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owler looks skyward, to Costa Rica’s rainforest treetops and beyond, in our August cover story. For one of the world’s most richly blessed countries on so many biodiversity counts, being right up there as a favorite birding paradise seems only natural. We revisit five of the many bird species featured in past magazine issues: toucans, oropendolas, motmots, scarlet macaws and cuckoos. Discover more birds and other creatures on land and underwater in this month’s Travel & Adventure section. First explore three of Costa Rica’s most exquisite yachting destinations: Cocos Island, the Osa Peninsula and Gulf of Papagayo. Then take a boat tour through the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, teeming with non-human life during rainy season to delight visitors. As surfing makes its Olympic debut this summer, we celebrate Costa Rica’s global prominence with two iconic contenders: Brisa Hennessy and Leilani McGonagle. Nicoya’s longevity renown as one of the world’s five Blue Zones is the subject of our Cultural Heritage feature, while the Artist Spotlight is on Fernán Salazar’s glass fusion talents. CR Biz offers entrepreneurial advice on resetting your mindset, and information on joint tenancy property titles and the new law promoting foreign and investment and relocation in Costa Rica. In our Pura Vida section you’ll learn about ginger’s health benefits and mindfully embracing peace and abundance. Also find out from our featured contributor, Chuhan Zhou, what a big impact one small-scale community composting project can make by setting the right dynamic example for waste management.
FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR Chuhan Zhou is a recent graduate of Universidad para La Paz in Costa Rica and American University in the U.S., where her studies focused on natural resources and sustainable development. She currently dedicates her time at the off-grid living project she shares with her partner and dog in Avellanas. There they enjoy building with earth, regenerating the land, making art with upcycled materials, and surfing when they have energy left. Their homestead projects include, as pictured below: homemade bricks consisting of mud, river sand and coconut husks— all sourced nearby and hand-processed — and an earthship-style structure being built from recycled materials, featuring a bottle wall.
WRITERS Debbie Bride. Canadian continuing to create and communicate in Costa Rica. Ivan Granados. Managing Partner at GM Attorneys, specializing in real estate and corporate law. igranados@ gmattorneyscr.com Joanna Blanco. Integrative nutritional health coach who helps clients embrace wellness in five interconnected areas of life: relationships, livelihood, physical activity, spiritual awareness and diet. John Brockmeier. Writer and activist inspired by diverse interests and international life experiences.
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Jessie Rowan. Multimedia journalist and photographer originally from California. Former Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grantee and global health reporter. Passion for surfing and traveling. jessierowan2929@gmail. com Laura Méndez. Founder of Pura Vida Vibrations. Offering sound journeys, breathwork experiences, cacao ceremonies & other activities. hello@puravidavibrations.com Mary Martin Mason. Published author whose latest book, Casa de Doloros, was inspired by her experiences and adventures as a U.S. expat living in Atenas, Costa Rica. A regular writer for the Mango Musings blog, and also an awardwinning former columnist with The Southwest Journal in Minneapolis, who also taught high school English in Houston, Japan and Minnesota. Nora Walsh. Award-winning journalist and copywriter specializing in luxury travel, hospitality and Latin America. She writes for national newspapers, magazines and online publications focusing on experiential travel, destination guides, luxury hotels, spas, dining and design. Rick Philps. Canadian who practiced law in Victoria, BC before moving to Costa Rica in 1998. He has practiced law here for 17 years, having continued his education in civil law and notary and registry law. Offers legal due diligence seminars and consultations in the Gold Coast area for expats moving, or considering moving to Costa Rica. Contact rick@costaricacanadalaw.com or visit www.costaricacanadalaw.com Tom Schultz. BS Biology and Geology, avid birder and nature photographer, retired software executive. tom@pananima.com
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COVER STORY
BEAUTIFUL BIRDS OF COSTA RICA TOUCANS OROPENDOLAS MOTMOTS MACAWS CUCKOOS
TRAVEL & ADVENTURE FEATURED ADVENTURE Costa Rica: The Next Yachting Frontier COOL PLACES Caño Negro Glistens in the Rainy Season
SURFING CR SURF FEATURE Brisa Hennessy and Leilani McGonagle Part of Surfing’s Olympic Debut TIDE CHART
ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT CULTURAL HERITAGE Breaking 100
PURA VIDA/LIVING CR LIFESTYLE FEATURE Paradise Found COMMUNITY FEATURE Got Organic Matter? EAT WELL Ginger’s Health Benefits MINDFULNESS Creating Peace and Abundance
CR BIZ DOING BUSINESS RIGHT Joint Tenancy Property Title Registration LEGALEASE New Law Encourages Foreign Investment and Relocation ENTREPRENEUR CR Reset Your Mindset
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SURFIN G COSTA RICA
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MOON PHASES
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Aug 8 New Moon
Aug 15 1st Quarter
Aug 22 Full Moon
SUNRISE AUG 1 AUG 31
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Coconut husks tossed by the roadside in Huacas near the verdulería.
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Ginger’s Health Benefits
EAT WELL
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Peace and Abundance Creating
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MINDFULNESS
Always be cautious of anyone who supports ideas based on fear.
We are the living hope of all our ancestors.
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Joint Tenancy
by Rick Philps
Property Title Registration
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New Law Encourages Foreign Investment and Relocation in Costa Rica
Economic Reactivation Goals
LEGAL EASE
by Ivan Granados
The amounts declared as income to qualify for the benefits of this law will be exempt from income tax.
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