consists of a tranquil town and a perfect wave. However, to me the thought of one perfect wave is boring. I like […]
El Flaco
by Dagmar Reinhard “El Flaco” (the slim one) greeted us with the shaka, the unmistakable salute with the little finger and thumb – which is a symbol of aloha and part of the local culture of […]