We have plenty of strawberry fields in Costa Rica, imagine that! On New Year’s Day 2012, it was such a beautiful day, Dany and I decided to take a day trip to Poas. As usual, because we never use a sweater in Costa Rica, we forgot to bring any and I was cold for the…
Estimated Reading Time: Looking for a Costa Rica insurance agent? Nothing is better for business than good service to your clients. In my business, Costa Rica real estate, I have always tried to excel in service as in my opinion it means the continuity of your business and it is a lot easier to…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Now that most of you are on holiday, and I am not, you might have some more time available to enjoy the work of Isaac Martinez. Isaac is a panoramic photographer and does panoramic photos and virtual tours. I met Isaac the first time in the year 2,000 when I…
Christmas in Costa Rica is quite different from what I was used to. Where I was born and raised, December is pretty cold. I’m from Haarlem, a city almost right on the North Sea, close to Amsterdam. Christmas in Haarlem, when I grew up, was generally under 32ºF and we could skate the famous canals…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Talented musician Manuel Obregon is someone you’d want to check out. Many of you might remember Catalina, who was my assistant for quite some time. When I hired Catalina, I didn’t know that she is Manuel Obregon’s sister. Manuel is one of Costa Rica’s most talented musicians and now Laura…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes More than 680,000 turtles or Atlantic Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) have nested in 2010 on Ostional beach. This beach is located 65 miles from downtown Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. This was confirmed with Laura Brenes, manager of the protected area. On January 16 000 animals arrived and in February 9000. In…
Estimated Reading Time: 2 Minutes Toro 3 Hydro-electric Project promoted by ICE, BCR, and Jasec. The Banco de Costa Rica (BCR), the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), and the Administrative Board of Cartago Electric Service (JASEC) signed a trust agreement reported yesterday by these entities. This agreement is to build the Toro 3 hydroelectric project.…