Culture & Lifestyle

Within the current dynamics of the societies that interact culturally, economically and politically in more than 180 countries that make up the international community, we have the conviction that it is necessary to place our planet in a continuous...

Tico is a word composed of 2 syllables that, in turn, comes from the Latin combined with a certain Greek root. With this word, we refer to the colloquial language that identifies any Costa Rican.Historically, the name "tico" was...

The word Folklore was coined, in the 17th century, by a man who used to give a word to everything that people transmitted. Thus, in essence, the term refers to the acquired knowledge of a specific people.That is why,...

Costa Rica is identified as a country full of love for its culture, generated precisely from the multicultural ancestry. Before talking about the typical costumes, it is important to know a little bit about the history and traditions that...

The great family of EcoFeria Camino Real will be back in Dominical this Friday, July 13th, with a wonderful event that will give continuity to ecological education and integration through music, dances, agriculture, and natural spaces. With the initiatives...

This week, representatives of the National Theater of Costa Rica informed that within 2 months they will give tourists -and also Costa Rican citizens- the opportunity to enjoy incredible tours through the hidden areas of this national heritage.Many secrets...

Lovers of good cinema that were waiting for the new edition of the Costa Rica International Film Festival will now have to wait a bit longer since it has been suspended. This news was confirmed by the Vice Minister...

Every country has a special day of celebration of their birth as an independent nation. Costa Rica, for instance, received its independence from Spain on September 15th, 1821. In America, July 4th, 1776, is celebrated as the day the...

On July 4th, 1776, the United States achieved its independence from the United Kingdom, thus beginning the first representative democratic republic in the history of mankind. Today marks the 242nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the country....

Australia. Its name has a double etymology. On the one hand, it derives from the Latin word Australis (“from the south”); that is, legends of an "unknown land of the south" (terra australis incognita), which date back to ancient...