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THE MAGAZINEWine lovers rejoice!
By Dagmar ReinhardIn Costa Rica, wine at restaurants can be very expensive, and to make it affordable, mostly low- quality wines or consummation per glass are offered to the guests. Christian Vijselaar, owner of Hotel […]
Why surfers are so cool?
Why surfers are so cool? ~by Trevor Brown One of surfing’s greatest legends Andy Irons said it best “I surf because I’m always a better person when I come in.” If you were to describe […]
The Panama Canal was the Culprit
~ by Jill Green from San Josecito My grandson, Sebastián León Hines, just had his 15th birthday. Excited enough to make the transition from kid to high school teenager, and though he received a wonderful selection of gifts from […]
Costa Rican’s Version of the Wild Turkey
~ by Jack Ewing Please Don’t Eat One for Thanksgiving or Christmas… The Great Curassow is the largest bird in Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor. An ornithologist who, in 1996, was assessing avian diversity in the corridor, […]
Culture, sports, and a good environment
~ by John Bisner I have always liked football (soccer) as a sporting activity and a cultural option that improves people’s health and education. Sports are very motivating for young people, but society has modified its interpretation of the […]
Dangerous spiders
Other creatures that are always going to be part of our lives in Costa Ballena are spiders. Feared by many, spiders represent the second largest group of animals on the planet (ants are number 1). […]
The Varela Family sells healthy organic greens at Uvita’s farmers’ market
At Uvita’s farmers’ market, Mauren and Ademar are the most constant sellers, who every Saturday, for over the past 8 years, sell their fresh, certified organic vegetables and greens. by Dagmar Reinhard Ademar, who got […]
The Boruca Little Devils’ Game
By Cristhian González Gómez The Boruca Little Devils’Gam is a ceremony, which takes place between December 30 and January 2, originally named Cagbrúˇ rójc (1) in Brunca language, and known as “The little devils’ game” […]
Costa Ballena, a paradise in the Making
~ by Trevor Brown When I moved to Dominical, the road connecting Costa Ballena to Quepos was unpaved; the single lane, washboard road, took about 1.5 hours to navigate via old bridges and river crossings that were constantly […]
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.
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 […]
Seizures
~ by Dr. Fernando Riera S. Seizures or convulsions are the result of abnormal activity of the brain, in which neurons experience an imbalance in excitatory and inhibitory signals. As a result, they produce an […]
Golden Paste
A turmeric-based golden paste has many healing anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, and antifungal properties.
