Culture & Lifestyle

Lovers of good cinema that were waiting for the new edition of the Costa Rica International Film Festival will now have to wait a bit longer since it has been suspended. This news was confirmed by the Vice Minister...

Every country has a special day of celebration of their birth as an independent nation. Costa Rica, for instance, received its independence from Spain on September 15th, 1821. In America, July 4th, 1776, is celebrated as the day the...

On July 4th, 1776, the United States achieved its independence from the United Kingdom, thus beginning the first representative democratic republic in the history of mankind. Today marks the 242nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the country....

Australia. Its name has a double etymology. On the one hand, it derives from the Latin word Australis (“from the south”); that is, legends of an "unknown land of the south" (terra australis incognita), which date back to ancient...

The International Book Fair of Costa Rica 2018 (FILCR18) will be held from August 24th to September 2nd, in the Vieja Aduana complex. This set of buildings includes the Nave de Ladrillo, the Aduana Theater, the Explanada, the Casa...

Moroni. He is the Angel of the Saints of the Last Days. He appeared to Joseph Smith, in the state of New York. He told him where there were the gold tablets buried, and they both translated them and...

If after having read about the Ticos' idioms, you were left wanting to know more about the jargon that Costa Ricans use to refer to certain things or facts, then let's take a look at some of the most...

It is a vehicle for personal transport using human propulsion, the bicycle, colloquially called bike is driven by the traveler, who drives it with the muscular effort of the legs, in particular by pedals.Its inventor was the German Karl...

Costa Rica may not have a big film industry, but several film productions were made here or the movie plots were set in the country, putting the eyes of the world in this unique place.Thanks to its natural wonders...

Gallo Pinto is the favorite dish of Costa Ricans. This is due not only to its delicious flavor but also to the variety of ingredients that go into its preparation and how nutritious it turns out to be.This incredible...