Supernatural Adventure to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama & San Lucas Island

“I’ve seen some things that I can’t explain and I can’t explain some things I’ve done…in search of the truth.” Josh Gates – Destination Truth

Krystal Curtis

I finally arrive to the hotel, it is definitely a high 5 star. I order dinner: chicken breast wrapped with bacon & mushroom, sauce, mashed potatoes & vegetables. Absolutely delicious! This hotel is so big, it´s one big maze, you can get lost easily. At the hotel I meet the gorgeous Krystal Curtis. During our conversation, she tells me that when she stayed in Long Beach, WA at her parent´s beach house, she felt something touching her legs, she felt a man watching her constantly and one night she was so terrified, she could not get out of bed. Tonight (Monday night) is Krystal´s last night and she is heading home. Her main task in Costa Rica was rafting. One of the things I enjoy about international traveling is all of the cool people you run into. I love hearing the life stories of these travelers. Another great thing about Costa Rica is that the local people are soooo friendly! In Costa Rica it is customary for a stranger to use the cell phone of any Costa Rican citizen. Costa Ricans are here to assist any stranger in their country. Costa Ricans are a loving people and always have a smile and a greeting for all people. Before I came here, I heard stories on how dangerous Costa Rica is. Hmph! What danger, the streets are completely safe. Costa Rica has a super police force and there are hardly any serious crimes here. It is more dangerous to be on the streets of America, than here in Costa Rica. If I ever retire, this is the place I would love to retire at. The only thing, I need to get used to is the humidity.

Paul Dale Roberts New Job in Costa Rica!

Historical Note: I am staying at the Hotel Ramada Plaza Herradura, Room 6320. My hotel has a casino, gym, massage facilities, Jacuzzis, swimming pools, restaurants, bars – can’t ask for anything better than that! So far I only transferred $40.00 US dollars to Costa Rican Colones and I gave my Bell Hop 2 mil colones tip. I hope that is not too much…still figuring out the money exchange (Monday).

The Sanatorio Carlos Duran – The Mindless Derelict Ghost
In all of my travels, I have never been to such a small country that has so much supernatural happenings that surround it’s exotic landscape. The Sanatorio Carlos Duran was built in 1915. This hospital accommodated tuberculosis and leprosy victims. The hospital later became an insane asylum. There were many people that were tortured at this institution. Talking with a local tourist, they make claim that this prison harbors a ghost known as The Mindless Derelict Ghost. This ghost has a shaggy brown trench coat on, his face is full of raggedy hair. The ghost has been seen holding a liquor bottle and seemingly walking into the wall. The ghost will then step back and look at the wall, as if he had accidently bumped into the wall. Then this odd ghost will dissipate and completely vanish. MY INVESTIGATION: While at this location, I got an EVP of a woman saying in Spanish two times: “Keep off the grass, keep off the grass!” This is another place, in which I felt depressed. I felt like my energy was completely drained from my body. As I was walking through this building, I felt light headed and at one point of time I thought I was going to faint. This is definitely not a happy place.

San Lucas Island – San Lucas Dark Fey
Ghost Hunters International visited this infamous and highly notorious prison. The worse prison in all of Central and South America, harboring the worst offenders. There were murders, tortures and rapes. A former nurse that worked there was gang raped by the prisoners and later slaughtered. She haunts a cell that has a drawing made in her own blood, so legend has it. Also, talking with one of the locales, they claim that a dark fey hangs out at this prison. The entity seen is completely black with a long cloak and hoodie. The entity has golden flaming eyes. If the entity stares at you, it can shoot out a golden flame from its eyes, causing temporary paralysis to the victim. MY INVESTIGATION: I took the ferry over to San Lucas Island and as soon as I walked into the prison, I felt the sadness, the depression and the gloom. I felt an extreme feeling of dread. I asked some of the people that were with me, if they felt the depression and many of them said ‘yes’. I attempted to get some EVPS, but with all of the pounding rain and everyone talking, I was unsuccessful. I strayed away from the group and to my surprise, I felt something hit me in my right temple! After the hit, I felt a ringing in my ears. What the? It felt like a solid punch. I am surprised I did not get TKO’d. This is the first time, I ever got hit by a ghost.

Giant Stone Balls
There are dozens of these stone balls. Some are the size of tennis balls, some are 8 feet in diameter. Some of these stones weigh up to 16 tons. They have exceptional spherical precision. Who made them and for what reason? I believe that these balls have a connection to ancient aliens of our past. MY INVESTIGATION: I didn’t have far to go to find these giant stone balls. Before the stone balls were declared a historical site, many of the balls were taken to other locations, like museums and even used as decorations at hotels. Well, 6 of those balls are right here at my hotel. There is definitely spherical perfection to these balls. One local tells me that he has one of these balls at his home and it’s the size of a marble. He tells me that strange UFOs have been seen near and around the precise circled balls.

The Seven Ahorcados in San Jose
Also translated as the 7 Hanging Victims. 7 family members are murdered and hung by their necks in a private home. The 7 Hanging Victims ghosts haunt the area of the murders. MY INVESTIGATION: I interviewed Sandro Fernandez of Gray Line Tours and he tells me that he has heard of the story of the Seven Ahorcados. Local legend has it that when anyone actually sees The Seven Ahorcados, they become cursed and possibly they could die for witnessing the Seven Ahorcados or a family member will get deathly ill or they could die. Sandro also tells me about the Guayabo de Turrialba. When adventuring out through the jungles and mountains of Costa Rica and encountering monkeys, frogs and sloths in the jungle brush and trees, you might encounter this historical archaeological site in Turrialba, Costa Rica. This site covers roughly 540 acres and is located in the forested region of the Turrialba Volcano. This site was occupied from 1000 BC to 1400 AD. The Spanish Conquistadors do not explain why this site was all of a sudden abandoned. It was a site of a great civilization that had aqueducts, stone paved streets, ponds, etc. Why would about 10,000 people leave this site? Sandro tells me that when you visit this area, you can hear the sounds of whispering, the sounds of crying and at times you will feel like you are being touched. From what Sandro says, this is a place with some strong residual activity. A must-see place for ghost hunters!

In the Jungle!

The El Cadejos Black Dog
A young boy is cursed by his father. The father was a powerful dark magician. The young boy is cursed because he drank and partied too much. The young boy transforms into a large black dog that wanders the streets forever. MY INVESTIGATION: I talked with Monica Bolonos and Yoliana Chavarria Soto and they give me a tip that sends me another direction from a local that talked to me about The El Cadejos Black Dog. Sure Monica and Yoliana have heard about the Black Dog, but feel it is necessary for me to investigate La Monastero Restaurant and Cave, where the ambience is as great as my hotel. Okay…Monica and Yoliana, what is going on at the La Monastero Restaurant? Ahhh..they tell me that it was once a real monastery and it has now been converted into a restaurant and from the cave at this restaurant a popular ghost comes out to play. This ghost has a name, his name is Claudio. Claudio is playful and mischievous at times, but it appears that the people that frequent this restaurant are quite used to him as he may tug on your sleeve, or slightly brush the hair of a beautiful woman using his ghostly hands. One woman makes claim that Claudio grabbed her waist gently, almost as if he was trying to dance with her. Another person I interviewed was Karoll Alpizar. During my interview with Karoll, there was extreme torrential rain. When there is thunder and lightning in Costa Rica, it is severe, it sounds like a shotgun blast next to your ear. During this thunderstorm, Karoll tells me that there is a story about a woman in a gray robe that many people see and she haunts a local hospital. Karoll is familiar with the El Cadejos Black Dog, she has heard many locals talking about this creature and saying that they have seen this menacing black dog. Karoll had her own paranormal experience, she encountered a demonic succubus called a ‘spiritucle Betzabe’ (Spelling may not be correct). This entity tried to possess Karoll. When this entity possesses a woman, it will go out to seek men to be intimate with. Karoll consulted her pastor to get rid of the entity and the pastor told her she must be cautious and not be open to this entity.

The La Segua Siren
A woman that has her heart broken by a Spanish officer, becomes an ghostly siren that makes men gravitate towards her and when she looks upon their faces, they turn into hideous beasts, some of the town folk say that they actually turn into werewolves. MY INVESTIGATION: As I interviewed various locals, some who do not want their name published say that the men actually turn into dogs, not werewolves. One local says that he knew of a man that encountered the La Segua Siren and he turned into a dog with flaming red eyes and to this day roams the mountainside.

La Llorona
OMG! This legend is in every Latin based country. The woman who takes her two children into the waters and drowns her children and herself. When people swim in these waters, they are grabbed by the La Llorona ghost woman, who tries to bring the victim under the water to drown them. The Hotel Ramada shuttle driver that drove me from the airport to the hotel went on-and-on with this legend. I told him that legend is in every Latin country. He laughed. MY INVESTIGATION: ZERO, NONE, NADA, NOTHING. This legend is everywhere and I feel it would be a waste of my time to see if this legend also happened here in Costa Rica.

Friends I Left on the Bridge

La Machaca Bug
This deadly bug will bite a woman and the woman victim must have sex with any man she can find within 24 hours or she will die. MY INVESTIGATION: Unfortunately I have not encountered any lovely Costa Rican women that have been bitten by this pesky insect.

The Ghostly Ox Cart
This ghostly ox cart is seen on deserted roads, it has a connection with the cholera epidemic outbreak that killed many Costa Rican soldiers. One Costa Rican claims that if you see the Ghostly Ox Cart, you will be cursed and die or a family member close to you will die unexpectantly. MY INVESTIGATION: No one seems to know about this legend. Hmmmm?

El Castillo de la Concepcion – Nicaragua / Wed, April 4, 2012
When crossing the border of Nicaragua, I will be visiting El Castillo de la Concepcion. Been here, done that. This trip has worn me down. Yes, I need a vacation from this vacation. I love Costa Rica, but ready to go home!

Paso Canoas – Panama / Tuesday, April 3, 2012
When crossing the border of Panama, I will be visiting Paso Canoas. ACCOMPLISHED: My Facebook friend Felipe drove me into Paso Canoas. Nice quaint town. We traveled to Panama on Monday. Felipe is a nice guy and I paid him $200.00 cash to drive me across 2 borders, but riding with Felipe is a strain for me, since he is constantly rolling down the windows because of his gastric irregularities. Sigh.

Special Note: The breakfast at my hotel is excellent. I am staying here 3 nights, so I will be getting 3 free breakfasts! That is something I will not miss out on. You can call me any name in the book, but don’t call me late for breakfast. The omelet pita breakfast on United Airlines (flying into San Jose) was also very good! Souvenirs from Costa Rica are 4 Costa Rica t-shirts. 1 goes to Shannon ‘Ms. Macabre’ McCabe and one other goes to Gina de la Rosa, the other 2, I may just keep. Tried out a Costa Rica McDonalds (McDonald’s Real Cariari – Plz Real Cariari Autogista General Canas Caja 82, Cajero 438 Fabiola Vargas Panjag UA – spent 3100.00 colones.

Special Note: With a vacation like this, you need a vacation from your vacation. Thank you to Maria Fernanda for the full body Swedish relaxation massage! Thank you to Oney that turned me onto Maria Fernanda! What a great massage, I felt so relaxed and Maria almost put me into hibernation. Wow!

WHAT I LEARNED, WHO I MET:
I learned a lot while being here in Costa Rica. I learned that at one time coffee was the main export, but nowadays Costa Rica boasts 4000 products that they export. I tried out their various coffees and they are exceptional. I even tried out their strawberries, they have a different taste from the strawberries grown in California. While here, I visited one of their main volcanoes, I got a glimpse of a beautiful lagoon that is hidden away in the mountainside and covered by fog. I met a number of fantastic tourists while here in Costa Rica. I met Luis de Manuel from Madrid, Spain. I met Leslie Carrero and her sister Glorialys Carrero from Venezuela. Learning that I was a paranormal investigator, they told me two ghost stories from Venezuela. They told me about how a truck driver saw a woman crying on the side of the road, he asked her why she was crying. She told him that she was missing her baby. The truck driver gave her a ride and when he reached her destination, she vanished. They tell me in Venezuela, that in the El Llano region, there is a ghost called The Whistler. When you hear his whistle from far away, he is near. If you hear his whistle near, he is far away.

While I was meeting more tourists, I came across a local, her name was Guisselle Alarcon Alvarez, she tells me that she works in the coffee factory from 630 to 5pm, placing labels on coffee and on chocolates that are served with the various coffees. The people of Costa Rica work hard, but they are strong in spirit. That is why so many tourists come to this country, to admire the beauty of this country and admire the people that keep this country strong. Another tourist that loves Costa Rica and is here for her spiritual growth is Andrea Ivanova from Czechoslovakia. She has now lived in Costa Rica for 3 months. Her real job is a massage therapist, but as I learn from Andrea, she is here for spiritual enlightment and Costa Rica is the right place for that enlightment.

Next tourist I met is Corrina Kraiz from Ohio. She has two ghost stories to share with me. I am always listening. Her first story is about Baldwin Wallace College. There is one dorm that was used as a Civil War Psychiatric Hospital. She had some friends that stayed there and they were scared out of their minds when the lights started flickering, doors would shut on their own. The paranormal activity was the heaviest during the early morning hours. Her second story is about the Underground Railroad near Lake Erie. In the tunnels, they have one tunnel that would go from the church to the house. Her friend had a Halloween party and the drafts from the tunnel were strong that night. During the party, her friend´s dog went crazy, started barking erratically and no one was able to determine what the dog was barking at. The dog then started growling and biting people. This went on for days after the Halloween party and her friend and her friend´s father who is a pastor decided to put the dog down, because he had completely lost his mind. Corrina feels that the underground railroad tunnels may have been a cause of the dog losing his mind. This dog was in tune to the paranormal and because of this he lost his life.

Special Note: Spent $20.00 in colones at the Hotel Ramada Souvenir Shop. Spent $4.00 colones as a tip to the tour guide for the Tropical – Coffee Tour. Spent $2.00 in colones for the shuttle ride from the hotel to the airport. Readers, don’t pay attention to this, just trying to keep up with my expenses. You don’t want to look at my VISA bill…ugh!

Suemi Miyagui

While I was sitting at the Costa Rica Airport, I met up with Suemi Miyagui from Lima, Peru. She is Japanese, but was born and raised in Peru. She was a very interesting lady. She tells me in Peru there is a store called Matusita, where they sell household supplies. This place is very haunted and one day a Peruvian journalist spent the whole night there. The journalist has never been the same after his night at the Matusita and he refuses to talk about it. Then right after she was catching her plane, I met up with Sal Ezriel Chanel Dana of thetahealing.org Dana tells me that she is very much into Theta Healing. This is where she can hold someone’s hand and tap into their brainwaves, their unconscious mind and pick up on their energy. This energy tells her everything she needs to know about this person on the Theta level. It will even tell her if they have medical conditions going on with their body. Dana is from Israel and spent 2 months in Costa Rica. Before I end my story about Costa Rica, I must tell you how I came upon a Lemur. The little guy was very cute and you can see him in my pictures. This Lemur loved having his back scratched and every time I would stop scratching his back, he would try to bite me and scratch me with his claws, but if I continued to scratch his back, he was okay. Costa Rica left me with some beautiful memories.

Sal Ezriel Chanel Dana

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