Here is the reason I fell for “Viaje”: It triggered that peculiar feeling, so common among college students and backpackers, singles and dropouts and divorcees and expats, when you’re so free and unattached, so not-busy, so open to whatever, that you stumble blindly into one passive adventure after another.
A group of special needs children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and developmental delays such as autism traveled to Avellanas, in the province of Guanacaste, Saturday to enjoy, some for the first time, a day at the beach.
El Grupo Crono could have picked any play, in any language, from any part of the world, but they picked one of the most challenging titles in the canon: “Waiting for Godot” will present its second and final performance at the National Theater on Sunday evening.
Our visit to San Jerónimo wasn’t just an opportunity to see the sights, swim the waterfalls, and hike the trails; it was a chance to live the rural mountain life in the company of a welcoming community, while engaging in an enriching cultural exchange.
Ireland on Saturday became the first country in the world to approve gay marriage by referendum with an overwhelming 62 percent "Yes" vote, further denting the once all-powerful Irish Catholic Church.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Cheers rang from a crowd of hundreds of thousands Saturday as former Archbishop Óscar Romero, whose defense of the poor and repressed divided both his nation and the Church, was beatified.
On June 2, the Campbells will leave the British residence in Escazú for the last time as they prepare for the next chapter in their shared life and career. The Tico Times caught up with Sharon Campbell just a few days before the couple’s 26th wedding anniversary to chat about their four-year tenure in Central America.
