Outdoor Activities Near Dominical
By Trevor Brown Dominical is a town that offers a diversity of outdoor activities within “walking distance,” which appeals to people seeking a life of simplicity. One’s quality of life increases with living a simpler […]
RAK Random Acts of Kindness
By Pilar Salazar The other day I was talking to a friend who was concerned about the abuse of power and the painful situations happening on the other side of the hemisphere and how there’s […]
Boruca Art, the Colors of Nature
By Susie Atkinson – Ellen Hoël Did you know that a great source for natural dyes can be found right in your own yard? Leaves, roots, nuts, flowers, barks, berries, lichen, and fungi are sources […]
The Beginning of Winter in Costa Rica
The Beginning of Winter By Dr. Fernando Riera S. We are at the beginning of winter, winter is the preferred season for a variety of animals, especially the amphibians (frogs and toads), and it is […]
Deer in the Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor
Deer in the Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor By Jack Ewing, Hacienda Baru “There used to be red brocket deer everywhere,” exclaimed Don Rafael. years. Hunters killed them all. I remember one day “But […]
Pueblo Roots Initiatives
By Dagmar Reinhard Vida Auténtica “ Pueblo Roots Initiatives ” has started its first classes of 2015, and they are being held in Playa Matapalo and Platanillo. The number of participants signing up for the […]
Medical Tourism in Costa Rica, Bahia Ballena Doctors
As a medical practitioner, I’ve acquired a lot of experience with international patients in the last 25 years; I understand the importance of medical tourism for the development of our country.
The Tree Ocelot or Margay Cat
By Vet. Fernando Riera S. The margay cat (Leopardus wiiedi) inhabits the mountains of Costa Ballena. The size of a domestic cat, it is relatively small in size (3.2 kg) when compared with other Costa […]
Healthy Rivers in San Josecito
Osa Conservation is an NGO committed to research and nature protection (Non governmental Organization) of the Osa Peninsula. However, sometimes they go outside their mandate to facilitate workshops about water health. San Josecito is a […]
See the world with painter Marvin’s eyes
By Dagmar Reinhard We met Marvin just as he was successfully finishing his first big mural at the bowling alley in Coronado; it is a huge marine underwater landscape covering two walls. “It represented an […]
Mavi Surf Hotel – Dominical
The owners of Mavi Surf Hotel, Massimiliano and Barbara are from Chiavari, a picturesque Italian town in the province of Genoa. They studied at the same school and dated for a couple of months. Fifteen […]
The value of a view
By Robert E. Rodgers Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so it is said. Visually pleasing is a lot better than being exposed to boring images, in person or on the screen. In […]
