TASTE OF THE TROPICS: Try a fusion of Costa Rican and North American holiday foods with chef Marco’s recipe for pumpkin and yam pie in coconut cookie crust.
In an expression both illustrative and ironic, Costa Ricans today still refer to their country as a “coffee plantation with telephones.” Perhaps a “coffee...
“Last Chapter: Goodbye Nicaragua,” a documentary film on the 1984 La Penca bombing, makes its Costa Rica debut this weekend. The controversial film recently won the grand prize for documentaries at the Nordic Film Festival.