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
Although we are currently under the Pandemic due to COVID-19, experts have devised a three-month plan that will help indigenous Tica communities to recover financially after the crisis passes
The celebrations for the 385 years of the Sacred Image of the “Virgen de Los Angeles”, will take place this 2020 in a virtual manner, due to the context of COVID-19
"Conversion therapies", “forced treatments” and even "medications" are part of the techniques that are currently used in order to "cure" homosexuality. For the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and experts in the field of the United Nations (UN) these...
