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Art Smiley’s Enchanted Witch Collection in Costa Rica

Art Smiley used to be a photographer in the United States. He is now enjoying retirement in Escazú, west of San José, where he...

Miskito separatists to assert independence from Nicaragua

Under torrential rains, hundreds of Miskito separatists from rural communities in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) trekked through the mud to the regional...

Living Under Turrialba Volcano: A Costa Rican Farmer’s Reality

TURRIALBA – Lil Castro grew worried when she first heard the volcano she lives beneath rumbling. She began to back the car into the...

Guatemala Wedding Mixes Gringo and Maya Traditions

I’ve seen a whole lot of weddings lately. I’m at that age, I’m told, when all your friends seem to be racing to get...

Pre-Columbian Jade in Costa Rica: Mesoamerican Ties

My last column focused on ancient house and tomb forms, agriculture and the first chiefdoms in the several centuries before and after Christ, and...

Lanterns in Costa Rica Light Up Independence Day Party

Fireworks exploded from the folds of the hills above Escazú, and the steady rhythm of drums could be heard throughout the western suburb. This...

Protecting Costa Rica’s Billfish: The End of ‘Hero Shot’ Photos

The weather throughout Costa Rica continues to be normal for this time of year. The Caribbean side has had mostly calm seas and light winds, and the Pacific coast has been mostly sunny and nice with some evening showers.

Coffee Industry Bucks

MANAGUA – The global financial crisis that has taken a toll on various productive sectors of the economy has spared the coffee industry, which...

In Costa Rica, It’s Not the Journey – It’s the Pictures You Get

Life looks a little different through the lens of a camera. How the light bounces off a white surface, how the fence obscures the...

Archaeologists Dig into Nicaragua’s Past at Lake Cocibolca

ASESE, Granada – The excavation site has been re-filled with dirt, leaving few traces that anybody was ever digging for artifacts on the shores...

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