Place, People, Nature

Articles about Pavones' and Costa Rica's people, history, community and culture. Posts on the Tuna Farm are at bottom.

Costa Rica fishing law says don't pull the sailfish out of the water for photo, or face fine, March 2011

Tropical caterpillars of Pavones, Costa Rica, March, 2011

Local fishermen of Golfo Dulce win National Geographic prize (video, in Spanish), March 2011

Plans Revived for Pilon Airport, March 2011

New "Pavones Yoga" launches with SUP & Yoga retreat, Jan. 2011

Mother turtle lays her eggs in beach at Punta Banco (video)

10 Questions With A New Mother


10 Questions for Teacher

10 Questions with the Bird Man of Pavones

Learn about Pavones' giant scarlett macaws

What Gringos Can Learn From Ticos

Danny Fowlie, Love Machine:  With background on land ownership.

Tuna Farm News

February 2010:  The Tuna Farm Developers make critical mistakes that set them back with the environmental ministries.

October, 2009:  Muncipality of Golfito authorizes a referendum (local vote) for or against the Tuna Farm.

October, 2009:  7 Minute Video backgrounder, "Walk on the Beach with Andy".  Interesting and quick.

September, 2009:  Formation of the anti-tuna farm community organization, "No A Las Granjas Atuneras"

June 2009:  Pavones and Punta Banco residents create a wall of opposition for Tuna Farms, culminates in local fiesta to involve community.  With photos of the Fiesta.

June 2009:  Secret map reveals the true intentions of the Tuna Farm developers:  a contiguous project from Costa Rica into Panama.

June 2009:  Tuna Farm or Beachfront Highrises:  A look into the different choices offered by local political candidates.

April, 2009:  It's a feedlot, not a farm:  How tuna are rounded up with explosives, boats and helicopters for the so-called farm.

April, 2009:  Tico Times publishes letter from expatriate resident, a good backgrounder on the problems posed by the Tuna Farms.