CHILDREN all over the UnitedStates and Europe have enjoyed thefun and fantasy of Pinocchio on Ice foryears. Now, for the first time, thefabled wooden...
WITH the 2005 NationalArts Festival in full swing, thetown of Heredia, north of SanJosé, has been bursting withcolor, culture and festivitiesfor the past week.The...
GUACHIPELíN, Guanacaste –The sound of the marimba tumblesover the broad sweep of grass as thesun sets, obscuring the distinctive coneof Volcán Rincón de la...
AFTER an ownership change, HotelTara in Escazú ceased to exist on July 15,and with it went wedding plans and hotelreservations.“I found out last week...
AMATEUR motorcycle daredevilscan show off at official motocrosscompetitions in the Rexona NationalAmateur Motocross Championship2005.“The championship tries to letfeverish fans experience the excitementof a real...
THE morning sun spotlights a blessedpiece of earth: the site of the WaldorfSchool in the town of Playa Chiquita, fivekilometers south of Puerto Viejo...
LOS Arrecifes’(The Reefs) claim tofame is its Mediterraneancuisine. Thispopular culinary invasionhas infiltratedCosta Rica and you’llfind it alive and wellin Centro ComercialLos Laureles in thewestern...
FASTER, higher, scarier: In a countrywhere canopy tours and bungee jumps are practicallyold hat, companies are constantly vyingto up the activities’ thrill factor.TuruBaRi Tropical...
ACTION is wideopen all along thePacific and on theCaribbean, with themajor bite on thenorthern Pacificcoast. Last Saturday,Steve Curtis said hewent 10 sailfishreleases for 12...
A diesel fuel slick of unknown proportionscontinues to pollute the underground water supplyof Barreal de Heredia and is slowly seepingtoward other Central Valley reservoirs...