Culture & Lifestyle
Celebrate Oktoberfest Twice in the Central Valley
You don’t have to be from Munich to attend these delicious German events.The Oktoberfest tradition dates back to 1810 when German Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12th and invited the citizens of Munich, Germany to...
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A Brief Look at shnit’s MADE IN COSTA RICA Short Film Competition
The MADE IN COSTA RICA competition returns as the national part of the shnit International Shortfilmfestival.Costa Rica is one of only six countries that are participating as shnit PLAYGROUND locations where the International Shortfilmfestival will include a national competition...
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Costa Rican Craft Beer Guide: The Bars
Mix up your beer game with costa rican cerveza artesanal! TCRN’s got the scoop on craft bars you’ve gotta check out.
While this list is certainly not all inclusive, here are some artisanally-equipped Costa Rican bars that come highly-recommended.Barrio Amon,...
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Festival of Movements Premieres Today in San Jose
El Festival Encuentro Movimientos Desplegados will feature artists from all around Latin America in dance, performance, workshops and conversation.
Special guests include Carmen Werner from Spain, Elia Arce from Costa Rica, Vicky Cortés from Costa Rica, Cristina Moura from Brazil,...
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New Indie Film Claims Costa Rica Will Change Your Life
After Words, a romantic comedy set in Costa Rica, premiered yesterday. Read what people are saying and share your own thoughts below!Directed by Rob Marshall, the film stars two award winning actors: Marcia Gay Harden (Fifty Shades of Grey)...
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Celebrate International Beer Week with La Carreta
Skip the taxi, and don’t worry about a designating a driver. La Carreta is the hop-on hop-off pub tour we’ve all been waiting for.For just $8 a night, get unlimited access to San Jose’s hottest bars. Meet some...
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14th Annual Cine Europeo Film Festival Kicks-off Today
Starting today, Cine Magaly in San Pedro will be showing 1-4 acclaimed European movies every day until mid-August. The film festival known as Cine Europeo will begin it’s 14th year tonight at 7pm with a showing of Fehér isten.All...
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Panama Joins Costa Rica and Boycotts Miss Universe Pageant
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Miss Panama has joined Miss Costa Rica and boycotts this year’s Miss Universe pageant.Costa Rica and now Panama have joined Mexico pulling their contestants out of long running international contest, because of...
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Jurassic World: Costa Rica Then and Now
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - To the delight of paleontologists and movie fans around the globe, the blockbuster film Jurassic World premiered on June 12th, taking in a megasaurus $524.1 million worldwide. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, Cocos...
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2015 Academy Awards Review: All the Oscar Bests
The Academy Awards, now in its 87th edition, began with a refreshing Broadway musical number led by host Neil Patrick Harris, as well as Anna Kendrick and comedian Jack Black.The Hotel Budapest and Birdman films were the big winners...
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Costa Rican Tourism Minister says Dollar Rate Will Not Change Next Year and Asks Businesses to Adjust Strategies
Tourism Minister William Rodríguez does not expect any changes in the dollar's value in Costa Rica in the coming...