Travel & Tourism in the South Pacific, Costa Rica

Welcome to South Pacific and Costa Ballena in Osa

The land of dreams, where the forest meets the ocean

Costa Rica has been identified as one of the happiest countries in the world! And you can understand why. With its mild climate all year, beautiful beaches, lush jungle, beautiful views, mountains, waterfalls, abundant nature, and breathtaking natural attractions, combined with the friendliness of the people who live here.

Costa BallenaOsa Peninsula in the South Pacific Coastal Region, also has amazing attractions: lush jungle, waterfalls, beaches, mountains, nature, and varied wildlife.

The Costa Rican South Pacific Region has four National Parks: Marino Ballena National ParkCorcovado National ParkPiedras Blancas National Park, and La Amistad National Park.

Enjoy this paradisaical place, live adventure, surfwhale watching tour, birds, dolphins, and many animals here.

Take pleasure in lush nature, endless beacheswaterfalls, and our great biodiversity. Local and international gastronomy and accommodations are available for any budget, too!

Osa has three national parks:

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Ballena Tales is an essential free digital magazine in Costa Rica, valid for travelers, residents, and investors covering Costa Ballena in the Canton of Osa in the South Pacific of Costa Rica. It is a fully bilingual, bi-monthly, and full-color digital magazine.

The magazine introduces the reader to the life of the local community, with interviews of pioneers, writers, and artists, as well as extensive information on restaurants, hotels, experiences, natural attractions, and wildlife of the South Pacific of Costa Rica.

We are not just a magazine; each edition (print and digital) is linked to a robust web platform; the editions are published online, and the advertorials are included in our blog and the brand in the commercial directory. We also add links to the advertising company's website and social networks. At this time, the openings of digital publications in all their expressions exceed 80 thousand openings, and the advertised brands have a global reach.

We have a loyal audience of over 8,000 readers in the South Pacific's Costa Ballena region who will view your news in each printed edition.

We prioritize our readers' satisfaction by delivering a variety of engaging content while showcasing the value of our advertisers' brands.

Tropical Biodiversity Institute

César Barrio Amorós was born in Barcelona, Spain. He studied anthropology and music; however, his true passions are herpetology, the tropics, and the discovery of new species. In 1995, he traveled with his backpack to […]

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How to get in shape for surfing

Surfing is a sport for the whole body, using different parts in combination and in sequence.  You should train for it in the same way, creating a circuit. Flexibility is achieved through stretching exercises. Paddling […]

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The Spheres (2011)

The spheres are perfectly round, mysterious and have their abode in the South Pacific of Costa Rica. The spheres are a pre-Columbian Indian heritage that arouses passions, tall tales and even monumental astronomical conjectures

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Borucan women in Guatemala

Susan Atkinson, from the Pacific Edge Eco Lodge, took three Boruca ladies to Guatemala to meet their homologues.  From Guatemala City, they traveled to Chichicastenango, where every Thursday morning the largest native market in Central […]

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The Color Purple

The murex snail provides a milky fluid that all Indian women, from the Boruca community in the Brunca Region in the South Pacific of Costa Rica use in the dyeing of their cotton yarn in […]

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Email: carlos@ballenatales.com
Phone: +(506) 8946 7134