It’s soon approaching that time of year, when parents are frantically planning ‘fun filled’ days for their activity craving kids, teenagers are eagerly anticipating the time for parties and play (the type that differs from the toddler generation) and tour operators are gearing up to take advantage of every money making opportunity. Going away during [...]
The road up through the mountains from Panama to the Costa Rican border was a tricky drive; first came the rain which turned the road into a river, then the falling rocks and, finally, crazy “King of the Road” bus drivers who saw my jeep as mere football. When I arrived with my work colleague [...]
ARIES March 21 – April 20 Doubts about your self-worth and whether it’s all worth the effort will require an effort on your part this week particularly in romantic affairs. Take a closer look at what you have accomplished and realize that it does matters and, yes, so do you. Make certain that fighting over finances [...]
We have a tradition of celebrating my sons’ birthdays somewhere interesting. In the past they’ve blown out birthday candles in the U.K., Paris, Iceland, and natch, Disney World, and last week they turned 14 in the noisy and spectacular jungles of Costa Rica. I’ve been to Mexico, Belize and Guatamala, but found the high-quality food [...]
Costa Rica has been earning a lot of notice on the country’s continuous changes and development. Together with countries like Italy, France, Poland, and comparing them to those that are considered as gambling nations, Costa Rica is starting to create headlines on its growing popularity where casino gambling is concerned. A lot of tourists are [...]
For followers of the television series Two and A Half men, you know that Charlie is no longer on the show and told that he was hit by a subway train. That said, the real Charlie, Carlos Irwin Estevez, better known to all of us as Charlie Sheen – is alive and well and will [...]
National Museum The national museum was founded in 1897 and has become a cultural center by excellence. In 1949 after Costa Rican government abolished the army, the museum was recollected in the former Bellavista Quarter, and declared a historic patrimony. The museum not only embraces the “memories of the people”, but also researches, rescues, collects, [...]
Free show for communities in Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Quepos and Guácimo Award winner dramaturgy for 2011 “All bureaucrats”, by writer Luis Arguedas, packs his suitcases and goes on the road to different places in our country. Residents of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago paradise, Quepos and Guácimo will enjoy this successful play that tells the story of [...]
If you are looking for a place in Costa Rica to watch Super Bowl XLVI, and see the New England Patriot take on the New York Giants, Tom Brady vesus Eli Manning in the house that Peyton Manning built in Indianapolis, then look no further than Texas BBQ in San Joaquin de Flores. This quiet [...]
Young Costa Rican writer-director Miguel Gomez made a big impression here at Twitch with his 2010 horror comedy El Sanatorio, a playful riff on the found footage genre. And so we have been closely following the progress of his upcoming end of the world road comedy El Fin (The End) as well. Set on the last day on [...]
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