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Costa Rican Urban Legends: Truths and Myths Unfold

Don Mateo - May 9, 2024

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Sesame Street Features Costa Rica in Papaya-Themed Episode

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

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A Healthy Costa Rica New Year: Blended Green Juice

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Hate Speech on the Rise in Costa Rica, UN Warns

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 National Museum Recovers 33 Pre-Columbian Pieces

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Thirty-three pre-Columbian ceramic pieces were brought to Costa Rica and given backto the National Museum last Tuesday, December 13. Small and medium-sized pots, musical instruments,...

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Primavera Sound Returns for Bumper 20th Edition, Expands to Americas

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Over the past 20-plus years, Barcelona’s Primavera Sound has garnered a reputation as one of the best music festivals in the world. The first...

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International Day Highlights Ongoing Violence Against Women

One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained...

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The Global Origins of Thanksgiving: From the U.S. to Canada and Beyond

Those of us from the United States might think we hold the patent on the concept of Thanksgiving. Indeed, the November observance is one...

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Shade Grown Coffee Thrives in Costa Rica’s Low Altitude Regions

For over eight years, Tropical Forestry Professor Victor Hugo Morales has spearheaded a groundbreaking research project exploring the cultivation of Arabica coffee in Costa...

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