Bienvenidos/Welcome to the most beautiful part of Costa Rica – or at least that’s how we feel about it – it is a beautiful country. We are happy to have you here for a visit and know you will have a great time…..we have just about everything that Costa Rica
Read MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to Paradise..if you are reading this then we have made it through the Mayan End of the World deadline- yahoo! and New Year’s Eve festivities since we are writing this mid December….Happy New Year – Feliz Año Nuevo………lucky you to be spending your holiday in beautiful Costa Rica…we hope
Read MoreBy Pat Cheek I recently sat down with newcomer Ron Shaw and enjoyed hearing about his latest book HELLBENDER. The book is a docudrama regarding how American politics hampered U.S. Armed Forces from actually prevailing during the time of the Vietnam War. Ron went on to say: While President Lyndon
Read MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to our Paradise we are happy to have you here with us and know you will enjoy your stay……you should be able to find everything you need right here in Quepolandia…..this month we are introducing our “In the Spotlight” section for one restaurant- Barba Roja and one tour -Tres
Read MoreFor the fifth year in a row, the U.S. Embassy and Costa Rica’s D.A.R.E. Foundation are joining together to pay tribute to DEA Special Agent Enrique Kiki Camarena who was murdered by Mexican drug traffickers in 1985. Over a week, known as Red Ribbon Week, students from different primary and
Read MoreBienvenidos / Welcome to our beautiful Paradise… and Quepolandia….here it is November and our “green season” rains have been relatively light through Sept/Oct. so unless we get drowned during Nov. we’ve had it much easier than the last couple of seasons…..enough rain to keep us green, green, green but still
Read MoreThe stars came out and we were treated to the lights, camera, action of the world of moviemaking right here in our little town of Quepos. In July the film crew and actors for The Librarian set up at the beach in Manuel Antonio, also shooting scenes in Quepos and
Read MoreBienvenidos/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 MoreBienvenidos / Welcome to our beautiful corner of Paradise…. we know you’ll have a great time. Our little area has everything you need to enjoy a great Costa Rica experience. We have every sort of tour from white water rafting, zip lines, sport fishing and now we offer the first
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 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 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 MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to our beautiful tropical Paradise..we are happy to have you visiting…….wishing everyone a Happy Easter and a safe Semana Santa (Costa Rica’s Holiday for Easter that begins on the Thurs. before Easter through the holiday). It is a time when many Ticos come to visit their beautiful Manuel Antonio
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