Dear readers
We are dedicating the last issue of this year 2014 to the wildlife in Costa Ballena.Jack Ewing from Hacienda Barú, observes that wildlife in the area is recovering after being threatened for many years by the loss of habitat (page 10). Photographer Paul Gerace has made a new lazy friend (page 22). Trevor Brown (Costa Rica Surf Realty) goes on surfing with the big fish (page 28). Biologist Susana García (Biological Station Huén Tebec) tells us about the spider monkey (page 34), and Oscar Brenes, the director of Playa Tortuga Reserve, writes about Turtle 260 breaking the protocol (page 62).
Great news is the upcoming opening of Alturas Animal Sanctuary between Dominical and Uvita (middle pages).
In this edition we are celebrating Christmas with you, sharing the greeting received for the occasion from Chef Victor Castañeda: his tasty “Christmas in Cahuita” recipe (page42). And, we wish you the best of happiness in 2015, toasting with a “Matapalo Surprise”, created by Josué Arroyo (page 27).
Once again, we visited Saúl Mora Morales, artist and teacher; he made clear that the actors involved in the dances held by the indigenous peoples of the South Pacific, are CabrúVróje and not devils (page 66).
Finally, together with Ifigenia Quintanilla, the Costa Rican spheres’ expert, we visited the town of Curré, the day the three spheres arrived (page 68).
At the end of this special year, I want to wish you on behalf of Ballena Tales Editorial Team a very happy holiday season and a harmonious New Year 2015.
Dagmar Reinhard, Editor
This Issue Stories
Spheres – Recovery of the Indigenous History by Dagmar Reinhard The Warriors Who Come from Behind the Sun by Dagmar ReinhardRecently Issue Stories
- The Diquís Archaeological Sites are World Heritage By Francisco Corrales
- What does the Art of the Diquís have in common with Michelangelo’s David – By Dagmar Reinhard
- Respect the Elders – By Robert Rodgers
- Spheres in the Animal Kingdom . By Fernando Riera
- The Black Machine 84, an Old Engine Comes to Life By Dagmar Reinhard
- Uvita, A Pretty Town is a Happy Town – By Karen McCrea
- Spectacled Caiman… Seems to Be Wearing a Pair of Glasses – By Breanna Ondich
- Believing in the“Impossible”Makes Miracles “Possible” – By Dagmar Reinhard
- The Floor Loom – By Susan Atkinson
- Osa Field Institute, Center for Culture, Science and Conservation . by Dagmar Reinhard
- Petroglyphs in Costa Ballena – By Jack Ewing
- There is Always a Way to Do Things Differently – By Perry Gladstone
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Tourist Attractions
Presenting the cities of Costa Ballena!
What to do, where to go, places to stay!
- Horseback Riding in Ojochal
- The Gecko at La Cusinga has a Big Screen
- Now Open to the Public: Oxygen Jungle Villas & Restaurant
- Restaurant Pura Vida
- Restaurant La Palapa at Cuna del Angel
Art & Culture
Environment & Wildlife
- Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary
- The lizard that walks on the water
- The Golden tennis Ball
- Vida autentica
- International Tree Day
- The Toucan, the symbolic Bird of Costa Ballena
- Neotropical Bird Snake
- Going Green: Water Conservation
Health & Wellness
- Finding a common ground
- Living fences
- The Gift of Rain
- Are Organic Products Healthier?
- What is a gluten free menu?
- Ojoche
- So, I became Costa Rica’s lover
Local’s Corner
Surf & Tides
- 4th National Stand Up Paddle (SUP)
- Tide Charts
- Playa Hermosa – one of the most beautiful and largest beaches of Costa Ballena
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