Don Fernando, Bahia’s last fisherman
In the village, they call him Casco; he came 30 years ago from Quepos to Bahia – Uvita, Costa Ballena. Back then, he worked as captain of a 39-feet boat, with a crew of six […]
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Stone Spheres – sculptured by an advanced, observant, and very knowledgeable culture
We met the Costa Rican artist Hannya Buentemeyer at the Farmers Market in Uvita. She traveled from San Jose to attend the talks within the framework of the Festival of the Spheres, which took place at […]
Passion Fruit or Maracuyá is a delicious tropical fruit
Plentiful in Costa Rica it is also a great aid for anxiety and Insomnia. Passion fruit it is also called Maracuyá. It is the fruit of a tropical plant, well known for its vines, and […]
Pelicans
What other animals walk, swim, and fly? Pelicans are famous for their enormous beak; it has a throat poach they use to scoop up the fish. The pelicans feed on that fish by immediately tipping […]
President of ADI Ojochal
Last September, Ana Herrera was re-elected as president of the Association for the Development of Ojochal. She kept positioned thanks to her dedicated work for the AMO group, the Association of Women of Ojochal. Her […]
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 […]