AUDIOVISUAL -- 25th Anniversary Edition-Costa Rica Howler Magazine - May 2021

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AUDIOVISUAL EDITION INTERNAT ION A L

MAY 2021

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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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John Quam - Managing Partner headmonkey@howlermag.com Editor: editor@howlermag.com Advertising: ads@howlermag.com Design: design@howlermag.com CR Office: (506) 4701-5942 Howler Magazine Costa Rica @howlercostarica @thehowlermag @howlermagazine The Howler Gold Coast CR S.A. Ced. Juridica: 3-101-725213 The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of Howler organization or its advertisers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests write to: info@howlermag.com. The Howler Magazine does not assume responsibility for the content of its advertisements. Images not credited are acquired from stock photography services.

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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

Click here to SEE the timeline!


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”

Click here to see more videos and read the story!


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

Click here to read the story.


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.


Click here to read the story.


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!’

Click here to read the story and more videos.


SURF

G

COSTA RICA

Playa Tamarindo

SURF SPOT

By Howler Staff


Click here to read the story.


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

Click here to read the story.


ARTS CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT

what is howler (band)

by Mike S

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

:

WHAT IS HOWLER? LET’S START WITH WHAT THEY’RE NOT....

Click here to read the story and more videos.


Photography © Tania Velasco

Shannon

Click here to SEE the story.


Quino


“Thank you Howler Magazine and congratulations on 25 years of publishing!”


By Marian Paniagua

USTRASANA

YOGA WISDOM

PURA VIDA

CAMEL POSE


Click here to SEE the story.


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.


Click here to SEE the story.

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

Click here to SEE the story.

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

Click here to SEE the story.

by Rick Philps

Condominium or Residencial? Know the Difference



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