Anniversaries, birthdays, and general celebrations are the fruits of living. They are the times to gather with friends and loved ones to relax and celebrate. Sometimes there is music and food, other times there are libations and dance, but always remains the vibrations of love, comradery, and playfulness. The fact
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I don’t remember when I wrote my first article for Quepolandia, but my first book, Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate, was a collection of 32 articles, most of which had been previously published in Quepolandia. The first edition of the book was published in Costa Rica in 2003. That means
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Quepolandia Magazine and Marina Pez Vela share a close relationship as they both contribute significantly to the promotion of Quepos, Costa Rica as a tourist destination. Marina Pez Vela is a world-class marina located in Quepos that attracts sailors, yachters, and boating enthusiasts from all over the world. The marina
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25 Years Ago in Costa Rica – Greg Gordon Happy 25th Birthday Quepolandia! Your magazine has been a part of my entire time living and visiting Dominical and has always been a bulletin of what was happening around Quepos and the entire southern zone. I started my surf report in
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25 years of amazing publications! The sustainability of such just blows me away! Starting with Ana, followed by me and now with Dave at the helm with Paul as always putting it all together in beautiful form. Dave has expanded the Quepolandia from Uvita to Jaco bringing in new advertisers,
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Before deciding to move to Costa Rica, I had already retired from the “rat race” and was working a few different jobs while living on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. One of the last jobs there was with a publishing company, although my job was accounting and personnel—not
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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
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KSTR is a 20 year old wildlife conservation project based near Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Our organization provides wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release to all species of wildlife native to Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast including squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys, capuchins, sea turtles, dolphins, shorebirds, reptiles, and more. KSTR’s 52 acre
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Memoirs of a Masseur May/June 2023 – Todd Pequeen Washing sheets is one of my favorite daily activities. Washing machine, dryer (21 years after moving here I finally purchased a dryer as I previously hung my laundry), folding and putting away. Why? You ask. Washing sheets directly correlates to the
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Welcome to the May & June edition of That’s Fishin’. OFFSHORE FISHING April produced some fantastic Marlin fishing for the Quepos fleet as good numbers of Blue Marlin in the 150-250lb range were released. There were a few big black Marlin caught over the Offshore Reefs as well as a
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What’s Shaking @ Marina Pez Vela WHAT AN AMAZING START TO 2023! The first months of this year have meant so much to the family at Marina Pez Vela and our local community. Certainly, the highlight of the first trimester of the year has been the overwhelming return of our
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We are celebrating our One Year Anniversary! We have never had a storewide sale before. So this IS IT! Honestly, EVERYTHING in the store’s showroom is on sale. EVERY DAY we will have very special unique items for sale at 50% off the regular price, ONLY for that day. The
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Bye-Bye Mosquitos Many years ago, before we had electricity, I had a small fish tank. I couldn’t use an air pump to oxygenate the water, so I had to struggle to keep everything in balance as best I could. Fish need oxygen, which is produced by green plants, which need
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