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EDITORIAL
What were you doing in 1996? WOW – 25 YEARS!
John B. Quam
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AUDIOVISUAL May 2021 Vol. 30 No. 5
HOWLER T r o o p
PUBLISHER / EDITOR-in-CHIEF John B. Quam C r e at i v e & a r t Terry Carlile Mike Shannon m a r k e t i n g d i r e c t o r - Terry Carlile account executives Kelly Norris Mary Fernández
WRITERS Uta Sax and Hannes Klein, also known by their respective “pirate” names, Pipa and Coco, are excited to share with Howler readers the backstory of Entangled in Costa Rica,
E d i t o r i a l S ta f f Debbie Bride - Editorial Coordinator Laurie Quam - Copy Editor
Robert August. Tamarindo’s legendary surfer and shaper from the Endless Summer movies.
Business Development John D. Lane. jdlanelcm@gmail.com
Debbie Bride. Canadian continuing to create and communicate in Costa Rica. 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.
Terry Carlile. Served as a U.S. Navy journalist for eight years, and is also a workshop trainer and keynote speaker. Ivan Granados. Managing Partner at GM Attorneys, specializing in real estate and corporate law. igranados@gmattorneyscr.com Marian Paniagua. Certified nurse and yoga Instructor, and local artisan, born and raised in Guanacaste. 8914-0199. marianpaniagua@gmail.com 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
G r a p h i c D e s i g n - Terry Carlile
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UP FRONT
COVER STORY
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
SURFING CR
FEATURED ADVENTURE
AUGUST ODSSEYS
COSTA RICA CAPTIVATES GYROCOPTER GIRL
ONCE UPON A SURF EXPO SURF SPOT
PLAYA TAMARINDO COOL PLACES QUIZ
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW COSTA RICA? CREATURE ECO-FEATURE
ENTANGLED IN COSTA RICA
ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT CULTURAL HERITAGE
GUATIL: THE REAL DEAL CREATURE FEATURE
RUFOUS-VENTED GROUNDCUCKOO
MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT
WHAT IS HÖWLER?
PURA VIDA/LIVING CR FEATURE
TRADING PARADISES YOGA WISDOM
USTRASANA CR BIZ REAL ESTATE 101
HOA LAW IN COSTA RICA LEGALEASE
BUYING REAL ESTATE IN COSTA RICA: THE BASICS ENTREPRENEUR CR
BE ONE STEP AHEAD
NEW!
COVER STORY
A Quarter Century of Taking Costa Rica to the
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF PUBLISHING
World By Howler Staff
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TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
Costa Rica Captivates Gyrocopter Girl Many Ways to Soar Through Life and the World
FEATURED ADVENTURE
By Terry Carlile Photos courtesy of Gyrocopter Girl”
I think there is no better way to explore Costa Rica than in an open gyroplane. Cornelia “Gyrocopter Girl”
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Two great articles: Trading Paradises
It’s a Lifestyle
TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
How Well Do You Know
Costa Rica?
Quiz and photos by Tom Schultz
COOL PLACES
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1. Let’s start with a gift. If you do not know this location, you have never been here.
Go online to see the whole quiz
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TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
Entangled in Costa Rica A Whale Rescue Documentary
The Innoceana rescuers wanted to show the world what they had witnessed. By Uta “Pipa” Sax & Hannes “Coco” Klein Photos courtesy of The Vegan Pirates, Innoceana & Yulian Cordero
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TRAVEL & ADVENTURE Story and photos by Tom Schultz
RUFOUSVENTED GROUNDCUCKOO
COOL PLACES
R A R E LY S E E N R OA D R U N N E R R E L AT I V E R E P O RT S O F FLEETING GLIMPSES H AV E A LWAYS BEEN RARE.
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David Electric -
Humanitarian Music Maker Steel Pulse
Robert August
SURFIN G COSTA RICA
Once Upon a Surf Expo
by Robert August Original Howler Publication Date: May 2018
How Tamarindo Came Looking for Me
AUGUST ODYSSEYS
Robert August (left) and his pals Mike Hynson and Bruce Brown on their legendary Endless Summer filmmaking trip around the world. Photo courtesy of Robert August
‘No kidding,’ we raved, ‘this place is amazing!’
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SURF
G
COSTA RICA
Playa Tamarindo
SURF SPOT
By Howler Staff
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Costa Rica has a
KING?
ARTS CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT
CULTURAL HERITAGE
All photos courtesy of Abi Acuña, Digital Photo CR
Guatil
The Real Deal
A RTI SAN S PRE S E RV E A N CE S TR A L CH OROTEGA LEGACY by Debbie Bride & Marian Paniagua
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ARTS CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT
what is howler (band)
by Mike S
MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT
:
WHAT IS HOWLER? LET’S START WITH WHAT THEY’RE NOT....
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Photography © Tania Velasco
Shannon
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Quino
“Thank you Howler Magazine and congratulations on 25 years of publishing!”
By Marian Paniagua
USTRASANA
YOGA WISDOM
PURA VIDA
CAMEL POSE
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Sponsored content Photo courtesy of Tres Amigos Realty Group
TRADING PA R A D I S E S “I
LIFESTYLE FEATURE
PURA VIDA / LIVING CR
traded all that in for the pura vida lifestyle.” How many times has each of us read that statement?
Whether buying or selling a home, people wanted help with a piece of their life.
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Villa Vista Azul
CR BIZ
Buying Real Estate in Costa Rica:
by Ivan Granados
THE BASICS
LEAGAL EASE
PART I
Villa Vista Azul Photo courtesy of Tres Amigos Realty
It is not required by law to be a Costa Rica resident to own real estate in Costa Rica. Click here to SEE the story.
CR BIZ
ONE
ENTREPRENEUR CR
Be Step Ahead
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by Joanna Blanco
Get Ready in May, Before Hitting the 2021 bz Halfway Mark
CR BIZ
HOA
LAW IN COSTA RICA Mariner's Point C3 Photo courtesy of Tres Amigos Realty
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by Rick Philps
Condominium or Residencial? Know the Difference
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