Due to its moderate tropical climate and gentle atmospheric conditions, Costa Rica is a welcoming home throughout the year. Temperatures average around 80 degrees no matter what the month, there is plentiful sun even in the heart of the rainy season, and the country’s tropical forests are full of ...
Las Catalinas is a beach town designed in a tropical traditional style, an architectural method that produces a cohesive, classic look that also allows for each home to respond to the topography and its position in town, and also adapt to the needs and vision of the homeowners.
Pleased to share that Las Catalinas was the subject of a feature in Texas Lifestyle Magazine, as part of their special edition travel issue that covered Costa Rica, Tuscany, New Zealand, London and the Cotswolds, Alaska, and Acapulco. Las Catalinas is featured alongside Recreo, a series of small ...
Las Catalinas has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, in an article by Christian L. Wright that takes a look at the authenticity and realism of town. In the article, Wright speaks to an initial skepticism of Las Catalinas, which he expected to be yet another version of the beachfront resort ...
Breathing techniques are versatile skills that can be simple to learn, offer continuous room for growth, and are adaptable to a number of different activities and situations. Control of the breath can provide the body with more energy and sensation, reduce stress and lower heart rate, increase ...
A while back, the swell and the tides lined up nearly perfectly with the dawn hours to create a trifecta of prime conditions for surfing in the area. According to Magic Seaweed’s Playa Grande forecast (a good reference point for swell across the Guanacaste Coast), swell started firing on Thursday ...
The Las Catalinas Reto began in September 2019, and will be a year-long competition that will take place over 22km of town’s mountain biking trails, joining the Las Catalinas TRI as one of town’s two major mountain biking competitions. There are divisions for both local and non-local riders (living ...
The sloth is one of Costa Rica’s most iconic creatures, drawing love from around the world for its peaceful nature and friendly appearance. In fact, the sloth is the slowest land mammal in the world, posting a record top speed of 5 feet per minute across the ground, a speed that triples in the ...
The 2019 Halloween celebration in Las Catalinas is coming up on Saturday, October 26th, a time for family and fun throughout town. Parents and kids dress up in costume, explore the walkable neighborhood trick-or-treating, and visit friends for lively get togethers in the evenings, including a ...
Almost 25 species of whales, dolphins, and manatees can be found offshore of Costa Rica, with different species found in the Pacific, Caribbean, and mangroves around the country. These animals come in many shapes, sizes, and groups, ranging from the manatees found in the country’s mangroves to the ...
The town of Las Catalinas is located in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, surrounded on one side by a tropical dry forest reserve and on the other by Playa Danta and Playa Dantita, two sandy beaches on the Pacific Ocean. It’s a blend of environments that offers a rich selection of activities to those staying ...
Playa Flamingo será la anfitriona del primer Gatorade Flamingo Beach Marathon el próximo sábado 14 de septiembre. Este maratón comenzó hace 12 años en Tamarindo, pero este año se muda a Flamingo, cambiando de lugar para un mejor manejo de logística ya que el evento continúa creciendo.
Departures magazine recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with an issue dedicated to visionary people and projects in sustainability. The issue contains a number of profiles on people and places working to make cities more efficient, develop solutions to over-tourism, and create products more ...
Tropical dry forests are ecosystems in which life changes drastically between long periods of rain and drought over the course of the year. Found in regions where atmospheric conditions like the rain-shadow effect are prominent, these forests give rise to species of plants and animals that are ...
When designing homes in Costa Rica, architects not only consider protection from strong tropical rains, but also the effect that these aguaceros will have on the spaces of the home and the people inside. In this piece we take a look at the way that architecture in Las Catalinas factors in these ...
In Costa Rica, many students are returning to school after summer. For some students, this is the start of another school year, while for others school has already resumed for about a month after a short break for summer. In Guanacaste, this time of year brings back the familiar sight of school ...
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