Pixabay Commons Over the last couple of decades, Tamarindo Beach has undergone an amazing transformation from sleepy beach town to a major real estate market and a haven for expats in Costa Rica. These days, Tamarindo Beach is known as one of the most attractive beach communities that make up Costa Rica’s Gold Coast, and a major reason for this distinction is that residents have easy access to...

Source: Cogsi, DeviantArt One of the many positive aspects of life in the Guanacaste region is the abundance of sporting and recreational activities available to residents and their guests. Here are some recommendations suggested by the real estate professionals of RE/MAX Ocean Surf & Sun, located in Tamarindo Beach. Soccer The national sport of Costa Rica is closely followed and...

Tamarindo Beach in Guanacaste Costa Rica BALTIMORE, MD (PRWEB) JUNE 06, 2016 - There are a few special places on the planet—undeniable favorites with travelers, expats and retirees—that are so extraordinary, they are often described as being “heavenly” or “like paradise.” These places can be radically different from one another, but they all offer something special that seems to make them more ...

Wikimedia Commons GUANACASTE, Costa Rica, April 16, 2016 - Michael Plantinga (Langley, BC) and Cameron Wheelan (Barrie, ON) won their first gold medal on 2016 NORCECA Beach Volleyball tour beating Daneil Williams/Fabien Whitfield of Trinidad and Tobago in two sets (25-23, 21-15) in the final. The tournament took place over the weekend in Tamarindo Beach, a coastal community that has become ...

Wikimedia Commons GUANACASTE, Costa Rica, April 13, 2016 – Fresh from winning their first ever gold medal in the history of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit, Canadians Julie Gordon and Brandie Wilkerson lead the parade of teams going to compete at the Guanacaste Tournament in Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica. Gordon and Wilkerson claimed the gold medal at La Paz in Baja California Sur, Mexic...

Source: Villa Thoga Tamarindo, Costa Rica - April 5, 2016 /PressCable/ — Popular Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica vacation villa rentals complex Villa Thoga announced the release of a new report providing extensive information on the safety of Costa Rica and Tamarindo as family holiday destinations. More information is available at http://villathoga.com/is-costa-rica-safe/. The report provide...

Wikimedia Commons Tamarindo, Costa Rica - March 21, 2016 /PressCable/ -- The owners of a vacation rental home in Costa Rica have launched a new report on the Top 10 Best Fishing Spots in Costa Rica. Having lived in the area since 2009, they are well versed in the local fishing opportunities and want to help vacationers plan their fishing trips at the best possible time. Villa Thoga is a ren...

Source: Bidrop Images BriefingWire.com - Tamarindo Beach and Playa Nosara, Costa Rica - Bidrop Images, a photography studio based in the province of Guanacaste,  recently  revamped its website to showcase stunning photography and videography. The new website of Bidrop Images is www.bidrop.com A professional photographer’s work is constantly evolving and so should the respective Web presenc...

Source: Villa Thoga Tamarindo, Costa Rica - March 10, 2016 /PressCable/ — Villa Thoga, a vacation rental home in Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica, has launched a brand new special offer allowing guests to experience two activities in the surrounding area completely free. These can be selected during the booking process while purchasing a stay in the property, or chosen upon arrival at the holiday h...

Source: El Sabanero San Francisco, California (PRWEB) March 01, 2016 - Drishti Yoga Teacher Training announces a return to Costa Rica for the 3rd Year. The Yoga Training Retreat will take place at the updated Eco Lodge, El Sabanero, with new features for Yoga and will also highlight a Guest Teacher. “We are thrilled to be hosting our 2016 Costa Rica Yoga Teacher Training Retreat at El Saban...

Wikimedia Commons Foreign house hunters looking at real estate options in Costa Rica often inquire about local schools that offer international and bilingual curricula. According to the real estate professionals of RE/MAX Ocean Surf and Sun in Guanacaste, the Tamarindo Beach housing market is ideal for families looking to enroll their school-age children in programs that focus on bilingual educa...

Source: Airbnb SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Airbnb, the world's leading community-driven hospitality company, today unveiled the most popular Wish-Listed locations and properties around the globe. Airbnb Wish Lists is a feature that lets travelers save and share their favorite Airbnb listings, whether a cabin in Cornwall or a villa in Bali. Each of the almost two million listin...

A RE/MAX listing in Costa Rica Of all regional housing markets in Costa Rica, Tamarindo Beach is one of the most recent and affluent. Up to the late 20th century, Tamarindo Beach was a sleepy beach town characterized by lackadaisical real estate development. That changed in the early 21st century as tourists and expats discovered the beaches of Guanacaste, which are now known as being part of ...

Beach house in Costa Rica One of the most important steps related to real estate acquisitions in Costa Rica is seldom given all the attention it deserves. A property is not a property unless its description, declaration and interests are documented and recorded in the National Registry. Failure to ensure that a property has been duly registered can result in creating a mess that could be diffi...

John Lock Instagram Diehard fans of the hit television series Glee, which aired on the Fox network from 2009 to 2015, have recently taken to social media to investigate a possible cast member reunion happening in Costa Rica. Ostensibly, the reason for this impromptu reunion would be the marriage ceremony of one of Glee's stars in Tamarindo Beach, a destination that is known to attract celebrit...

LONDON, Oct. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Saturday (18 October) marks the 6th anniversary of British journalist Michael Dixon's disappearance in the seaside holiday town of Tamarindo. Evidence indicates he was the victim of violent crime. But Costa Rica authorities and British police did little to investigate. They've now given up on the case, despite the family's long-standing appeals for assis...

Wikimedia Commons With hundreds of miles of coastline, the Guanacaste region offers spectacular fishing options in Costa Rica. Although most of the competitive offshore fishing tournaments in Costa Rica are typically organized along the Southern Pacific coast, Guanacaste and the entire Northern Pacific region is a haven for deep sea anglers who wish to enjoy their fishing vacations. This artic...

The Guanacaste region of Costa Rica is the most affected by drought conditions and water shortages. During the Tamarindo Beach Marathon, which took place this past Saturday, non-profit organizations and activists complained about the numerous plastic pouches of water thrown along the road at several checkpoints along the race route. Although Tamarindo Beach is not currently facing water shortag...

Source: OIJ Agents from the Misappropriation Crimes section of the Office of Judicial Investigations (Spanish initials: OIJ), along with officials from the National Museum, raided a home in Tamarindo Beach and recovered various objects that belong to the archeological record of Costa Rica. According to a press release issued by the OIJ, the case dates back to November 2014, when field agent...

Source: FlickrCC The Costa Rican movie theater chain CCM Cinemas plans to open four movie screens in Tamarindo Beach before the end of 2015. According to a news report filed by Marcos Ureña of Guanacaste online news site PrimeroEnNoticias.com, the national chain estimates that this project will cost $4 million. At this time, CCM Cinemas is not certain exactly where in Tamarindo Beach they w...

Singer/songwriter Debi Nova, known for popular hit singles Drummer Boy and One Rhythm, was headed to the altar during the first weekend of August. According to a news report filed by Ariel Chaves Gonzales of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the Costa Rican pop star will tie the knot with Tico architect John Osborne.   Debi Nova was born Deborah Nowalski Kader in San Jose; she currently resid...

Source. Go Fund Me A man from British Columbia was shot and killed during a home invasion gone wrong in Boquete, a community near the border with Costa Rica. According to Jon Azpiri, a journalist for Canadian online publication Global News, Mr. Potrebenko was 53 years old when he lost his life as he protected his wife and mother-in-law when three masked men broke into his home a week ago. A...

Crocodile Man Tour at the Tarcoles River near Jaco, Costa Rica Biologists and wildlife experts in Tamarindo Beach are urging visitors and residents of this coastal town to give crocodiles the space they deserve. Over the last few days, anglers casting their lines in the Tamarindo estuary have noticed a significant increase in the number of large reptiles in the area, a situation that conservat...

Source: Flickr Commons On Monday morning, the lifeless body of a 60-year old man was found in the guest room of a small inn located in Tamarindo Beach, province of Guanacaste. The man has been identified as Erasmo Antonio Urbina, a foreigner from Nicaragua who came to Costa Rica years ago to work as a custodian and security guard. The housekeeper who found the body of Mr. Urbina explained t...

Choosing the color and tool for applying the material is as important as preparing the surface and painting the right way By Carolina Ruiz Bubbles, craters and roller marks are some of the unwanted results that can occur when painting your home in Tamarindo Beach and other regions of Costa Rica. What causes these issues? Is it the weather? Although the uneven weather conditions being experien...

Tamarindo Beach On Saturday, May 23rd, the coastal community of Playa Tamarindo in Costa Rica will gather in front of the ocean to inaugurate its very first lifeguard tower. According to a news report published by daily tabloid Diario Extra, the new lifeguard tower is part of many efforts being undertaken by the local community development association to protect residents and locals at this po...

Source: Fuerza Publica In light of the terrible murder of an expat from the United States, the Director of  Costa Rica's national police force has promised the town of Playa Tamarindo in Guanacaste that police presence will soon be doubled in this coastal community. Such was the commitment recently reported by Patricia Duran of daily tabloid Diario Extra. Fuerza Pública Director Juan José A...

Source: Flickr Commons A brutal beating during a robbery in Playa Tamarindo, one of the Gold Coast beaches of Guanacaste, resulted in the death of Barry Lawson, a 72-year old expatriate from the United States. According to a report by Guanacaste news website Primero en Noticias, the robbery took place on April 1st, and Mr. Lawson passed away days later at the CIMA Hospital in Escazú, province ...

Flickr Commons Although the traditional cocktail of the province of Guanacaste, one of the most tourist-friendly regions of Costa Rica, is the Chili Guaro, North American expats in Tamarindo Beach have been recently looking for more refreshing alternatives. A former liquor store clerk who worked in that beach town recently spoke to The Costa Rica Star about an influx of tourists and foreign re...

A tourist from Montreal who visits Costa Rica each year to enjoy surfing was unexpectedly attacked by a caiman (crocodile) while waiting for a set. The attack occurred last weekend in Tamarindo Beach, a coastal community that is home to many North American and European expats. According to a news report filed by Pablo Rojas of online news daily CRHoy.com, the Canadian surfer was sitting on his ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Canadian airline Sunwing intends to offer more connections between North American cities and Costa Rica. As reported by The Costa Rica Star, Sunwing has previously announced flights from Toronto and Edmonton to the Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR), which is conveniently located near the Gold Coast beaches of Guanacaste. According to a report by Juan...

Playa Samara Triathlon Over the last few years, Costa Rica has become the number one destination for adventure sports and high-endurance athletic competitions. Many of these events take place in the Guanacaste region, and thus many athletes have already made this province their temporary home for training purposes. Runners, competitive cyclists, open water swimmers, and endurance hikers who tr...

Tamarindo Beach A group of foreign squatters who had unlawfully broken into a home located in Tamarindo Beach, province of Guanacaste, were removed under the watchful eye of officers from the Municipal Police of Santa Cruz. The eviction took place on Friday, February 6th, and the squatters were reported to be from various countries, including: The United States, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and the...

Source: El Sabanero New York, NY (PRWEB) January 21, 2015 - Drishti Yoga Teacher Training today announced that Kurt Reichenberger, owner of El Sabanero Eco Lodge near Tamarindo, Costa Rica has built a brand new yoga shala for their upcoming yoga teacher training in March 2015. For the second year in a row Drishti Yoga Teacher Training announces their Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica will...

It is no surprise that many expatriate families arrive in Costa Rica with high expectations of experiencing a greater quality of life, at least better than in the communities they left behind. We often get to learn about the expat experience from the adults and heads of families, but what about their children? What are their expectations and reactions about being away from home and moving to Costa...

Gilbert Brown Professional surfer and all-around waterman Gilbert Brown was a clear favorite at the first day of competition in Costa Rica's Kolbi National Surfing Circuit; after all, the heats took place in break that is very familiar to the native from Limón: Playa Cocles. Brown is the current champion, but it was Anthony Fillingim who took the lead in this highly competitive tournament. ...

Tamarindo Beach On the final installment of Kristine Gorman's real estate adventure in Costa Rica, she runs into some issues with regard to her plans of acquiring an investment property in the Gold Coast beaches of Guanacaste. Still, the Boston accountant persevered and is now the proud owner of a condominium unit in Tamarindo Beach. Before reading this insightful account of purchasing resi...

Source: Tabacon CHICAGO, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announces the launch of United Eco-Skies® Vacations, a new travel program that provides United customers with vacation options that incorporate sustainability and environmental responsibility into their getaways. The airline is working with The Mark Travel Corporation, exclusive tour operator for United Vacations, and...

Source: Cala Luna Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica - January 14, 2015 /MarketersMedia/ --  The online magazine PsychologyToday.com recently featured an article entitled "The importance of vacations to our physical and mental health" written by columnist Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Dr. Whitbourne writes, "Taking a vacation may be necessary for mental health. The act of taking a vacation or ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons TORONTO, Jan. 5, 2015 /CNW/ - With a cold winter ahead, many Canadians will be escaping down south in search of warmer weather. In fact, Travelocity.ca reveals traffic to their website surges after the holiday season. A new Travelocity.ca survey revealed the majority of Canadians said they enjoy an all-inclusive beach vacation with 65 per cent saying they are easy and...