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María Santana, the Venezuelan Winner of the Oscar for Best Sound in 2021
For the Venezuelan María Carolina Santana, her grandfather is largely responsible for the love she feels for sound and for art in general. This sound engineer turned her passion into a profession that has given many satisfactions throughout her...
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Costa Rica Leads the Ibero-American Program on Disability
Costa Rica today assumed the Presidency of the Ibero-American Program on Disability (PID), which seeks to contribute to the inclusion of people with disabilities in political, economic and social life, in full enjoyment of their rights.At the eighth Intergovernmental...
Why Buy a Vacation Home in Costa Rica?
Buying a house is always a profitable investment in the medium and long term, and if this is a summer house, it becomes an asset that can be even more valuable due to the various advantages it presents
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Gay Rowan Reflects on Classic Canadian Science Fiction Show The Starlost
https://youtu.be/l_Kv0VlJvNQAlthough its production values fell short, the concept behind The Starlost represented serious science fiction at its best, and there were some very thought provoking, educational and entertaining stories among its 16 episodes. The show went on the air on September...
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Are Costa Rica’s Indigenous Languages Doomed to Disappear? Part 2
Most of the indigenous communities that inhabit Costa Rica continue facing a cultural threat: the loss of their unique, pre Columbian languages. Carlos Sánchez Avendaño, professor at the School of Philology, Linguistics and Literature (EFL) and researcher at the...
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Are Costa Rica’s Indigenous Languages Doomed to Disappear? Part 1
In a few words, it has been known to happen. The Chorotega and Huetar languages, which were spoken in the Nicoya peninsula and in the Central Valley, respectively, disappeared between the 18th and 19th centuries. They were displaced by...
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How to Stay Focused: Lessons from Japanese Zanshin Practice
In the book, Zen in the Art of Archery, German researcher Eugen Herrigel tells how his Japanese teacher hit the target with one arrow and then split the first arrow with the second one
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United Nations Project in Costa Rica Positions Leadership of Indigenous and Migrant Women
Strengthening the participation of women from groups in vulnerable situations and promoting peaceful coexistence in territories at risk of conflict, especially indigenous peoples, is the objective of one of the most recent projects developed by the United Nations Population...
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After an Investment of $ 400,000, the Monument of Social Guarantees will Return to the New Roundabout in Zapote
After investing $ 400,000 in its restoration, the monument of Social Guarantees will be located again in the new roundabout and overpass in Zapote. The National Highway Council (Conavi) reported that the final stage of restoration had already been...
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Costa Rica, the Best Place to Retire with Excellent Weather Year-round
In the land of “Pure Life”, with great weather year-round, expats from North America and Europe report that they can be more outside, feel healthier, appear younger, and miss the snow. Costa Rica is the country that has the...
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Is the Use of Fossil Gas a Solution to the Global Climate Crisis?
In recent years, the proposal to use fossil gas in Costa Rica as a transitional energy fuel has emerged,...