Culture & Lifestyle

There are so many things to write about when discussing life in Costa Rica. Many North Americans believe relocation to Costa Rica is the answer to life’s struggles. Some US men are looking online and communicating with Costa Rican...

This month brings us the photographic work of the Pucci family, Juan Jose and his two sons, Guancarlos and Sergio. The photographic work of the Pucci family of artists has been immortalized throughout seven books, where they have published their...

Costa Rica has some of the most biodiverse rain forests on the planet. The sheer number of flora and fauna found here is staggering.  Living in the midst of a living, breathing organism like a rain forest can be...

Not many people know much about the indigenous peoples who have lived in Costa Rica for hundreds of years.  But that is about to change.  The Bribri tribe will be opening the very first indigenous tour agency with the...

Almost thirty-seven years ago, on November 22, 1979, an American Convention on Human Rights, better known as the “Pact of San José”, was held in San José, Costa Rica, with the representatives from most American countries. Today this...

The Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC) recently introduced an ambitious plan to upgrade the face of downtown San Jose. In total that will include 108 blocks, from Avenida 7, Avenida 10, Calle 9, to Democracy Square.The project will...

Village fairs are a Costa Rican cultural fact, are very popular, and are celebrated much like a carnival.  They range from popular musical groups, parades on horseback, moonlight festivities, the selection of a reigning queen, masquerades, dances, even bingo,...

A fabulous life in stunning Costa Rica has attracted retired expats for decades. Do your own dreams take you there?Excitement. Adventure. Anticipation. Oh, yes, and a healthy dose of trepidation, too.  Can you feel them? If so, the idea...

Did you know that during a regular Major League Baseball (MLB) game an average of one hundred baseballs are used?  It means that once taken out of play, a standard professional baseball will not be reused again.Why is this?...

Habitat for Humanity, Costa Rica, and local entrepreneurs are joining together in a fundraising campaign to build adequate housing for a group of low-income families in Costa Rica.  The national campaign slogan is “home is where dreams are born”.The...