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Costa Rica’s Festive New Year Traditions in the Pura Vida Spirit

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Costa Rican's love a holiday like everyone else, so New Year's is certainly no different. The season of celebrating continues throughout the holidays rolling...
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A Christmas story we weren’t meant to hear

Mitzi Stark -
Christmas one hundred and seven years ago meant Christmas trees with real candles, women in long skirts and petticoats, and men with waxed mustaches...
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Thanksgiving Around the World: A Celebration of Gratitude and Harvest

Steven Hodel -
Thanksgiving may be most synonymous with the United States, but similar traditions of gratitude and harvest celebrations exist worldwide, many predating the Pilgrims’ 1621...
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Costa Rican Urban Legends: Truths and Myths Unfold

Don Mateo -
In this viral era, a rumor can circle the globe in seconds. Disinformation is taken as fact. The more it is repeated, the more...
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Sesame Street Features Costa Rica in Papaya-Themed Episode

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Costa Rica was featured in an episode of Sesame Street. Premiering on Thursday, February 29, the segment follows the Cookie Monster and Gonger as...
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What is the El Tope Parade in Costa Rica?

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El Tope is a traditional Costa Rican festival celebrating their history and culture. It is an equestrian parade that is often part of local...
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Hate Speech on the Rise in Costa Rica, UN Warns

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The United Nations (UN) has urged Costa Rica to take urgent action to address the constant growth of violence, aggression, and hate speech on...
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Bad Bunny and Anitta add Latin touch to the Grammys

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The 65th Annual Grammy Awards this Sunday could become the scene of another historic moment for Latin music with Bad Bunny and Anitta, two...
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U.S. citizen arrested in Costa Rica with pre-Columbian artifacts in his luggage

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Costa Rican airport authorities detained on Monday a U.S. citizen who was trying to fly with seven pre-Columbian pieces of about 1,200 years old...
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Was 2022 a Bad Year? Try a little Costa Rican Magic for a Lucky 2023

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An old Tico belief holds that whatever you’re doing when the clock strikes 12 on Dec. 31 will characterize your year to come.
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Costa Rica’s Forgotten WWII Role Echoes on D-Day’s 82nd Anniversary

Eighty-two years ago today, roughly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, launching Operation Overlord to liberate German-occupied Western Europe — the single day...
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Flesh Eating Fly That Spread Through Costa Rica Has Reached Texas

For decades, a small facility in Panama stood between the United States cattle industry and one of the most destructive parasites in the Western...
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Mariale Acosta Crowned Miss Universe Costa Rica 2026

Mariale Acosta was crowned Miss Universe Costa Rica 2026 on Friday night at the Costa Rica Convention Center, completing a comeback that had made...
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Costa Rica Braces for a Wet Weekend as Forecasters Watch a Possible Tropical System

Costa Rica is heading into a rainy, unstable weekend, with the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) warning Saturday that a low-pressure system sitting over Pacific...
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