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César Valverde Vega: One of the Most Important Costa Rican Artists of Recent Times

César Valverde Vega (San José, March 8, 1928) was a Costa Rican painter, writer, and lawyer, planner, public official, and diplomat. He was one of the first muralists in Costa Rica and a member of "Grupo Ocho", a group...

The Steinvorth Building in San José and Its Impressive Architecture

The Steinvorth Building, also called the Steinvorth Warehouse, is a two-story building located in San José, Costa Rica. Built-in 1907 by the Italian Francesco Tenca Pedrazzini, commissioned by the brothers Wilhelm, Walter and Otto Steinvorth Ulex, German merchants based...

Icon of Costa Rican Literature: Yolanda Oreamuno

Yolanda Oreamuno Unger was a Costa Rican writer who ventured her works into essays, stories, and novels. She constitutes one of the most important personalities of Tico literature, being always Avant-garde in her life and work. She was the...

Get To Know the Castles of San José and Its Architecture

The Castle of Del Moro The "Castillo Del Moro", also known as the Castillo de Amón or Casa Del Moro, is a building located in the city of San José, Costa Rica. Built-in 1930 on behalf of its owner, the...

Digital Animation of Costa Ricans Is Valued in International Markets

According to a recent study entitled “Profile of Digital Animation in Costa Rica”, carried out by the Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER), this sector shows a strong orientation towards the export of its services, since 42% of the companies that...

Parable #6: Is My Saxophone Fixed Yet?

(This week is the ninth 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 gratitude. For...

Ibo Bonilla, the Most Influential Costa Rican Architect

Known for his diverse sculptures and extensive work in the field of architecture, Ibo Bonilla Oconitrillo has become one of Costa Rica's most influential artists. He is an architect, sculptor, geobiologist, pedagogue, math teacher and business administrator. He has...

Costa Rica Promotes the Participation of Young Women Entrepreneurs with Innovative Proposals

Recently it was known that Costa Rica is actively promoting the participation of young women entrepreneurs through the first edition of the “Young Challenge”, a global initiative that comes to Costa Rica for the first time with the theme:...

The Arrival of Jews to Costa Rica: A Rich Cultural Heritage

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...

Parable #5: Choosing an Instrument

(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 seeing things...
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Oktoberfest Festival: Costa Rica Prepares for Its 13th Edition

The Costa Rica Oktoberfest, one of the most acclaimed and anticipated festivals by the public, returns this year with...