Marbella Costa Rica

Hummingbird recovering after being knocked out. Well today marks another milestone in the life and times of an armchair wildlife conservationist and surfer living in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. In fact, with the way things are going lately I may slowly be evolving into a "birder" of all things. Why? This morning while sipping my coffee I watched a Hummingbird fly full speed into one of the large windows that surrounds my kitchen. The poor thing hit so hard that it knocked itself out and made me spill my java. A rescue quickly followed, and much to my surprise this would be my second Hummingbird rescue in as many months. I ran outside and found the little creature laying flat on the ground with its wings spread and slowly fluttering. It reminded me of seeing a boxer trying to get up off of the mat having just been punched out by Mike Tyson. So I did my best impression of Steve Irwin and delicately picked the little fighter up and brought him inside the kitchen where my gi...

Red Snapper "Pargo" caught in Marbella 2013 Talk about a really great day of fishing for some of the locals in Marbella! Check out this huge Red Snapper or "Pargo" as referred to in Costa Rica. This species of fish loves to hunt around rocky reefs along the coast and the locals know how to catch them with hand lines. This is one of the best tasting fish pan fried or grilled. Thanks to Marlin Ortiz for sharing this 15 Kilo catch! Learn more about Pargo here.

The Marbella Surf Inn is a one of a kind hotel in Costa Rica. Why? Because it's the only full service hotel in the quaint beach community of Marbella, Guanacaste. This six room hotel is close to one of the best surfing beaches in Central America and it has an impressive list of clients since its grand opening in 2011. Professional surfers and photographers for surfing magazines are known to frequent Marbella and when they do you will either find them getting tubed at the beach or shooting pool in the Marbella Surf Inn's restaurant. The owner is a native Californian who lives in Marbella with his family...and if you stay at this hotel you will meet them all! Watch this video that was featured on a Costa Rican television show in 2013...enjoy.

Check out these baby Howler monkeys. There are four species of monkeys in Costa Rica - Mantled Howler, Spider Monkey, Capuchin and the Squirrel Monkey. Guess which one is the loudest "howler" out of the four? If you are in Marbella you will hear and see the Howler species on the road to the beach and around the town. Take it easy around them and respect their space...they travel in families!

Surfer Magazine films in Marbella. From time to time we are lucky enough to do things that we love in life....unless you are a pro surfer like these guys and you surf around the world all yer long! Here are some up and coming surfers laying down some incredible surfing in Guanacaste, Costa Rica...including some great coverage in Marbella. The film crew and surfers stayed at the Marbella Surf Inn during much of the filming.

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