The Secret of Playa Guiones Ep. 1
Narrator: “For years, people around the world have been attracted to a remote beach on the Pacific Ocean located nine degrees above the equator in the peaceful Central American country of Costa Rica. There they talk about vortex energy, a strange and perhaps imaginary force that leaves people’s heads spinning and spurs alternative lifestyles and exotic rituals. The beach is called Playa Guiones, and the village is called Nosara, where legend has it that a native princess of that name cursed the invaders with the magic spell ‘may your wishes all come true!’
“Is there in fact a magic vortex in Nosara, as believed by the local community? The History Channel sent a research team there to find out. Headed by astrophysicist Tyler Travis, a team of scientists is using state of the art equipment to discover and measure any unusual activity. They are determined to solve the mystery and unlock the Secret of Playa Guiones. (theme music plays)
Tyler Travis, addressing his team: “This assignment may seem like a day at the beach, but let me assure you that we have serious work to do here. If we can document the presence of an energy vortex, or anything that plays with the laws of physics as we understand them, we will change our understanding of the universe. It will be truly historic. We’ll get a Nobel Prize for sure. But let’s also remember we’re in a foreign country, and behave accordingly. Wolf, you’re in charge of our security while we’re here. What’s our situation?”
Wolf Masterman: “Tyler, Costa Rica is famous for its Pura Vida, which refers to an attitude of anything goes, no worries, and it’s all good. But from a security standpoint, it’s not all good. There are physical hazards to be aware of, like flying surfboards and skateboards, some poisonous snakes, and absolutely the worst roads in the world. Real Jeep-breakers, and we have a lot of sensitive equipment to move around.”
Tyler: “What about the people, are they friendly?”
Wolf: “The people mostly seem friendly, but they don’t like outsiders, especially influencers and travel journalists, so it’s best to keep a low profile. Our equipment needs to be under 24-hour guard because I’ve been told that things just mysteriously disappear here. There has been recent gunfire in the village that’s related to drug trafficking, but other than that guns are tightly regulated and they abolished their army in 1947 after a civil war. There is no gun culture here, but women need to be especially wary of nocturnal predators, if you know what I mean.”
Tyler: “Thanks for that report, Wolf. I don’t know about vortex energy, but I’ve been picking up some strange vibes. Maybe it’s just the heat. Radar, you’re our chief scientist. What kind of readings are you picking up on your instruments?”
‘Radar’ McCarthy: “Right off the bat I’m detecting heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation, but that’s to be expected on the beach this close to the equator. Use your sunscreen, SPF200. But this signal is strange. (He points to a large screen) There are unusual spikes in the electromagnetic field, and sometimes the field is just dead. It’s a pattern that keeps repeating. It’s like there is a very unstable source of energy here. I don’t understand what’s happening, I haven’t seen this pattern before.”
Tyler: “Okay, that will be the first thing we investigate. We can triangulate your readings and try to figure out the source of the electrical patterns. That may shed some light on any possible vortex activity. Whoa, does anybody else here feel lightheaded? I’m going to sit down.”
Radar, looking at a hand-held Tri-field meter: “I’m okay, but I’m getting spikes in delta wave activity. It seems to be coming from the south end of the beach toward the Blue Spirit Retreat Center.”
Wolf, tapping his phone: “It looks like they’re having some sort of Sound Bath retreat, whatever that is.”
Tyler: “Sound bath, how can they take a bath with sound?”
Wolf, reading from phone: “It says they are bathed in sound waves and it creates a meditative effect.”
Tyler: “Well how about that? It seems like the vortex may not be the strangest thing we find down here. Folks, it’s been a long day, and I’m feeling a bit sleepy. Why don’t we all get settled in and we’ll meet again in the morning.”
Next morning:
The team walks along the south end of Playa Guiones, with Radar clutching his Tri-field, while others take photos of the surf or otherwise gaze into their phones.
Wolf: “Hey, my phone is going crazy. Look at it, it’s running through all my contacts and randomly making calls.
Tyler: “That’s crazy. I hope you have an international plan. Hey, look at my phone, it’s going crazy too!”
Radar: “I’m getting huge RF spikes. Let’s go back to base and see what Jimmy can tell us about what’s going on.”
Base Camp, Jenny Jiminez, Ph.D. Physics: “As you can see on the screen, you entered a field of high frequency. This is not a dangerous level, but you were wise to leave the beach with this type of anomaly taking place.”
Tyler: “I felt a little tingly. What could have caused that?”
Jenny Jiminez: “I don’t have a clue. Sometimes frequencies at this modulation can interfere with brain waves and might even cause light-headedness or loss of consciousness. Did anyone observe anything unusual?”
Radar: “We were walking in an area of volcanic activity. We need to analyze the mineral and crystalline content of the rock formations. Crystals can definitely magnify background frequency levels.”
Tyler: “The only thing I noticed that was particularly unusual was a group of people in a circle doing strange exercises, like they were conducting some sort of ritual.”
Wolf: “That was just a yoga class, Tyler. They do that all the time down here.”
Tyler: “Yoga? Well, that was a bit of a coincidence, wasn’t it? I mean, I wonder if they couldn’t have somehow interfered with the frequency readings we were receiving. Yesterday our instruments picked up delta waves from some sort of sound ceremony. Just what the Hell kind of energies are the people playing with down here? This is crazy!”
Radar: “I want to get more readings on the electromagnetic anomalies I’ve been picking up. We’ll begin a series of tests using electromatic induction to detect changes in the electrical conductivity of the ground.”
Jenny: “We have ground penetrating radar that uses high frequency radio waves to penetrate the ground and create a map of subsurface features. We’ll use magnetometry to measure changes in the earth’s magnetic field. If there’s anything unusual here we’ll get to the bottom of it.”