Nosara Podcasts with Rich Burnam

Louis Michael Beazley shares his journey to Nosara, longtime experience in Costa Rica back to the 80’s starting Jaco, choosing when to surf these days in Guiones, creating a new career & life in Nosara with Nosara Framework & Lock & Go Nosara self storage after massive life changes, Nosara post Covid, how much his Mom & business partner helped him, his favorite restaurants, how muc...

Banco Lafise is making strong commitments to customer service & lending opportunities to Nosara’s diverse community.

Joel ‘Chata’ Rivera & Marcelo Moran stop by the Nosara Podcast to fill us in about Saturday’s surf tournament in addition to actions local surfers are taking to help their community & promote relationships between ALL segments of Nosara’s residents & guests. these guys wanna make a difference and are looking the whole these contest on a regular basis with the idea to help the local com...

Christopher Antao from Gnome Surf Therapy is a frequent guest on the Nosara Podcast. His ‘Happy Camp’ here in Nosara is by now well established and is getting more and more embraced by the Nosara community. Hear more about the latest updates and Chris’s plans for offering Surf Therapy programs for Nosara locals here. Some of the show notes: Chris is back and excited about the upcoming plans for th...

There’s a new, hidden secret in Esperanza at the location of the old Dos Lorenas across from 506. What was once a grumpy supermarket and former restaurant from many years long gone by, now stands an entirely new array of shops & services. With many not knowing what, or where El Pueblo even is, we felt a great idea might be to introduce some of the newly established businesses, and explain what...

In one of our recent beach episodes we sat down with Maikol from Nosara CR Surf School. We had a really candid conversation in which he didn’t held back. From his path to becoming a businessowner and his opinion on the importance of communication, positively approaching people and much, much more! See the full interview here below: It contains both parts in Spanish and English.   Some of the topic...

Brian has been, still is, & will probably always continue to be many things to me. Above all else, he is a HUGE ball of fun, a great friend & business partner, occasionally an innovative source of stress, and much, much more… Did I mention how much fun he is? In this episode with B’s (this is what I’ve called him for over a decade now), we explore his past, his present, and his vision for...

In this Nosara Podcast episode, Rich sits down with Jose Arce from Sfera Legal to hear the legal interpretation of the recent announcement from the Nicoya Municipality pertaining to the lawsuit and conundrum surrounding the temporary building regulations… Are the building regulations back or not? What should architects, builders, realtors, and attorneys be saying? Loads of confusion at the moment…...

Dr. Alejandro is back on the podcast to update us about significant increase in dengue & other illnesses such Zika, Chikungunya, & such. He explains difference between these as well as the gripe & the flu. He updates about Caricaco, Xrays, Radiology, and much more in the area. Rich teases him about seeming so serious and intense all of the time, plus asks his opinions about ‘hippy’ tre...

Frequent Nosara Podcast guest Vanessa Bezy is back with several updates. Please see the full episode here below to get further up to speed. Amongst other things here is what we discuss in this latest episode here above: Sustainable Nosara website announcement; Nosara wastewater guide; Info about sustainable construction in Nosara; How many things Vanessa is involved with and how she needs reintrod...

Eric Kurzbard is back on the Nosara Podcast and we go over tons of stuff in this jam packed episode. We cover his journey from east coast to California to Hawaii to Nosara & all kinds of things & events in between. Rich complains about shortboarding in weak surf, longboarders who don’t move around on the board. Eric explains his past, present & goals for the future. Enjoy this hour wit...

Estamos muy felices por este episodio con un buen surfista y un buen hombre… ¡Disfruta este introducción a Medio Kilo!

This episode is a quick overview, in English, for everyone interested in helping solve a serious issue in Nosara. Some of Nosara’s most populated, and poorest, Tico neighborhoods (San Ramón & Los Angeles) are facing a tremendous challenge as they are lacking water. According to the Nosara ASADA, only $22,000 is needed to solve a serious issue not only in lacking water, but the upcoming health...

We hope you enjoy this episode with our long time friend, Gerardo Bolanez, and will consider supporting Costas Verdes & Barriguiones efforts!

Plunge Nosara is a spot for an infrared sauna & three different temperatures of cold plunge tanks. It’s fantastic place to cool down and improve inflammation or deal with sickness or soreness in your body. My old friend Mike from Beach Dog Cafe recently saw me walking to the beach, super sore like, as I was recovering from dengue. He urged me to come try out his new business, Plunge Nosara, an...

In this Nosara Podcast episode, Dr. Robert Edgeworth unloads towards Nosara’s homeowners, especially any and all rental homes and restaurants, to either update their septic treatment systems or ‘Sell your property and leave’ in addition to starting a campaign asking renters to leave ‘one star’ reviews for any house or restaurant asking for toilet paper not to be flushed. He goes through Airbnb’s a...

Nosara is a terrific place for families thanks to the local private school options. Check out the new addition to Sol Academics for Nosara families to consider.

Elizabeth (Eli) Vargas shares an honest and upfront account of her journey to Nosara and becoming an established photographer at one of the premier businesses in Nosara and exploring modeling and overall enjoying her life. She doesn’t hold back when asked about her dislikes of Nosara and is candid about her philosophy on life in general.

Hunter Bombard’s normal day includes relocating Nosara’s wildlife & other Nosara adventures while balancing the normal life of a 12 year old in a small, yet rapidly evolving community. He is unique with his extensive experience relocating animals at his age plus & a long family history of going above and beyond for Nosara’s wildlife… However, Hunter enjoys normal activities such as futbol...

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Rebeca is a Nosara native who serves as a leader in the community, a great mother, and operates a successful business. We hope you enjoy hearing from her & getting to know her more in this episode!   https://richburnam.com/2023/05/30/rebeca-navarretes-episode/

Estoy muy feliz de compartir el episodio completo de Brayan Briones! Brayan es un amigo de mucho tiempo y en general una gran persona. Siento que su historia es inspiradora y espero que otros también lo hagan. Brayan es de Ostional y se usa para caminar a Guiones todos los días, ya que tenía transporte, ni siquiera una bicicleta. Sin embargo, trabajó habilidades difíciles y desarrolladas y ahora e...