GRANADA, Nicaragua – NorthernCentral America suffered one of its bloodiestand most repressive years since variouspeace accords brought an end to thewars of past decades.Massive...
WHEN Iasked CarlosSandoval Garcíahow he originallybecame interestedin the topicof Nicaraguanimmigration inCosta Rica, heanswered that itstemmed fromthe fact that hecame from arural Costa Ricanworking-classfamily. He...
“TOWARD a Socially ResponsiblePedagogy” will be the theme of the 11thNational Conference for Teachers ofEnglish to be held Jan. 26-28 at the CostaRican-North American...
THE sixth annual Chunches de MarArt-Camp Festival kicked off on Jan. 12near Montezuma, on the southern tip of theNicoya Peninsula in the Puntarenasprovince. Artists...
WHEN QuinnCampbell, Quiksilver’sCentralAmerica and Chileregional sales representative,cameup with the idea tocreate the newDVD, “LatinGuns,” he wantedto promote “thebest surfers inLatin America.”So, in organizinghours offootage...
SMOKING cigarettes and signingalbum covers, Fidel Gamboa, lead singerand guitar player for Costa Rica’s youngand already legendary group Malpaís,tossed about insights into his band’s...
EACH year on Valentine’s Day, the “Have aHeart” golf tournament raises money for schools inVillarreal, Santa Cruz, in the northwestern provinceof Guanacaste. All profits...
BULLS, beer, amusement park rides, discos,concerts, horses and a Latin-style carnaval arerevved up for party-goers for the next two weeks atPalmares 2005.Judging by the...
