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Ballena Tales Magazine and Travel Guide contains everything you need to know about Costa Ballena and Osa in the South Pacific of Costa Rica. They also include information about tours, local artists, events, and hotels and restaurants.
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.
The South Pacific: a spectacular destination
~ by Carlos LeónThe South Pacific is one of the best tourist destinations in Costa Rica; there is a wide variety of attractions in the surrounding areas. Visitors can enjoy many options to relax, stay in touch with […]
The G-String Cowboys: Pure & natural Costa Rican chemistry!
Interview with The G-String Cowboys Three gringo expats living in the Southern Pacific Zone of Costa Rica: A guitar-pickin’ old-school country singer/songwriter from Kansas; an electric rock-blues-swing lead guitarist/singer from Boston; and a singing multi-instrumentalist itinerant rock tribute band veteran turned […]
The Jewel of Osa
Texto y foto: Jeane Brennan The southwest of Costa Rica, the Osa Peninsula, has so much to offer. The town of Sierpe is the ideal place to begin your adventure. It is home to fishing captains […]
Music School GM
~ by Dagmar Reinhard Far from being just a cultural project, the Music School GM offered a recital in honor of the mothers. The ideal setting for such activity was the new restaurant Kakü in […]
Suzanne and the Hart Center at Vista Ballena Hotel
Suzanne and the Hart Center at Vista Ballena Hotel~ by Dagmar ReinhardThe Vista Ballena Hotel in Uvita is under new management. Suzanne Hart, a buoyant lady from Oregon, traveled all of Costa Rica looking for a hotel to […]
The Ferocious Skull Cave
The Ferocious Skull Cave at Ventanas Beach ~ by Rachel Wyrostek From Piñuelas beach, passing Playa Ventanas Beach and south to Tortuga beach, this coast is dotted with caves, arches, and bridges. There are legends […]
Yoga Philosophy ~ Part IV ~ Hatha Yoga
Yoga Philosophy ~ Part IV ~ Hatha Yoga ~ by Pilar Salazar In my last article, I discussed the branches of yoga that differ from the practice as we know it today. Now, I would […]
Be Aware, Not Afraid
~ by Benjamin Rutherford Paradise, “Pura Vida”, and “tuanis” are just a few of the ways people describe living in Costa Rica. We are all drawn to life in the Costa Ballena region for different […]
Pura Vida Through Clean Water
~ by Liz Bohne, E.I.T. Global Water Stewardship is a non-profit organization that, by educating people and engineering sustainable centralized solutions that keep waterways clean and communities healthy, resolves sanitation issues in the developing world. […]
Geckos
~ by Cesar Barrio Amorós On this amazing coast in which we have decided to live, where nature is exuberant and there is beauty everywhere, we share our daily life with animals. Among them, geckos […]
“The Why We Do The Things We Do”
~ by Shawnell Parker Everybody likes quizzes, right? Test your DAWG knowledge. What percentage of people here owns a dog? What percentage of people here owns a cat? How many litters can a dog have […]
Life in 14th Century Paradise
This is a paradise”—so the boruca Indigenous thought—until the Spanish conquest in 1492-1520 AD.This is a paradise”—the Boruca Indigenous thought—until the Spanish conquest in 1492-1520 AD.
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- Marino Ballena National Park
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