Culture & Lifestyle

Music is an important pastime in every country, and Costa Rica is no exception.  In this country, people love to listen to music any time, no matter where they are.  Costa Ricans (Ticos) like Latin music such as salsa,...

A Festival that celebrates the use of our voices to sing and express the deepest states of being and devotion, and connects with the transcendental experience practiced in many ancient cultures.This Festival, being held from September 21 – 29th,...

India now has its own Robin Hood Army (RHA).  Every night this band of volunteers, dressed in green just like their namesake, go out into the night to fight the most destructive killer of all – hunger.  They use...

Many visitors flock to Costa Rica for its laid-back beach towns and supreme natural beauty.  This makes the capital city of San Jose less of a destination in-and-of-itself, and more of a roadblock stopping them from getting where they want to...

Costa Rica is located in Central America, between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.  It is known as "the Switzerland of Central America" for having the best democratic tradition established in Latin America.  It lacks a standing army,...

Individuals are attracted to Caño Island in the Osa Peninsula not only for its sandy white beaches, clear blue water, and stunning coral reefs which make for an unforgettable diving and snorkeling experience. Caño Island has a mystery that still baffles locals...

Not too many years ago, a trip to Costa Rica was a real bargain.  But the word is out - more travelers have arrived, and prices have definitely risen.  No denying that it is more expensive than a trip in other...

In the Southern Zone of Costa Rica live a group of indigenous people who claim they are the only tribe who were never conquered when the Spanish arrived, and they are very proud of this claim.  So much so...

Costa Rican culture is very diverse, even though most part of the population is white or mestizo, there is also European, Afro-Caribbean, North-American and Asian population. Afro- Caribbean population lives on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica and this...

Just like most part of Central America, the food in Costa Rica is based on rice, fried plantains, black beans, tortillas and coffee which, by the way, they prefer to drink strong and black, they do not like sugar,...