Travel Guide Costa Rica South Pacific

Ballena Tales is a Magazine and Travel Guide for the South Pacific region of Costa Rica, based in Uvita on the Costa Ballena since 2008. It connects companies of Costa Ballena and Osa - South Pacific with the rest of Costa Rica and the world. We are a multilingual, multidisciplinary team and are proud of our open, long-standing cooperation with national and international partners.

In Ballena Tales Magazine & Travel Guide, you will find useful and entertaining information about sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, lifestyle, wildlife, and adventure of the Osa Peninsula and Costa Ballena.

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Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, Dominical, Uvita, Ojochal, Southern Zone

Dominical/Uvita/Ojochal, Southern Zone Dominical AA Meetings: Wednesday: 11:00 am – Open AA – Dominical Happy Hour Group (Topic Meeting) Sunday: 9:15 am – Open AA – Dominical Happy Hour Group (Big Book Study) NA Meetings: Thursday: 10:00 am Open […]

Kua Kua Restaurant

~ by Annie Drake Culinary delights by Chef Jaak You don’t have to be a guest at the Three Sixty Boutique Hotel to experience a “complete transformation and all-encompassing” occasion. Restaurant Kua Kua is open […]

Pioneering Adventures in Paradise

~ by Alexandra Luty Champagne family “You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you only need champagne”. This quote holds true for Kevin Champagne, at least the part about not always needing a plan. […]

DAWG – Rescue Animals

~ by Shawnell Parker Fantastic, Fabulous and Faithful Fosters Frankly, foster families are the best things that can happen to a rescue animal. D.A.W.G. could never have continued for ten years to save animals without turning […]

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The Tanagers – Competing with the Rainbow

~ by Susana García Competing with the Rainbow Often our gardens are filled with feathers of a thousand colors, mainly due to a group of birds that compete with the rainbow. The tanager family in […]

Improvement of Infrastructure at the Marino Ballena National Park

~ by Dagmar Reinhard Improvement of Infrastructure Roy Vargas is the adviser to Dr. Edgar E. Gutiérrez Espeleta, Minister of Environment, Energy, Seas, Coasts and Wetlands of the Republic of Costa Rica. Roy has a […]

Happy Feet Ballet and Performing Arts School presents “Second Intensive Dance Program of the Southern Zone”

~ by Heather Gamewell A great opportunity to see and participate The Happy Feet Ballet and Performing Arts School presents the “Second Intensive Dance Program of the Southern Zone” from the 8th to the 21th […]

From Regeneration to Sustainability

~ by Chema Medina An alternative way of life Chema and Marga have been practicing sustainable and regenerative practices on top of the Coastal Range (just above the biological corridor “El Paso de la Danta”) […]

Train with Olympian Ian James

~ by Ian James “Enhance the quality of life for all community residents” I have dedicated my entire personal and professional life to physical fitness and living a healthy lifestyle. My success in sports and […]

Sam Reidy – A young talented surfer

~ by Heather Kline / Dagmar Reinhard Hard work pays off: For the 2nd time Costa Rican National Champion Samuel, who adorned our title page in an earlier edition is back. He told us what […]

Caño Island: An Underwater Experience

~ by Katharina Bertl / Julia Gerber An Underwater Experience Caño Island is a tropical paradise known for its white-sand beaches and impressive coral reefs. Since 1978 it has been an archaeological and biological reserve and […]

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Savegre River, Ecological and Cultural Bastion

by Luis H. Galera Savegre River – Ecological and Cultural Bastion The waters named Quebrada Providencia at 3490 m.a.s.l. flow from the interior of the Cordillera de Talamanca in the mystical Massif de la Muerte, […]

Coast Guard Training

~ by Beth Silver Guarantee safety on the beaches of Costa Ballena In September, fifteen dedicated young people joined the Coast Guard in Manuel Antonio for a 2-week, intensive training program to obtain an Open […]

NonKuaxa

~ by Kurandenk (Kamel González Rojas) “Our goal is to make people aware of our village” Nonkuaxa means “the tail of the spider monkey” and has a spiral as symbol or logo. This group was begun […]

Union is Strength

~ by Perry Gladstone “One for all and all for one”: Community cohesion at the Costa Ballena The Hero defines himself in crisis and so, too, does a community. This is when the morals and […]

Travel insurance takes care of you wherever you are

The most important thing you should know is that the medical insurance is activated by means of a telephone call to the number that appears on the card. If there is an emergency that requires a doctor or admittance to a hospital and you do not call the number on your card…

The Millennials are coming

~ by Annie Drake A new generation of travelers The last generation born in the 20st century is referred to as “Millennials.” Due to a major surge in birthrates in the 80’s and 90’s, this […]

Three Sixty Boutique Hotel

360 degrees is defined as ‘a full rotation absolute circumference. Ojochal’s Three Sixty Boutique Hotel is appropriately named in many ways.

The first settlers in Pérez Zeledón

~ by Luis Gutiérrez Galera After the difficult and long-awaited conquest of the Cerro de la Muerte (Death Hill), the new colonizers in El General Valley started the hard process of settling in those fertile […]

Laguz Lykamo

An artist in harmony with the dream world Laguz Lykamo describes himself as “a fantasy artist, inspired by the world of dreams on the other side of the mirror,” and continues “Born on the Moon, […]

Kabe International Academy

~ by Dagmar Reinhard New school opening in Uvita The Kabe International Academy is Uvita’s new learning institution that will be opening in September of 2018. Kabe which means Quetzal in the Boruca Indian Language […]

Osa free of single-use plastic

Restaurants, bars, hotels, and other businesses in Osa, South Pacific of Costa Rica, adopted the commitment to eliminate single-use plastic within their operations as a way to reduce the pollution caused by this material on rivers and oceans.

Four terms of the insurance policies, referring to disbursements that all clients should know and understand

Health insurance is a contract between you and your insurance company. With the plan that you buy the company agrees to pay part of your medical expenses with sickness or injuries. Even when you need care that costs more than what you pay in premiums and deductibles, the insurance will cover it.

A great Achievement: The Ecological Blue Flag

~ by Melissa Jiménez Kardentey A great achievement The Ecological Blue Flag Award (BAE) is awarded annually to reward the efforts of volunteer work in conservation and development in line with the protection of nature, […]

Find the plastic whale in Bahía – Initiative against single-use plastic containers.

The special initiative for this year “Bahía free of plastic” started an artistic project to make people aware of the terrifying and all present usage of single-use plastic containers. The construction of a gigantic plastic whale…

Find the plastic whale in Bahía!

by Katharina Bertl – Julia Gerber Bahía free of plastic The Festival de Ballenas y Delﬁnes is an annual occurrence in Marino Ballena National Park in late September/early October. The special initiative for this year […]

Young Hands, how to keep them soft and sleek

Having hands that look as young hands is very important to make a good impression

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.