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A Symphonic Touch at Playa Carrillo
Classical Music by The Youngest and The First Orchestra of Guanacaste

“We are neither the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra nor the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. But we are proud to be the first symphonic orchestra of Guanacaste,” said Juan Luis Guevara Mora, the conductor of the 25th of July Symphony Orchestra of Nicoya. More >

Caricaco Music Fest Rocks Harder in its Third Year

Nosara’s own music festival, Caricaco, in its third year at the hilltop retreat Tierra Magnifica, showed that three times is a charm with a strong lineup of bands and professionally managed venue. More >

Art that Illuminates

Local artists were given an opportunity to show their talent amid a festive setting at the Honali Beach House restaurant March 12, with featured artist Sam Schwartz showing his illuminated hand-blown glass orbs that floated mystically in the restaurant pool. More >

Light Shining On Hypnotizing Fingertips

Arjuna an archer in the Mahabharata, a Hindu epic, succeeded in hitting the eye of a wooden fish that was rotating over a reflective pool of oil. He aimed only by looking at the fish's reflection in the pool and in doing so he awed his spectators. This victory won the peerless archer the hand of his first wife, Draupadi. More >

Interview with Krishna Das
A Cup of Tea with KD

(Feb. 23) A spirited and fully engaged crowd of about 220 people was sprawled around the hardwood floors of the top level yoga studio at Blue Spirit Thursday night. All eyes and ears were on Krishna Das, a man commonly called the "rock star of chanting." Haven't heard of him? Chances are you've at least heard him if you've been to a yoga class in the last five years. He's almost always on the playlist. More >

The Cymbals Toll For The Gods’ Names

Hemingway addressed the fatuity of war in his book For Whom The Bell Tolls, a title quoted from a sermon of John Donne, an English poet, writer and priest from 16th century. The bells tolled not for one, but for all. We, humans, are all interconnected as he emphasized. More + Slideshow >

Charm of Samara's Desolate Island

Day after day I would look across the ocean toward the little island off Samara beach and wonder what it would be like to be there, until I just had to go check it out myself. More >

Support From the Community For the Community

“If we didn’t have the community’s support, we would have to close the library tomorrow,” Beverly Kitson said during an annual fundraising event for Biblioteca David Kitson. She is the administrative director of the library. More >

Satisfy Your Musical Gluttony

As March, the month of Mars, Roman god of war, is insidiously approaching to conquest 31 days of the year, hunger for good music start to bug the ears. Those of you, who are craving for some locally prepared melodies, got lucky again. Caricaco Music Festival that you already tasted twice in the past years is on its way to Playa Guiones for a third shot. More >

March Astrology Report

Loving Venus moves into Aquarius on the 3rd, reminding us to allow space in our togetherness. Value freedom and independence in your connection, and watch them bloom. Take a moment to appreciate how you fit into your greater community, and how you can help to enrich the world around you. More >