Costa Ballena Lifeguards Graduation
by Dagmar Reinhard December 14th, 2015 was the Costa Ballena Lifeguards graduation by the Quepos Coastguard, which is responsible for the province of Puntarenas. That day the sky was brilliantly blue, with no clouds and […]
The Magic World of the Mangroves
by Michael Chévez Valverde We enter with our boat into a magical world that very few people know. It is a magical environment of water and those strange trees whose roots grow on the surface on […]
Latest News from SANSA
By Dagmar Reinhard Last December Sansa opened a new route between San José and San Isidro de El General. With rates for regular flights of $ 106, for Costa Ricans $ 65 and a corporate […]
Dry Weather Flood
By Jack Ewing Strange Things in Nature… “Hey boss,” said Hacienda Barú guide Juan Ramón. “The strangler fig trail to the beach is flooded.” “You’re kidding,” I exclaimed, “We haven’t had enough rain to flood […]
Girls With Purpose
By Jeanine Webster For the past six months, selected local girls from Dominical and Dominicalito have been thrilled to learn to surf at our community project Chicas Con Propósito! The project is ran by three […]
Mini Teleton Osa Hosptital Dr. Tomas Casajús
~ by Dagmar Reinhard Ballena Tales interviewed Drs. Elti Ortiz Murillo and Vilma Sánchez Cordero at the Hospital Dr. Thomas Casas Casajús in Ciudad Cortés. We were told that the Costa Rica Telethon is a televised charity event organized by the […]
Green Drought
By Jack Ewing In the year 1981 I started catching rain in a tin can, measuring it each day with a wooden ruler, and writing down the results. Later I acquired a real rain gauge. In […]
Now go, make us proud out there!
“Taking the passion for surfing to a professional level,” she said, “we are quickly rising above the rest, offering our youth role models and making our friends and family proud.
Uvita Christian Academy
By Scott Bogard During its first three years as a new school, Uvita Christian Academy (UCA) experienced tremendous growth. The school began with only five students, and ended the 2015 school year with over 60 students! […]
A New Community in the Heart of Uvita
By Tim Fenton Imagine a community of quality built homes, with over 6500 m2 of beautiful green space, and within walking distance to schools, churches, banks, grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants, and all other amenities. Imagine a […]
Materials La Costa
by Dagmar Reinhard On July 1, 2015 Materials La Costa opened the doors to its new hardware store close to Ojochal. The new branch is one of six of the Materials Group founded in 1998, which […]
Hotel El Castillo
The Evolution of a Legend… by Scott Dinsmore Live the luxury evolution of El Castillo! The boutique hotel, satisfying its well-travelled clientele’s wishes, has made important renovations, posit-ioning it on the luxury hotel market. The […]
