What does World War II have to do with the Paralympic Games? Well, in essence, everything.
Before World War II, when soldiers returned wounded from war, their fate was bleak. People with spinal cord injuries often died within a year...
Costa Rica seeks the repatriation of 52 pre-Columbian pieces that would be auctioned in Germany. The management was confirmed by the national ambassador to the European nation, Lydia María Peralta Cordero, through the press office of the Ministry of...
Recently, it was known that the Sloth became the 16th national symbol of Costa Rica, a joy that arose after the deputies of the Third Full Commission of the Legislative Assembly unanimously approved the Law whose file is No....
Ayahuasca, a lysergic drink of the traditional Amazonian medicine that is prepared with the mixture of plants, is used more and more in the western world to treat depression and addictions. It has been used for thousands of years...
Mexico was the country that made cocoa known to the world. The Olmecs (1500 to 400 BC) were the first humans to taste cocoa in the form of a drink in the following way: they ground cocoa beans, mixing...
Johan Rugama, the sanitation collaborator of the Municipality of San José who was caught dancing Swing Criollo while doing his work, made himself known throughout Costa Rica and made it very clear that his work is honorable and valuable...
“Breaking barriers and generating changes is not easy, but if you have a passion for something you have to fight to achieve it”, that's how Ana Grettel Leandro defines her life, while remembering that she wanted to be a...
As we become more aware of the effects humans have on our environment and the way in which we farm and keep animals contributes to these disastrous effects, people are looking at more ways to introduce organic products into their lives
In 2010 Tatiana López had to present a University project, she was already working in the Judicial Branch and, together with her partner, Alejandro Castillo, reflected for her work one of the dreams she had for years, the design...
The Caribbean coast of Central America’s safest and most stable country offers African-american expats a life that is less stressful, more affordable, and free from the burdens of everyday racism found in their country of origin.
When she first set...
