This story and the Flamingo Coast series originally ran in December 2016. FLAMINGO, Guanacaste — “Do you think you can tell heaven from hell?” crooned the Uruguayan…
Semana Santa, or Easter Holy Week, is one of the most important events for Costa Rican Catholics, and many centuries of old traditions and beliefs are involved.…
If your ship didn’t come in this year, don’t despair. There’s always next year – and the eve of a new year might be just the time…
For Thanksgiving 2018 we're looking back on a 2005 piece that, in turn, looked back on Thanksgivings past in Costa Rica. This year, even fresh cranberries were…
It was the first time I ever turned 42, so I asked my wife if we could rent mountain bikes at Playa Danta to celebrate. We’d done it…
FLAMINGO, Guanacaste — If it weren’t for bad luck, the Flamingo Marina would have no luck at all. It was “the first full-service marina in Costa Rica,”…
FLAMINGO, Guanacaste — Showing me a $2.5 million villa at The Palms, Mark Randall touched a button in a master bedroom and a big flatscreen TV started rising…
FLAMINGO, Guanacaste — Not even a mess of jellyfish could ruin this sailboat adventure. A Saturday sunset cruise with Zafira Catamaran Sailing was the perfect tonic for…
FLAMINGO, Guanacaste — People often ask me where I live, and I say, “I mostly live in my car.” People say, “You have a camper?” I say,…
The owners of the Hibiscus Restaurant in Potrero, Marion Ceccarini and the late Allan Vargas, who tragically died on Nov. 30. Karl Kahler/The Tico Times FLAMINGO, Guanacaste —…
