Health & Wellness, Costa Ballena Costa Rica
Being surrounded by nature, beautiful waterfalls, beautiful beaches, spectacular sunsets, are ingredients that contribute to good healthy people who visit or live in Costa Ballena, South Pacific of Costa Rica.
This section is dedicated to YOU! Your body, your mind, your soul - your life! Costa Ballena is a good place to improve your health - the humidity in the air balances the percentage of water in your body, fruits and vegetables grow abundantly and there are plenty of opportunities to do yoga or other sports. Furthermore, most of the hotels around here have Spas of outstanding quality. Costa Ballena is waiting to cosset you!
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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 […]
Hummingbirds, jewels of forests and gardens
by Susana García Photos by Raul Vega The first time I saw a hummingbird I felt something like butterflies in my stomach. For a European, these birds exclusive to the American continent are an incredible attraction. Costa […]
The Valley of the Great Diquis
~ by Dagmar ReinhardApril 2017 – Hotel Cristal Ballena The team of the National Museum of Costa Rica, led by headed by the director Mrs. Rocío Fernández and in the presence of the Deputy Mayor of Osa, Mrs. […]
Puerto Jiménez – Península de Osa
~ by Dagmar ReinhardThe city of Puerto Jimenez at the Osa Peninsula was a gold-mining center during the 70s; today, it has about 9,000 inhabitants. It is located near the entrance of Golfo Dulce, and it […]
Pura Vida in Sierpe
~ By Jeanne BrenanBoating the Sierpe River is not only a beautiful experience. With several ways to enjoy it, they all originate from the town of Sierpe. Exploring up or downriver, the Estero Azul by way of tours, […]
