Film: “Dos Aguas” Two boys live in a humble town on the Caribbean coast. Their lives seem simple and carefree – until we discover that one of…
LAS TABLILLAS, Alajuela -- A mango tree grows out of the border. You can tell it’s the border because strands of barbed wire stretch right through the…
LOS CHILES, Alajuela — If you ask random strangers in northern Alajuela province where la trocha is, they know exactly what you’re talking about. They give explicit…
Art City Tour It’s time for another Art City Tour, but this one comes with a twist: May 18 is International Museum Day, and GAM Cultural plans…
Not long ago, legislator Epsy Campbell Barr took issue with one of the most famous works in Costa Rican literature, “Cocorí.” Written in 1947 by Joaquín Gutiérrez,…
If you’ve been following the disastrous International Arts Festival (FIA) these past three weeks, you probably have one of two attitudes: 1. This once-beautiful festival was horribly…
[caption id="attachment_63288" align="alignright" width="330"] Courtesy of NTFL[/caption] Compared to soccer, “American football” is a pretty quiet sport in Costa Rica. But during last Sunday’s game, Los Leones…
LAS TABLILLAS, Alajuela — Until recently, Las Tablillas hasn’t looked like much. There’s a lonesome highway, some scattered buildings, and a police checkpoint, where a group of…
Music: Enrique Iglesias, Capital Cities It’s here, the moment many a Tica has been awaiting: Enrique Iglesias is arriving in Costa Rica. The Spanish mega-star will descend…
[caption id="attachment_62821" align="alignright" width="400"] Courtesy of Ernesto Adduci[/caption] Writers often have “aha” moments, when a great idea springs from seemingly nowhere. Marcel Proust once smelled a sponge…