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By Maria Angelica Sancho The sailing research vessel the R/V Martin Sheen has arrived in Costa Rica, where Sea Shepherd has begun an ocean research and public awareness campaign. On August 8th, they held an ”open house” on the Martin Sheen at Marina Pez Vela. The mission of the vessel

Those we love, don’t go away, they walk beside us, every day. Unseen, unheard, but always here, still loved, still missed, still very dear. Sjoerd, Shirin & Stijn – The Netherlands Karyn O’Bryan was special. Someone told me they had known Karyn only a short time but it seemed like

“Jan loved her little town of Quepos. Jan will be missed and remembered by those who knew her and loved her in their own way. She attended  Kansas State University obtaining a degree in Spanish, go figure. After a few years working Jan received a master degree in business from

(en Español) By Susan Jones Valverde I have vivid memories of what rivers symbolized as a child growing up in San Carlos.  They were more than a flowing body of water, they were an adventurous Saturday or Sunday morning. They represented family outings lasting hours in the water before being

(in English) Por Susan Jones Valverde Tengo recuerdos vividos de lo que simbolizaron los ríos como una niña que creció en San Carlos. Eran más que un cuerpo que fluye del agua, eran una aventura sábado o domingo por la mañana. Representaban salidas familiares, horas en el agua antes de ser

This article was originally published June 7, 2015 on isawsg.com. Photos: ISA/Nelly The final day of competition at the 2015 Nicaragua Unica… Original ISA World Surfing Games presented by Lafise and Claro ended with an international celebration for the sport of surfing. Twenty-seven National Teams flooded the sands of Playa

By Donielle Fish Costa Rica First Class Villas The United Fruit Company was a large American corporation formed in 1899 that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas), grown on Central and South American plantations, and exported to the United States and Europe. The company had a great influence on economic

By Evelyn Gallardo Kudos go to the Osa Field Institute (OFI) for its standing room only grand opening in Uvita and for bringing Dr. Jane Goodall in as its keynote speaker. Executive Director, Dr. Julie Reyes, made a brief opening statement under a rancho setting about OFI being established as

By Myles Gough (Originally published on www.sciencealert.com March 20, 2015) Well done Costa Rica, well done. The Central American country has achieved a major clean energy milestone, meeting 100 percent of its power demand with renewable energy for 75 straight days. “The year 2015 has been one of electricity totally

Nació en Alemania en 1944. En su natal país fue marino y conductor de trens, llegó a su segunda patria Costa Rica en 1991, hombre afable, noble, amable, educado, filántropo, todo un caballero y amigo de todos. Vino a Quepos en busca de un clima que le asentara a su

Vida Autentica as two words translates into Authentic Life or Life Authentic. I personally think I prefer the latter though I do not know which is technically correct. Those two words, if thought of long enough, could mean so many things to the myriad different people who would try to

Dear Quepos, We are your friendly neighbors Parrita! We are writing you to tell you about a skate park project we would like to build for the youth of Parrita in a place called La Loma, Parrita. As you may have noticed, Parrita is still very much a developing canton

By Katherine Stanley Obando, Academic Director, JumpStart Costa Rica kstanley@crmultilingue.org La Inmaculada is a community located just outside of Quepos Center along the southwestern coast of Costa Rica. Along with its surrounding neighborhoods, La Inmaculada houses close to 3,000 residents whom work within the Quepos community. While there are small

We mourn the passing of Anthony (“Tony”) St. Aubyn Reid, a great friend, father, brother husband and son. Tony traveled the world many times, and had friends in all corners of the planet. Though he spent his formative years in the radically outrageous Ibiza, Spain, when he arrived in Quepos,