Field notes from the slow road.
Dispatches from the jungle above Playa Guiones — and the wider Guanacaste coast.
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The Arribada at Ostional
A field guide to the Ostional arribada — when olive ridley sea turtles nest by the tens of thousands on a single Costa Rican beach, and how to witness it responsibly.
Carlos Fonseca · May 31, 2026
May 2026
The Art of Stillness
Slow travel in Nosara begins at first light on Playa Guiones — a field note on the quiet hour between howler monkeys and the first surfers.
May 2026
Building with the Jungle
Guanacaste teak, volcanic stone, lime wash, and palapa thatch — the four materials behind tropical architecture in Costa Rica that the climate actually rewards.
Apr 2026
A Week in Nosara
A complete travel guide to Nosara, Costa Rica — surf at Playa Guiones, sunrise yoga, Café de Playa, turtles at Ostional, and the slow rhythm of seven days on the Nicoya Peninsula.
Mar 2026
How We Choose a Site
Notes on buying land on the Nicoya Peninsula — the five questions we ask before breaking ground in a Blue Zone, and why we say no far more often than we say yes.