Culture & Lifestyle

China on Thursday defended the organization of a “Techno Mega party” in a crowded water park at Wuhan, the first epicenter of COVID-19, after the viral dissemination of images of the event on the Internet.“The show at the water...

What would you do to prevent a majestic 1,500-year-old tree from falling victim to a logging saw? Would you risk your life, inhabiting a space in the heights no bigger than a single bed, in the open, going cold,...

With the aim of providing spaces for encounters with art and the enhancement of the Costa Rican artist in times of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Tico Ministry of Culture and Youth (MCJ)has launched the virtual program “AquìCultura”.This initiative seeks...

Costa Rica is known worldwide for its beautiful beaches and pristine vegetation.However, this Caribbean country has exquisite gastronomy that more than one tourist would love to savor every time they come.Costa Rican gastronomy is a blend of European...

All the provinces of Central America after its independence in 1821 sought to consolidate from agenesis of federal republics, but in 1840 this region was fragmented into small countries in order to build as nation-states. Likewise, the processes of state-making...

Every August 15th, Mother’s Day is celebrated in Costa Rica, this commemoration in the country dates from the early 20th century and it is thanks to Evangelina Solís Salvatierra that this day began to be commemorated.History tells that, in...

According to the “LGBTI Refugee Institute for Central America”, up to 10% of the 5,000 refugees in Costa Rica are people from the LGBTI community. Yassuri Potoy Ortiz, a young transgender woman, was an advanced nursing student when the...

Guaranteeing quality, good environmental practices, and authenticity when buying Costa Rican handicrafts is the objective of the Costa Rica Artisan Seal, developed through an inter-institutional collaboration between the MEIC, the Ministry of Culture, the ICT and the INA

196 years ago, and under the motto "From the Homeland for our will", the inhabitants of the Nicoya Party decided, in open council, freely gathered to contribute their opinion, to join the recently proclaimed independent State of Costa Rica

The confinement that is being experienced worldwide, as a consequence of the state of emergency due to the spread of COVID-19, presents multiple challenges for the well-being of the population