The Current
The cover story / Elly Dove
The Edge
of the Pacific
Thirty-six hours offshore, a marine science expedition opens a window onto Cocos Island — and the questions beneath its waters.
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A note from Nikki
It begins with the people.
Elly’s questions about the ocean. Gianni’s attention to cacao. Jo’s favourite places to eat. I wanted this first issue to bring these different ways of seeing Costa Rica together.
Nikki — Founder, The Current
At the table
Cacao, craft & local knowledge
Culture / With Gianni
The Long Way
to Chocolate
Cacao, flavour and the attention behind the finished bar.
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Food / Jo’s address book
Eating well
in Santa Teresa
Focaccia, breakfast and the places Jo returns to. A personal guide to eating around town.
Open the address book →Along the Pacific
Ocean & coast
On the water / Malpaís
Six Paddles, One Hull
An evening paddle with Max and Santi offers another view of the Malpaís coast.
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Marine life / Elly Dove
Following the Mantas
A closer look at the oceanic manta rays of the Pacific coast, with Elly Dove.
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Field notes / Cabo Blanco
In the Company of Whales
A morning at sea off Cabo Blanco.
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ISSUE 01 / COSTA RICA / A JOURNAL OF PEOPLE & PLACE / OCTOBER 2026
THE COVER STORY / WITH ELLY DOVE
The Edge
of the Pacific
Thirty-six hours offshore, a marine science expedition opens a window onto Cocos Island — and the questions beneath its waters.
INSIDE ISSUE 01
01 — The Edge of the Pacific 02 — The Long Way to Chocolate 03 — Jo’s Address Book 04 — Six Paddles, One Hull 05 — Following the Mantas 06 — In the Company of Whales
Flavour, craft
& local knowledge.
AT THE TABLE / JO’S ADDRESS BOOK
Eating well
in Santa Teresa
Focaccia, breakfast and the places Jo returns to. A personal guide to eating around town.
A LETTER FROM NIKKI
It begins with
the people.
I wanted this first issue to begin with people: Elly’s questions about the ocean, Gianni’s attention to cacao, Jo’s favourite places to eat. Each offers a different way into Costa Rica.
Some stories take us far offshore. Others ask us to look more closely at what is already around us. Together, they are an invitation to spend a little longer: with a place, a person, an idea.
Nikki
Founder, The Current
OCEAN & COAST
Along the Pacific
OCEAN / WITH ELLY DOVE
Following
the Mantas
A closer look at the oceanic manta rays of the Pacific coast, with Elly Dove.
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