Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies
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Andrew Fletcher, a founding member of the British electronic band Depeche Mode, had died aged 60, the band announced Thursday.
"We are shocked and filled...
In Costa Rica, Coconut is Used Liberally in Caribbean Cooking
The coconut is called the tree of life, for it has been providing humans food and drink, materials for housing, fuel and medicine for...
5 (debated) things about Costa Rica’s National Hero Juan Santamaría?
Some historians and sociologists say the original construction of the Juan Santamaría myth was, well, convenient.
Who Was The Costa Rica Cacique Garabito?
No different than any other heavenly place in Costa Rica, Garabito is of magnificent beauty in its abundance of sprawling diverse nature and beaches....
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s the chemistry that makes your beer taste good (or bad)
In a recent study, researchers found that more layers of foam on top of a liquid make it less likely to spill. So going with some hearty traditional beer may be good for more than just your holiday spirit. It could keep your clothes dry, too, as you get tipsier.
Coldplay will play before a capacity crowd in Costa Rica
The biggest concert of the year is about to happen this Friday, March 18 and anticipation is growing with the arrival of 3 of...
Octopus, Meat or Fruit? Origins of the Pulpería
When I first came to live in Costa Rica, I could only do my shopping in a pulpería, a small grocery store in which...
Guatemalan Catholics resume processions suspended due to the pandemic
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Amid solemn music, pyrotechnics and crowds, Catholic parishioners in Guatemala resumed Saturday the processions suspended in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic, which has...
Costa Rica Caribbean Cuisine: A Fusion of Flavors and Cultures
TASTE OF THE TROPICS: Coconut-infused rice-and-beans, rondón seafood stew, spicy patí and more await in Costa Rica’s Limón province.
Restoration Of Infamous Costa Rica Island Prison Continues
The island prison of San Lucas was so notorious that even the most hardened criminals would weep when they learned that was where they...
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Unicef accuses rich countries, including Costa Rica, of endangering children
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Most rich countries are creating unhealthy, dangerous and harmful conditions for children around the world, according to a report by Unicef's Innocenti Research Center,...
Crocodile feeding tours in Costa Rica’s Tarcoles River put visitors at risk
The practices of some tour guides who feed the crocodiles in the Tarcoles River are putting the tourists at risk, as they are invited...
Rodrigo Chaves announces 4 actions to reduce gas prices in Costa Rica
On Sunday, May 22, Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves announced, though a statement, his government will implement 4 concrete actions to lower fuel prices....
