Culture & Lifestyle

Summary and schedule of events for Fiestas Palmares 2011, the biggest and most popular festival in Costa Rica.

Forget the Lonely Planet and Frommer’s, if you’re considering living in San José for an extended period of time, you’ll need more than a travel guide to survive.Forget the Lonely Planet and Frommer’s, if you’re considering living in San José for an extended period of time, you’ll need more than a travel guide to survive.

By Nicolas LigerThe ICT is Promoting Tourism in Samara and Nosara • Hotels are looking to attract national and European tourists • Crisis and the dollar's instability are affecting the sectorThe Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) hosted the Fair “Descubrí Guanacaste...

by Arianna McKinneyIn 2009, locals worried about droughts and water shortages because of the low amount of rainfall in the “winter” months. 2010 is proving to be just the opposite. The rainy season came fast and early this year,...

By Fritz ElmendorfExperimental Project, is certainly an experiment, but it is also an experience and a mixto of musical styles, theater and improvisation that created a fresh dimension to local entertainment at Estancia, the local hotel that opens only...

by Oliver PérezIt seems that the 12 bridges along the road that connects Nicoya with Samara Beach will continue to be ignored by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT). MOPT doesn’t have its eyes on either replacing...

A transcendent night of music that featured internationally renowned guitarist Edin Solis from the band Editus at an August 6 concert at hotel Bella Vista Mar showed off visiting and local talent in a world-class lineup arranged by musician...

By Lindsay LavelleLa Asociación CREAR just finished up another two weeks of camp with the children from two elementary schools in the Sámara area.  As always, the camp was free to the local kids and provided a chance for...

by Beverly KitsonThe 22nd of June saw the arrival of six recent high school grads representing the Youth Program of the Elkhart, Indiana Rotary Club. Along with their three chaperones, the young people worked for three days in the...

By Ashley SteyaertOn Tuesday, June 8th, ICE installed a new telecommunications tower providing coverage across a circumference of 3 kilometers from its base on Mount Las Huacas, expanding 3G service from as far as Barco Quebrado to Downtown Nosara....