There is a solid chance Darin will be a repeat guest on the Nosara Podcast. He’s filled with almost 3 decades of Nosara stories and adventures to share and we simply couldn’t fit everything into one conversation. In this episode we learn Darin’s extremely active early years (you’ll see what I mean in the first […]
NP #47: The Darin McBratney Episode Read More »
It would seem to me Josue Ruiz Guerrero would be more stressed out… But he’s not. He claims to sleep peacefully and says he is enjoying this learning process as Nosara is transitioning through a momentous time period. It is very interesting for me to see how someone in his position can be so relaxed
In this highly anticipated episode, Ruta 160 committee member Lucca Spendlingwimmer sits down with Rich to share fresh updates about the road paving project. As discussed in the initial episode featuring Lucca back 2018, the Ruta 160 project constantly experiences delays and is surrounded by a thick layer of confusion. For a more detailed written
NP #39: Are they paving the road or not? Take 2 on Ruta 160 Read More »
La versión corta de este podcast tiene subtítulos en español disponibles. Growth brings pain but pleasure all at the same time. As you will hear in this podcast, Diego Cruz knows this well. Diego is an entrepreneur from San Jose who made Nosara his home 11 years ago. He claims to suffer from a self
There is a pretty solid martial arts scene going on in Nosara. Our kids are fortunate to enjoy high quality instruction in Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Karate. There are regular classes available for visitors and residents alike. Sometimes seminars or even tournaments are available in our area and throughout the country. This
All of Central America, including Nosara, has problems with petty theft. The Nosara Security Association is trying to deter and prevent house break in’s as well as all other types of crime we experience. Private Security is the only real solution we have for this. In this breakdown Rich shows how the Beaches of Nosara
In this episode, Rich sits down with Del Mar Academy founders Haley Macmillan-Ord and Jessica Sheffield to discuss updates with Del Mar Academy and their side of the story with opening and operating a school deep in the jungle. Short version (14 minutes): Full version (55 minutes): Most people understand opening and operating any kind
NP #17: Del Mar Academy: How did one school change Nosara so much? What’s next? Read More »
Ryan is living a life of adventure few humans understand. His phone steadily beeps with items small and sometimes very big he needs to deal with. He has 2 small children and a warrior of a wife dealing with her own health challenges… ‘So how does he do it?’ one may ask. Listen to this
BarriGuiones is an organization improving Playa Guiones and Nosara. Gerardo is the Project Director and is the ideal person to lead this project. He stopped by to speak with Rich for a 2019 update about what they’ve accomplished and where he is looking to go. Along the way there’s lots of discussion about development in
NP #14: Gerardo from Costas Verdes wants to bring the forest back to the sea Read More »
Nosara has a crime issue. This is no surprise and is not anything new. In fact, pretty much all of Costa Rica, Latin America and most every tourist town in the world has some sort of crime problem. In the Nosara area our most alarming trend is the house break-ins. They seem to be
NP #13: One street in Guiones stopped getting robbed… Here’s how they did it. Read More »
