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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.

The Porcupine
~ by Mike Graeber A word that strikes fear into dog owners everywhere. If you own dogs and live in a rural location anywhere in North America, there is a good chance that you and […]

Paradise Created by People
~ by Jack Ewing Paradise is found in the eyes of the beholder. For many of us who live in Costa Ballena, it is a place surrounded by tropical nature, where flora and fauna are […]
Breakfast on our way south
Tiquicia, breakfast on the road, our trip to Sierpe South Pacific Costa Rica ~ by Dr. Leiner Vargas Alfaro We Ticos love breakfast on the road, it is part of the flavor of tiquicia, land […]

The adventure of Colombian Cyclists in Costa Ballena
Ruta de los Conquistadores, the adventure of Colombian Cyclists By Néstor Raúl Aventurabtt We are members of a Colombian cyclists club, is a mountain bike group called “Aventura BTT”. One day, over dinner, we got […]
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