Culture & Lifestyle

When we are good conversationalists we find anywhere we go the ease of expressing ourselves, to start a conversation with anyone, even with an unknown. We feel the need to interact and dialogue with people to obtain or give...

(This week is the seventh installment of the book, “The Band Director’s Lessons About Life”, which TCRN is publishing as a series during 2020. This week, band director and spiritual author Donald Lee relates a parable about seeing things...

Possibly San Roque de Naranjo must have been a small town of gentle peasants, at the beginning of the 1930s. There, surrounded by coffee plantations and in full reaping of that fruit, with a December of Christmas spirits, a...

Taking a trip to Costa Rica is one of those unique adventures that are lived and enjoyed to the fullest. So if you are planning a trip to "Tico" lands, we recommend you visit Talamanca and the communities of...

(This week is the sixth installment of the book, “The Band Director’s Lessons About Life”, which TCRN is publishing as a series during 2020. This week, band director and spiritual author Donald Lee relates a parable about seeing things...

Visiting Costa Rica is synonymous with exquisite gastronomy and it is that Costa Rican cuisine has exquisite dishes that highlight the native flavors of each region. Also, its indigenous roots maintain their presence in the typical food; the sacred...

Many have been the colonies of different countries that have expanded throughout the world, motivated by different circumstances; the most marked being the difficult economic, political and social situation that their members have experienced.Historic studies agree that the first...

Francisco Amighetti, a Costa Rican artist of Italian origin, is known for his extensive and beautiful work in a wide variety of artistic styles. Born in San José, June 1st, 1907, he was a Costa Rican painter, engraver, teacher,...

The marimba was declared a national instrument of Costa Rica, on September 3rd, 1996, during the government of José María Figueres Olsen, as a symbol of culture and tradition.His declaration was made amidst the celebrations for the 172nd anniversary...

(This week is the fifth installment of the book, “The Band Director’s Lessons About Life", which TCRN is publishing as a series during 2020. This week, band director and spiritual author Donald Lee relates a parable about perceiving the...