By Shelagh Duncan Once you have purchased your piece of paradise, and decided that it is time to think about building a home you will ask your builder “How much will the project cost?” The answer isn’t always straightforward and easy. You see, a home construction budget, in both its
Read MoreThe waters of Quepos are back on track! With the Red Tide passed and gone the waters are back to their beautiful blue color. Fishing has been terrific! With the season slowing down, the fishing hasn’t. With the charter boats still running they are catching all varieties of fish. The
Read MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to all you graduates, newlyweds, backpackers and fun vacationers! We are happy to have you visiting our corner of Paradise – you’ve made a great choice! Throughout the pages of Quepolandia you will find all the best restaurants and the greatest tours from zip-lining to whitewater rafting, horseback riding,
Read MoreBy Donna Porter If you had to make a short list of tropical fruits to grow and to consume, papaya, Carica papaya, should be at the top of your list. Papaya – commonly called Pawpaw in parts of the world – is a super food whose health benefits outweigh those
Read MoreBy Os ¿Todo bien gente? ¿Everything is ok people? Last month we learned “Los Días de la Semana”, right? So, I suppose we should learn “Los Meses del Año”-“The Months of the Year” right now: ENERO is the only one that doesn´t look very similar to the one in inglés.
Read MoreBy Glen Bain Filtration Adequate filtration is essential. The water passes through the filter, is cleaned and returns to the pool. The correct size of pump and filter is critical. The sand in the filter (if applicable) will need to be changed every 2 years although this time period may
Read MoreBy Jack Ewing Nothing penetrates the consciousness like a woman’s scream. I’m not talking about an ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill scream, like when her husband spills coffee on the new table cloth, or even like when she sees her two-year-old standing on a chair, reaching for a pot of boiling water.
Read MoreBy Matt Casseday I was walking down the street at mid-day. It was late in the dry summer season, and the sun was right overhead, blazing hot, ready to fry the skin of anyone who lingered in the glow for too long. It was heat that could wound as easily
Read MoreBy Pat Cheek I recently spent a little time with Renate at the Hotel Parador. It was a day off from her swimming and teaching before moving on. As a little background, Renate began swimming at the age of 4 when her mother coaxed her into ever deepening water until
Read MoreBy Jim Parisi The first time I listened to “Musica Profana”, the new CD by Rialengo, I found myself being impressed time and again by the vocal and instrumental harmonies and the seamless, gentle flow of the melodies. The music is a mesh of Cumbia, from Colombia, and Swing Criolla,
Read MoreWell April has passed in Quepos Costa Rica and to be honest in the fishing capital of Costa Rica it’s been rough for our fleet of boats. We are experiencing “RED TIDE”. Basically it means the fishing sucks. When Mother Nature gets done messing around, our fishing will return back
Read MoreBy Jennifer Rice We are thrilled that hotel owners and wedding planners unanimously agreed to stop setting off fireworks in Manuel Antonio due to their negative impact on the wildlife and environment here! Fireworks create a very serious problem and a very dangerous one for the rainforest. We have found
Read MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to Quepos & Manuel Antonio or as we like to call it ”Paradise”!………we are happy to see a little rain falling as we had gotten pretty toasted(as in dry not drunk).We look so much more inviting in multiple shades of green! It should not be enough rain to ruin
Read MoreBy Mark Goldstein The answer is; Absolutely, definitely. Yes. Flow! After all, when you think about it, the opposite of flowing is stopping, or worse yet, stagnating, and we surely would not want that to be a part of our yoga practice. This month’s yoga pose is more of an
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