Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA - The beach of Ostional is the scenery for a rarely-seen biological wonder. In rainy season, the week before new moon, hundreds - and sometimes hundreds of thousand sea turtles take part in the "arribada" (the Spanish word for arrival), which is a vast group of turtles collecting...

QCOSTARICA - Picking up where the last post stopped, so I am on the bus to the multiplaza in Escazu. The bus is packed and a “regular” bus again, so no air conditioning, non-cushioned seats, etc. I sit next to an older woman and ask her if this is...

  QCOSTARICA - Starbucks announced it will be opening of fours new locations in coming seeks. The new locations will be in the Plaza de la Cultura (downtown San Jose), Los Yoses, Alajuela and Curridabat (Cronos Square). The first to open will be downtown San Jose.  For weeks staff at the...