Sketch by Markham Smith, May 18 2013. View from Las Catalinas of sea with Islas Pitahayas and Islas Catalinas.
This is a big weekend at Las Catalinas, with Pura Vida Ride putting on their second annual stand up paddle challenge on Saturday, June 23. This year is is the Paddle Battle 2012, in support of the beloved nearby La Paz Community School. It is shaping up to be a really great event and a very ...
Martyn Hoffmann took his Go Pro camera and just left it on the railing of Casa Sirena one afternoon during the first week of April. This footage, played as it is here at accelerated speed, gives a nice glimpse of what life is like in Las Catalinas these days. I hope you'll enjoy it... (PS - Thanks, ...
Here is a nice video that Martyn Hoffmann made of an early morning paddle trip that he made with Jake Jacobs and myself yesterday morning. Nice. Even better was a full moon paddle last night. No wind, glassy ocean, 85 degree water, balmy air... that was truly magical. I can't believe it has taken ...
This past Sunday was the grand finale of a long fiesta in Liberia. A group of us from Las Catalinas attended the final rodeo and fair that evening. Packed! The rodeo is partially like what you may have seen on TV and partially different. The large ring is at all times occupied with a couple of ...
In January 80,680 people arrived in Liberia's Daniel Oduber Airport. That's up from 65,000 in 2011 and 51,000 in 2009, both of which were themselves record years. December was similarly strong. New flights and the new terminal building are making it easier and easier to get to Las Catalinas.
A nice article on Las Catalinas just came in in the Enespera magazine in Costa Rica. Spanish version and English version. Well done! Link to PDF
A family of five howler monkey spent the afternoon munching some buds on the trees right in front of our Casa Teja today - providing a great photo op even for those of us without much telephoto. The papa was extremely vocal! The others - muy tranquillo. Quoting from Wikipedia "Howler monkeys are ...
On Saturday night one of our Las Catalinas houses (mine) was included in the live auction at the Atlanta Ballet Ball. After a rousing reception for a live performance of the song, "A Las Catalinas Day", there was a veritable frenzy of bidding for a one week stay in the house. In the end the bids ...
Here is a new video of riders on the Las Catalinas trail system. Very nice! Mountain Biking has really been coming into its own at Las Catalinas over the last couple of months. Our first 10 kilometer bike route was completed late last year. Over the Christmas break we were "discovered" by the San ...
Do real towns have songs? Yes! From "New York, New York" to "Lodi". Do real estate developments have songs? No!
The year-end holidays were sort of a coming out party for Las Catalinas. All our houses were full, and we had several hundred daily visitors coming to enjoy the beaches, the trails, and the businesses at Las Catalinas. It all felt just the way I had always hoped it would. Happy belated holidays, ...
Yes, I am now one of those people with a camera attached to his head. Here is some footage of my paddle yesterday morning to the Islas Pitahayas. It has been so pretty at Las Catalinas lately I can hardly stand it.
The first JetBlue flight from New York's JFK airport to Liberia (just 24 miles from Las Catalinas) began yesterday. They are offering fares as low as $119 each way - quite a deal. It appears the flight is currently operating 4 days a week. Checking on their website, it looks like the low fare is ...
On the morning of November 4th I recorded an informal walk through Las Catalinas beach town. Academy Award material it is not. I apparently need to learn to stop panning around so rapidly. But the scenery - that could win some awards!
Las Catalinas Climate Summary: Las Catalinas has two very distinct seasons, a wet one and a dry one. Both are quite wonderful. The dry season begins in early to mid-November and runs until about the second week of May. During this time it will barely rain at all. Humidity drops, things become quite ...
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