THIRTEEN years after the Portuguesegovernment barred José Saramago’s“The Gospel According to Jesus Christ”from competing for the 1992 EuropeanLiterary Prize, Costa Rica’s clamor for avisit...
What type of culturalevents doesthe U.S. Embassysponsor?Promotingmutual understandingbetween CostaRica and theUnited States isone of the U.S.Embassy’s goals,and one way tomeet this goal is by...
THE Universal chain of stores isholding a series of handicraft workshopsdesigned to help participantsmake unique Father’s Day gifts. Itemscrafted include picture frames, toolboxes,cards, bookmarks,...
NEARLY 50 children from theimpoverished neighborhood of La Carpio,on the western outskirts of San José,tromped down a long gravel drivewayJune 4, along the edge...
MEMBERS of the indigenous communityin Yorkín, in the remote southeasternTalamanca region, are enjoying theopportunity to explore their cultural heritagethrough creative thinking, dramatechniques and interactive...
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua –Less than 10 minutes after arriving at ourhilltop villa overlooking the fishing boatsin the bay, my girlfriend Cecilia wasalready...
THE charming, family-run, family orientedHotel Colonial opened its doorstwo months ago. This neocolonial privatehome in the heart of San José was purchasedby Eddy Vargas...
DAN Wisecalled on his cellularMonday morningwhile on the water toreport two wahoohookups as he wastrolling along thecoast back to the RíoColorado Lodgefrom Tortuguero, onthe...
COSTA Rica just might be pulling into the fastlane on the information superhighway, thanks todevelopments this week that have observers makingbig plans for the...