Bienvenidos… Welcome to the rainforest. Green season has arrived, so enjoy the peace and all the lushness it provides. Our mornings are normally sunny and beautiful and the rain rolls through late afternoons. So, get out early and enjoy your adventures and plan a late afternoon nap or maybe a massage. Our restaurants and tour companies are in full swing to make your time here unforgettable. With less crowds and perfect weather, it is a perfect time to hike one of the incredible National Parks that Costa Rica has to offer. We recommend calling ahead to our fine restaurants beforehand because some will be closed briefly this time of year for a quick vacation for themselves and their staff.

Marina Pez Vela keeps the action going with the best fleet of boats to experience the migration of Humpback whales that vacation here just offshore this time of year (check Brisa Elegante and Sunset Sails). The sport fishing fleet at MPV is off the hook (pun intended) so book your trips and get out there, onshore or offshore you can’t go wrong (Jackpot Sportfishing).

Costa Rica celebrates 202 years of Independence on September 15th so be sure to get out to the sea wall in Quepos and enjoy music, dancing, and celebrate Pura Vida with a country that truly appreciates their freedom. Viva Costa Rica!!!

MPV will be hosting their annual Halloween Festivities in October. They will be handing out candy for the trick or treaters and the restaurants will be providing dining specials for all to enjoy. Always a great time for the entire family, so start thinking of your costume and enjoy fright night in the jungle.

We want to thank Jason May for this month’s turtle cover photo. We also want to welcome Del Silencio a la Libertad and Metropolitanos.

September/ October is a double month issue so we will be back in November to guide you. You can always follow us here or on Facebook/Quepolandia.

Peace and Enjoy… D

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BIENVENIDOS… Welcome to our next 25 years here in the jungle. We have some plans on increasing our Conservation efforts and trying to help the causes that work so hard in their efforts to make the world a better place for all of us to enjoy.

We came together and Celebrated our 25th Anniversary on July 1. Thanks to everyone for coming in person or in SPIRIT and joining us on the beach and making it an unforgettable evening with family and friends like we have so many times in the past. Thanks Cory and his family who rocked the beach. Thanks Johnny and Tyrone for all their help. Thanks to everyone in Quepolandia Nation who made this achievement even possible. This Celebration was for all of us to reflect over our past 25 and look forward to our next 25 years. I look forward to them with hope and some goals for a better tomorrow

For those who couldn’t come and make a wish. We have recycled some of the wood. We are making match sticks for Hope so you can light your own cake with them and get a chance to have your wishes come true (mine did). I got another Pura Vida Sunset with my Mommy… priceless

August brings in the beginning of whale season here in the central pacific. This is when the humpback whales come to give birth and is the best time to view them. Marina Pez Vela has a fleet of boats ready and waiting for you. Book your whale watching tours with Brisa Elegante or Sunset Sails  and experience these majestic mammals and their calves frolicking in their natural environment.

We want to welcome our newest staff writer Ryan Meczkowski from Altura Wildlife Sanctuary. We also want to welcome our new advertisers Goldman Estates, Luna Llena, and Smash Shack who are the lifeline of making this publication possible, so please support our advertisers.

We hope you enjoyed our magazine over the last 25 years, and it helps guide you through this enchanting paradise we call home. You can always follow us here or on Facebook/Quepolandia.

Get ready for our Halloween Web-Site Launch Party. Yes we had so much fun at the party we want to do it again. Details to come but start thinking about your costume.

We appreciate and welcome your comments.

Peace and Enjoy…D

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Bienvenidos y GRACIAS… Welcome and THANK YOU!!!

Ana founded Quepolandia magazine 25 years ago on July 1 1998. Her first word in the first issue was Bienvienidos… This issue starts the same but we want to add Thank you. This is a special issue to us and all our loyal readers. July we will still hit newsstands near you. This issue is a new beginning of service for tourists, ex-pats, and the local community to get helpful and useful information. I would like to ask our Staff (Paul Rees), our writers, and advertisers to take a BOW. What an accomplishment 25 years, I cannot thank you enough, it is and always will be all you that make it happen I am just distribution.

Change should be good it stimulates the mind.

July will mark a new continuation not a new start. We are already rolling. The cover is getting a facelift (let us know what you think of the logo). We will be launching a new QUEPOLANDIA.com that just reached a 1,000,000 views.

So they say a goal achieved no longer motivates… 25 years in print, done. Website hits a million views, yup did that ✌️. What can you we do next? Find out in our up-coming issues for the details. We have a goal. By the end of the year we hope to have a new look, a new website, and most importantly a new way to HELP MOTHER EARTH. She has always needed us, and now more than ever. We all owe her enough to just care.

This issue is to look back and Thank all the people involved and to look forward to our next 25 years.

To Ana who started QUEPOLANDIA as basically a pamphlet and a dream. To Pat who took on the dream and made it brighter. To Paul the one well who really deserves the most credit, he is our Wizard of Oz, our man behind the scenes. He creates every issue with love, professionalism, and best of all PRIDE.

To all of our writers like Jack and Todd who for the better part of 25 years each month sent us a fantastic article to share, educate and stimulate us. Or you who wrote one piece in one issue. You all made turning our pages interesting every month.

We have seen a lot of change over the years. Thanks to Marina Pez Vela and all the hard-working fleet that has made Quepos a World Class Sportfishing BUCKET LIST destination bringing guests from around the world. Not just great fishing but sunset tours, shopping, restaurants and family friendly events throughout the year.

We are blessed with the staff and the guides of one of the Top 10 National Parks in the world. We Thank and support all the conservationists, the volunteers, and the contributors to helping protect this fragile ecosystem in an ever-changing environment. (KSTR pg. 42, PAWS pg. 16, Marine Conservation pg. 40 )

To all of our advertisers, we never would have been able to reach this goal without your advertising. You are the very reason we were able to do this. Ronnies was one of the first businesses in Quepolandia and still one of the best places to enjoy a sunset and sangria in Manuel Antonio or Costa Rica. Covid hurt this part of Quepolandia the hardest, with advertising being the life line to circulation.

To every business, coffee tables of all the rental houses, hotel lobbies, tour companies, car rental locations, restaurants, mini supers, everywhere you have let us put a stack of magazines to be picked up and enjoyed. To all of our readers. First-timers, loyal readers, or like me, a collector. I have almost every issue ever printed.

Because there are really to many people to thank.

This goes out to Everyone who has ever touched a Quepolandia magazine over 25 years.

Gracias…Thank you.

Peace and Enjoy…D

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Bienvenidos …Welcome.

I have written 27 paragraphs and shaved it to 9. But only 4 fit and Paul is waiting to put HIS baby to sleep. So I am saving it for July. Our Birthday I mean EVERY TOURIST, EXPAT, and Tico who ever touched a QUEPOLANDIA CELEBRATE and if you see Paul buy him a drink, he has earned it.

Change stimulus our very being.

We look forward to what’s ahead, 25 years of publication done. Website almost 1,000,000 views. Did that too. (Updated website soon.) So how can we beat the last 25 years of sharing this enchanted paradise we all call home? Change, you never know what is coming—but with a Positive Attitude and “Pura Vida” success is achieved by those who try. Thank you so much Ana.Your Dream. Keep trying. Pat, well we all love you and your soul is in every issue. I just deliver them and Paul makes me look good. So kind of a tough act to follow but we aren’t following we are just pausing putting a flag in the ground to mark HISTORY. My first QUEPOLANDIA Flag was 23 years ago. It is not only a flag but I still have it. We’ll let you know in July. We are taking on the challenge of a repeat season with a new look, website, too early to talk about but our nonprofit has hatched. Change—never—we will always begin with Ana’s first word. We will always start with Bienvenidos …Welcome.

We just added Gracias and to everyone, especially all the advertisers that trusted us every single month to get magazines to a newsstand near you by the first of the month Thank you. We ALL do. You and Paul made it happen without either, never. Thank you both. Please take a bow.

We want to Thank Lorena Rojas with the coveted not final cover. But this is history, grab one quick and no selling them on eBay. It least until 2048. That will be another good flag time to look back. I really hope WingPeopleUnited is flocked together and we made a positive change—to Mother Earth For future generations. STOP. LOOK UP. Conservation of Mother Earth and all that live with her. The next 25 years we need to improve and we have a plan. A change.

And Ana Ana could have also started with just 2 words, PURA VIDA.

As always, please share your comments on [email protected] from our first 25 years and we hope to share them in July Quepolandia.

Gracias A Todos
Peace and Enjoy…Q. Mike Drop…Get ready for Our Encore, we ARE.

See you all at sunset July 1 to “Make a Wish’

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Bienvenidos… Welcome to the land of Pura Vida. Let us help guide you through this very busy month of April. There is a lot of celebrating going on this month. With Semana Santa being one of the busiest weeks of the year here in Manuel Antonio. So, relax, have patience, and enjoy the celebration.

April should bring a little rain to help cool things down a little bit and provide some incredible sunsets. So get to one of our many fine restaurants Mira Olas or Marina Pez Vela in Quepos for a great meal and cocktails and enjoy the show. If you’re on the mountain you can’t beat the view from Ronnie’s Place or at the beach, En Todas (The Magic Bus) is the place to be for Happy Monkey Hour 2×1 Drink Specials.

More great sunset options… By sea. The Brisa Elegante or well, the name says it all, Sunset Sails.

Marina Pez Vela will be in full swing this April. The Marina Pez Vela Open (April 15) kicks it off with a one-day tournament designed for all anglers to compete and have a lot of fun in the process. MPV is once again welcoming back the OWC. MPV will be hosting 4 days of the most competitive fishing competition of the year. The Offshore World Championship (April 16-21) has teams from around the world all competing for the title of World Champion. So come out and support all the international teams and enjoy this world class event.

The Earth is an incredibly complex, vibrant, and fragile ecosystem. Where living organisms interact with each other and their environment to create the ideal conditions for life. It is time to Take Action. Be part of the green revolution. Earth Day is April 22 and in the words of Bob Marley, “Let’s get together and feel all right”.

We want to thank for this months Dance of Brown Pelican cover. Also want to thank The Brisa Elegante for getting it to us.

We hope you enjoy our magazine and it helps guide you through this enchanting paradise we call home. You can always follow and share us here (we are almost at …AMAZING) or on Facebook/Quepolandia. We appreciate and Welcome your comments.

Peace and Enjoy…D

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Bienvenidos… Welcome to Quepolandia. We are here to make sure that you have an unforgettable adventure. The weather is perfect, so get out of those winter clothes and forget about those snow shovels and enjoy being away from the freezing temperatures. Whether you’re hiking one of our incredible National Parks, partaking in The Envision Festival in Playa Hermosa, February 27-March 6, or just chillin at the beach don’t forget to drink lots of water (not Cervases) and keep hydrated and sunblock, sunblock, and more SUNBLOCK.

In addition to the fleet of boats waiting to take you sportfishing or sightseeing. Marina Pez Vela offers air conditioned shopping, great restaurants, fantastic tours, and some of the best Italian Gelato Costa Rica has to offer to cool you down at Gelateria Amorosi. Movie Night Under the Stars continues in March on the big screen so come relax and enjoy the show every Wednesday night at 6:30. The fishing has been remarkable and so have the tournaments. MPV will be hosting the Sailfish Slam, March 4.

March Madness is upon us so all you NCAA fans can catch all the action at Quepoa Sport Bar (1a on the map) and watch your team on the their many TVs.

Our sunsets are beautiful this time of year so get to Ronnie’s Place in Manuel Antonio or Mira Olas at the Best Western in Quepos and enjoy great food, drinks , and the show.

Welcome to our new advertiser Top Notch.

We want to WELCOME back The Envision Festival and thank Jess Bernstein @helloatlasmedia for this month’s cover of the beautiful mermaid migration to Playa Hermosa.

We hope you enjoy our magazine and it helps guide you through this enchanting paradise we call home. You can always follow and share us here (we are almost at …AMAZING) or on Facebook/Quepolandia. We appreciate and Welcome your comments.

Peace and Enjoy…D

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Bienvenidos…Welcome to an Amazing 2023 and what a better place to keep it going than in paradise. January was an amazing month and we are guaranteeing February to be the same.

Marina Pez Vela has many exciting events planned for February. The Pelagic Rockstar opened up tournament season in January with the largest pay out in CR history, over 1 million dollars and they are not slowing down. The Rooster Rodeo (Feb 4) is a one-day catch and release event for anglers of all skill levels which focuses on our amazing inshore fishing. MPV will also host the now FAMOUS Pescadora Fishing Tournament with the Top Women in the world competing for the title of Champion Female Angler, truly a first class event that should not be missed. (Feb.16-18)

Movie Nights under the Stars happens every Wednesday 6:30pm on the biggest outdoor screen in Costa Rica. So bring the family and enjoy a great night, great food, and a great movie.

February is also the month for Love. So don’t forget to make your dinner reservations at one of our many fine restaurants—Aqua Azul, Casa Lamia, Mira Olas or Ronnie’s Place—to mention a few. Book your massages early with Day Spa or Massage Todd you will be glad you did.

The Envision Festival is BACK and we can’t wait. February 27-March 6 at Playa Hermosa. This Festival will be filled with music, yoga, art, and educational workshops to help open our minds to making this a better planet for all. Spreading peace, Love, and knowledge not footprints of waste. Envision is 100% plastic free event. Envisionfestival.com

For all of you sports fans, you can watch the Super Bowl (Feb 12) at Marina Pez Vela on the big screen in Quepos. On the hill you can catch it at the new Quepoa Sport Bar (1a on the map) or YOLO (at the old Jolly Roger location). Fly Eagles Fly I hope.

We want to thank Chris Ryba @savannahaerials for this month’s amazing cover. We also want to welcome our new advertisers, Casa Lamia, En Todas (Magic Bus), Palmex, Quepoa Sport Bar, Tentacíon, and Varuna.

We hope you enjoy our magazine and it helps guide you through this enchanting paradise we call home. You can always follow and share us here (we are almost at …AMAZING) or on Facebook/Quepolandia. We appreciate and Welcome your comments.

Peace and Enjoy an Amazing 2023…D

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Bienvenidos… Welcome 2023 we hope you had a wonderful holiday and since you are here we know you off to an Awesome New Year. High season is upon us here in Costa Rica and we thank you for coming to be part of it with us. Green season has blessed us with a beautiful backdrop to begin your adventure. Our magazine is filled with the best that the south Pacific has to offer and hope it helps guide you to a great vacation and lasting memories that bring you back to the land of Pura Vida.

Try something new this year like sportfishing for a record Marlin. Marina Pez Vela can make that happen. Check out Jackpot Sportfishing or JP Sportfishing for a top notch experience and not to mention the freshest seafood dinner available.

MPV also kicks off tournament season with the Pelagic Rockstar Tournament (Jan 12-15). It is promising to be the biggest, baddest, and largest payouts in Costa Rica History. So register by the 12th for a shot at winning it or just enjoy checking out the competition and festivities at the marina. It will be epic. Next on the tournament calendar will be the Rooster Rodeo (Feb 4) this is another one you won’t want to miss.

January also marks the return of Movie Night Under the Stars. Every Wednesday starting at 6:30pm at MPV. Enjoy great sunsets, great food specials, and a feature film on the largest big screen in Costa Rica. Always a great time for the entire family and it is FREE.

I want to thank Claire Thomas @clarifly for her beautiful cover shot. We are always looking for great shots to use for our covers so please send us your best nature shot for consideration for future covers.

We hope that you enjoy our magazine and it helps guide you through this enchanting paradise we call home. You can always follow and share us here or on Facebook/Quepolandia. We appreciate and welcome your comments. Let’s have an Awesome 2023.

Peace and Enjoy…D

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Quepos is in a giving mood BUT police are collecting license plates, so make sure you are legally parked. Let’s have an amazing 2023!

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Bienvenidos… Welcome to paradise. We are glad you have arrived and we hope you are ready for an incredible adventure. The rain is slowing, the sun is shining, and the jungle is bursting with life just waiting for you to explore.

December is the kick off to high season and Marina Pez Vela is the place to be to get into that Holiday Spirit. Along with great shopping, restaurants, and tours, MPV will be hosting daily holiday festivities from November 24-January 8th. Don’t miss Mariana Grillo’s Christmas Concert on the 1st of December followed by a Traditional Dance Show on the 2nd (5-7pm).

Mira Olas Restaurant is holding their annual New Year’s Eve Celebration so make your dinner reservations now.

Our local shops are great for getting your holiday shopping done. Check out Mot Mot Gallery, Modern Primitive Living, or Tico Pod for unique gift ideas. Another great gift idea, how about a family portrait with Sarah Yunker Photography. Don’t forget the Toys for Tots boxes around the area and help brighten someone’s holiday.

We want to welcome our new advertisers Come Fish With Us, Spice Girls, and Tico Pod.

Thanks to John Williamson for this month’s cover shot of the festivities at Marina Pez Vela.

We hope that you enjoy our magazine and it helps guide you through this enchanting paradise we call home. You can always follow and share us here or on Facebook/Quepolandia. We appreciate and welcome your comments.

We at Quepolandia would like to wish our advertisers, writers, staff, and readers a Wonderful Holiday Season and an Incredible 2023.

Peace on Earth and Enjoy… D

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Bienvenidos….Welcome to the Rainforest. It will probably rain a little while you are here but don’t let that slow you down. Thanks to the rain, Manuel Antonio National Park is in full bloom attracting frogs, hummingbirds, and butterflies of every color. The rains are also providing great rafting on our nearby rivers and Nauyaca Waterfalls are always amazing. It is also baby season here in the jungle, so look closely as a lot of monkeys and sloths are carrying their young on their backs. Whale season has been fantastic this year so get to Marina Pez Vela and book your whale watching tour. Sunset Sails and Brisa Elegante can get you out to enjoy our beautiful coastline and experience these magnificent animals up close.

Marina Pez Vela will be hosting for its 5th year, one of the most anticipated sportfishing events—The Dorado Derby. This event will be held over two days ( Nov 12 and 19) with anglers from the United States, Central America, and Costa Rica participating in this fun filled event for all ages. Contact Marina Pez Vela and register your team at marinapezvela.com.

US Thanksgiving is November 24. We all have something to be thankful for moving forward to this coming new year. Colinas will be serving their famous traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings so make your reservations and reserve your drumstick. We want to wish all of our advertisers, writers, readers, and staff a VERY Happy Thanksgiving. We could not do this magazine without you.

Toys for Tots will have their collection boxes around the area. So, let’s “Be nice” and help the children and their families have a wonderful Christmas by dropping an unwrapped gift to brighten someone’s holiday. Santa can always use your help.

We want to thank Frank Schulz for getting his ducks in a row for this month’s amazing cover shot. We would also like to welcome our new advertisers Pura Pilates, Villas Jacquelina, and Your Costa Rica Home.

We hope you enjoy our magazine and it helps guide you through this enchanting paradise we call home. You can always follow and share us here or on Facebook/Quepolandia.

Peace and Enjoy…D

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Bienvenidos… Welcome to the rainforest. Green season has arrived, so enjoy the peace and all the lushness it provides. Our mornings are normally sunny and beautiful and the rain rolls through late in the afternoon. So, get out early and enjoy your adventures and get a late afternoon nap or massage. Our restaurants and tour companies are in full swing to make your stay here an unforgettable one. Without the crowds and with cooler weather it’s a perfect time to hike one of our beautiful National Parks that Costa Rica has to offer. We recommend calling ahead to our fine restaurants beforehand because some will be closed briefly this time of year for a quick vacation for themselves and their staff.

Marina Pez Vela keeps the action going with one of the best fleets of boats to experience the migration of humpback whales that vacation here just off shore this time of year (Brisa Elegante and Sunset Sails). The sportfishing is spectacular as well (Jackpot Sportfishing and JP Sportfishing). October 31 is Halloween and MPV Annual Halloween Bash will be handing out candy for the kids, a masquerade show and restaurant specials. Always a great time for the entire family. So start thinking of your costume and enjoy fright night in the jungle.

Costa Rica celebrates its 201st year of Independence on September 15th. So get out and celebrate with a country that truly appreciate their freedom. VIVA COSTA RICA!!!

We want to thank and welcome to our pages APE, Falafel Bar, Hacienda Mil Bellezas, and Phelipe’s.

September/October is a double month issue so we will be back to guide you in November. We hope you enjoy our magazine and it helps guide you through this enchanting paradise we call home. You can always follow and share us here or on Facebook/Quepolandia.

Peace and Enjoy…D

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Bienvenidos… Welcome to our piece of paradise, we are sure you are going to love it. There are so many wonderful things Costa Rica has to offer and we are here to guide you. So get out, explore and enjoy your vacation. Our beaches are amazing to surf, stroll or just tranquilo. We also have many National Parks to visit and experience all the wildlife each area has to offer. I recommend a trained guide so you don’t miss anything. They really do enhance your tour with their extensive knowledge of the parks and the wildlife. National Park Day is August 24 so be sure to celebrate it and enjoy nature.

August brings in the beginning of whale season here in the Southern Pacific. This is when the humpback whales come to give birth and is the best time to view them. Marina Pez Vela has a fleet of boats to get you out and up close. Book your whale watching tours with Brisa Elegante or Sunset Sails and experience the majestic mammals and their calves frolicking in their environment.

In August there is a lot of reasons for a fiesta. International Beer (cerveza) Day is Aug 5 and National Rum Day is Aug 16 so “cheers”. We also want to wish all you mothers an incredible Mother’s Day, Aug 15. Thank you for all you do. So don’t forget to make those dinner reservations or maybe book a Spa Day treatment for that special woman she deserves it.

Welcome to our newest advertiser, Osa Property Management.

We want to thank Robert Simpson for this month’s pineapple cover shot.

We hope you enjoy our magazine and it helps guide you through this paradise we call home. You can always follow and share us here or on Facebook/Quepolandia.

Peace and Enjoy…D

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