Bienvenidos/Welcome to our Paradise even in the rain it’s a great place to live and visit………this issue represents our Green Season special covering 2 months just packed full of reading material to help get us thru…just remember not to work all the puzzles or read everything in Sept!…Of interest to
Read MoreBy Tey Arce Titi Conservation Alliance would like to thank all those who came and support the 2012 Annual Fundraiser at Gaia Hotel & Reserve. Thanks to all of you, the evening’s proceeds reached $4,000, exceeding the initial goal that the Alliance had set for the environmental education program. Beyond
Read MoreBy Jenny Thelan, Volunteer and Pre-Vet Student at Iowa State Have you ever seen the blue ropes hanging around Manuel Antonio and Quepos? Those aren’t just any ropes, those are known as monkey bridges, and they’re very important for the conservation for all the monkeys in the area. The monkey
Read MoreBy Mark Goldstein When was the last time that you said to yourself “It will feel so good to shrink things down, to compress my body, to squeeze things shut” ? Maybe you have, but I doubt it. In retrospect, what do we all do after sitting at a desk
Read MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to Paradise..we hope you enjoy your vacation here with us and all around this beautiful country. There is much to do, see, eat and drink so get out there and enjoy. We are into the early part of our “Green Season” so look for those afternoon showers, sometimes heavy
Read MoreBy Sandy Franz ATTENTION, ATTENTION The population of unwanted animals has just been lessened! PAWS castration clinic held on 5/6/2012, was able to neuter/spay 19 dogs and 10 cats, making a total of 29 animals not able to produce unwanted animals. Thank you to the volunteers, PAWS workers, Dr. Martinez
Read MoreMarina Pez Vela hosted the 1st annual Quepos Billfish Cup tournament of the Costa Rica Big Game Series from the 12th through the 15th of April 2012, offering an exciting and competitive event for everyone involved while benefiting charities to Protect the Children of Quepos.
Read MoreSeeds of Hope held its first fundraising event on April 28th in Los Altos in Manuel Antonio. The event was attended by over 70 people, the majority being local business owners. Seeds of Hope is an organization that is working against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking. Seeds of Hope
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 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 Tey Arce A famous quote says “The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.” Here is a simple question: How many special classes and teachers inspired your life? Was there any course you
Read MoreBy Sabine Seifert I learned about KSTR last year when I first spoke with Pía, the KSTR Wildlife Vet. We were talking about my Educational Program in “Project Management” and how it is a way to improve the efficiency in a business project. KSTR was interested in learning about it
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