By Donna Porter Where do you go when you just want to forget about life for awhile – to relax, to reflect, to walk at a snail’s pace and breath it all in or to spend some passive time with family or friends away from your home? Perhaps you go
Read MoreBy Jim Parisi I have to admit it: before I began reading “Happier than a Billionaire (Quitting my Job, Moving to Costa Rica & Living the Zero Hour Work Week)”, I immediately lumped it into a catch-all category inhabited by dozens of other books I had seen with a similar
Read MoreBy Jack Ewing Every forest has its old timers, trees that stand out from the rest because of their size, form and distinguishing characteristics. Many, because of their advanced age, have rotted on the inside, leaving them partially or completely hollow, often with gaping holes to the outside. This is
Read MoreRellene el crucigrama con los ejemplos. Horizontal: 1. Enviar, él.; 3. Comprar, yo; 4. Hablar, nosotros; 5. Ver, él; 7. Estudiar, tú; 10. Escribir, vosotros; 11. Comer, nosotros Vertical: 2. Vivir, nosotros; 3. Comprender, yo; 6. Recibir, ellos; 8. Coger, tú; 9. Salir, ellos
Read MoreBy Jim Parisi The new Papaya DVD, “Piano and Tropical Dry Forest – a Journey into the Heart of the Tropics” is a stunning compilation of imagery and sound, filmed and recorded entirely in the Guanacaste province, in several locations: Rincon dela Viejaand Cacao, Islas Catalinas, the Gulf of Papagayo,
Read MoreBy Mark Goldstein We were in Shivasana at the end of a yoga class recently, and because it is the dry season, the waterfall next to our yoga deck is running much softer now. With the music off, the sounds of the surrounding jungle settled in, and the slow steady
Read MoreQuepos Costa Rica! There is no other place for fishing PERIOD! The month of February was some fantastic fishing. Los Suenos held the first leg of the signature series at the end of January and a record breaking amount of sailfish and marlin were caught. A whopping 613 sailfish and
Read MoreThese Horoscopes are meant to be fun and enjoyed. They should not be taken too seriously. PISCES – February 19-March 20 You will have a dream this month in which you are standing on the shore of an inky black river in grey twilight. An old man wearing a black
Read MoreThis month KSTR has been working hard on a strategic plan to move us forward. We have all the projects: Wildlife Rescue Center, Monkey Bridges, Wildlife Sanctuary, Reforestation, Organic Gardens for the wildlife we care for, and a new Volunteer Center and Program to educate students, biologists, vets, teachers about
Read MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to our Paradise..we are happy that you have come to visit…whether you’re on Spring Break, Honeymoon, a family vacation or your next great adventure, we are sure you’ll have a great time!……..we have the best restaurants, the most exciting tours and the coldest libations for a hot day……… &
Read MoreBy Jack Ewing The late 1970s and through the 1980s were times of turmoil in Central America. Costa Rica had been a stable democracy since 1948, had no army, and was the only nation in the isthmus that was not involved in some sort of internal conflict. Nevertheless, some of
Read MoreBy Jim Parisi For the many fans, of Malpais it is impossible not to become nostalgic while listening to their new CD. Fans, friends, family and band members were stunned at the sudden and unexpected passing late last August of Fidel Gamboa, the singer/songwriter/guitarist/flautist of this very popular Costa Rican
Read MoreServes 4 Ingredients for Curry 1 T Curry Powder 4 pieces whitefish filet (corvina & dorado work well) 1 lime 1Tbs olive oil ½ large onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, pureed or mashed 2 Tbs ginger, grated or mashed ½ C water ½ C raisins 1 C dried green lentils
Read MoreBy Donna Porter Plants can stir your emotions – induce in you a feeling – if not by their unparalleled beauty, then by their majestic nature. Have you ever been in the presence of a plant and felt just a little humbled? Awed? Even slightly intimidated? Perhaps, somewhere in your
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