Culture & Lifestyle

Yolanda Oreamuno Unger: A Successful Woman’s Story

Yolanda Oreamuno Unger was a Costa Rican writer (born in San José, Costa Rica, April 8th, 1916 – died in Federal District, Mexico, July 8th, 1956). Entrepreneurial and very successful woman, with only 16 years in 1932, she published...

How Is the Advertising Industry in Costa Rica?

Advertising in Costa Rica is an element that has been changing as new time’s progress

The Important Art of Being a Good “Conversationalist”

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...

Parable #4: It Doesn’t Matter What You Know Right Now

(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...

Lorenzo “Lencho” Salazar, Cultural Legend of Our Costa Rican Folklore

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...

Discover Amubri and the Bribri Indigenous People of Talamanca

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...

Parable #3: Time Is All You Have

(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...

Costa Rican Gastronomy: The Pleasures of Typical Dishes with Profound and Varied Roots

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...

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...

Francisco Amighetti: A Multifaceted Artist and ‘Benemérito de la Patria’

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,...
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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...