On July 25th, 1824, the map of Costa Rica changed completely. From that day our country increased in size and gained natural wealth, culture and folklore. That day the inhabitants of the Nicoya district, which is what we now call the province of Guanacaste, decided through a voluntary act to [...]
Another Nosara landmark is about to change hands as Myriam and Marcel Schaerer leave the Giardino Tropicale. Thankfully, however, these two pillars of Nosara´s civic life will not be leaving town. They arrived in 1999 with 20 boxes of belongings. ¨We rented a place in Condominios Las Palmas and started [...]
If you've heard marimbas at a local fiesta, dance, or restaurant, chances are you've heard the Gutierrez brothers’ band. You’ll find them at gigs from Tamarindo to Samara, Nicoya, and Santa Cruz. Locally, they play regularly at Taco Taco, El Manglar, Kaya Sol, Cafe de Paris, and Lagarta Lodge. Antonio [...]
Another Nosara landmark is undergoing a transition, as the owner of the second hotel in Pelada departs. Before she left, former owner Ruth Luescher shared some memories with us. Nearly 30 years ago Ruth and René Spinnler set off on an adventure. After working for nearly three decades in their [...]
One windy day in the mid-1990s Bill Lancaster set out from Garza with two friends in a boat named Sushi Loco. When choppy seas forced most other boats to shore, the three intrepid souls went further out to sea, amid catcalls such as, "you are truly locos!" Nevertheless, they caught [...]
