DISPUTES in the LegislativeAssembly are no longer just between parties,but also within the parties themselves,increasingly complicating congressionalwork, the daily El Heraldo de laNueva Era...
MANDALAS are intricate replicas of holy mansions, laboriously constructed and destroyed soon after their completion. They can be made of jewels, flowers, dyed rice,...
“COSTA Rica.”I still rememberthe first time Iheard that name. Iwas 7 and my dadwas telling mythree sisters and Ithat we were movingthere.It sounded soexotic,...
MANY questionshave come inlately asking aboutthe diversity diversand snorkelers seeswimming in CostaRica. Is Costa Ricathe most biodiversemarine areain the world? No.Most divers drop inCosta...
WHAT do your children do after school?Do you feel pressured about the time you canspend nurturing their natural talents, arousingtheir sense of curiosity or...
MOVIE tickets: check. Popcorn:check. Soft drinks: check. Milkduds:check. Sushi: check.Sushi?Welcome to Cinépolis at TerraMall inTres Ríos, east of San José, where you caneat sticky-rice...
WHEN the rumbled chants haveceased, the incense sticks smoked outand the monks, rocking slightly totheir own vocal hypnosis, have rosewithout a warning word in...
POLICE and park guards in theNorthern Zone shut down what theycalled an illegal logging operation thisweek, seizing a tractor, chain saws andsome 30,000 cubic...