WHEN traditionalistsspeakabout restoring oldvalues and customs,they probablyare not thinkingabout Judas Night.Judas Night wasthe night beforeEaster, a night whenscary figures ambulatedin the dark andcarried off...
LOOKS likethe Vindas familyfrom Playa Jacó,on the central Pacificcoast, may be asurfing dynasty inthe making, withthe brother and sisterduo of Luis andLisbeth Vindaseach taking...
THE National Institute of Biodiversity(INBio) last month announcedthe third edition of the INBio Awardfor individual merit in biodiversityconservation. The award is open tonational citizens...
THE oldest restaurant in the country,Balcón de Europa, in downtownSan José, is under new management,announced owner Adriana Bonilla,widow of the restaurant’s well-knownformer chef, the...
OKAY, soyou are no longerliving in theUnited States.You moved allyour assets andbelongings to aforeign countryand your intentionsare to neverreturn. Other thanthe fact that U.S.law...
BUILDING Their Own Future: Victims of recent flooding in the Sarapiquí region, innorth-central Costa Rica, Luz Delia, 30, her husband José Enríquez (not shown),40,...
Apowerful historical and archeological tribute to one ofthe most amazing networks of roads in history, “QhapacÑan: The Great Inca Trail” is now on display,...
WHEN you seethe sign for GamboaRain Forest Café,you may think:“Funny, there’s norain forest in thewestern suburb ofEscazú.” Right; youwon’t find a rainforest, but you...
THE windy lake country is a kind ofboondocks breather from the tourist circuit:a handful of bed and breakfasts oozeambience and offer vacationers a reprievefrom...
