John Tresemer – La Cusinga Ecolodge

At the beginning of the 70’s and just 21, John, a college dropout, sensitive and idealistic, left the States feeling unable to adjust to militarism, materialism and racism. He overcame the turbulent 60’s of Civil […]

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Sam Reidy Takes The Title

By Samuel Reidy /Dagmar Reinhard Photo ~ by Fabian Thousands of people watched as the best surfers in Costa Rica battled it out in Playa Hermosa Jaco’s extreme conditions for the National Surf Titles. Sixteen-foot towering waves […]

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The Fate of the Chonta Palm

By Jack Ewing “Look what I found,” beamed the tractor driver, “a palmito from a chonta palm.It’s the first one I’ve seen in a long time.” The cylindrical palm heart about a meter long rested […]

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Vida Auténtica

By Corey Walker Vida Auténtica would like to give a loud CONGRATULATIONS! to the graduates of the 2015 Pueblo Roots Initiative. We are very proud to announce that 56 residents in the communities of Platanillo […]

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Costa Ballena Raises Funds for the Lifeguards

The Costa Ballena Lifeguard committee reports that theLG7 lifeguards at Playa Hermosa have rescued 30 people in 2015, recently they started hosting monthly parties to raise the funds needed to continue the program at Hermosa and re-open the tower in Dominical.

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