Culture & Lifestyle

Yoga lifestyle is a life of balance between “cleaning mind,& body” and “spreading the light”.  Thus yoga lifestyle is about purifying the mind and keeping the body healthy.  We have to be clean and pure to catch the light...

It’s finally Friday! And we know that many walk around, looking for where to go out at night, with friends or as a couple, to dance and enjoy San José’s nightlife. Because of this, we traveled to the best bars...

If you go on vacation, enlist in your suitcase mosquito repellent, as the Ministry of Health declared a state of emergency in 31 counties of the country by the presence of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which transmits a dangerous...

With international yoga day coming next Tuesday I decided to look into exactly how yoga can make a difference in one’s life. As someone who’s always been into running and traditional weight lifting I’ve often struggled with flexibility and many...

Costa Rica’s forgotten car industryIt might be hard to imagine now, but in the 70’s Costa Rica was recognized worldwide for producing cars. Nearly forgotten, the model “Amigo” by General Motors, was a car with the Tico stamp...

Cartago is one of the frontrunners of alternative urban transport. The evidence of this is that they’re the first section of the country to start a public bicycle program for citizens.The initiative started Tuesday and on that day alone...

The Costa Rican Institute of Technology (TEC) has proposed an immense plan that could change the face of the center of San José. There are a total of 108 blocks including 7th avenue, 10th avenue, 9th street, and Plaza...

The 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI, for its acronym in English) prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace, puts Costa Rica as the best qualified country in Central America and the Caribbean.The report, which was released this week,...

Here are ten things to do that could find you in your very own chapter of the jungle book.  Change your kid's name to Tarzan or Mowgli and get your adventure on.  Your kids will love you all the...

Stepping out of your comfort zone and trying something new is one of the best ways to meet new people and forge lifelong friendships. As an expat living in San José I decided to explore the city a bit...