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Museum of Costa Rican Art decorated with bicentennial mural

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The Museum of Costa Rican Art is a free attraction located in what was once the terminal building for the nation's international airport.
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How to Write a Costa Rican Novel

Michael Jarvis -
  My first trip to Costa Rica was not of my own design. At least not initially. At the time I was a freelance location scout...
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The not so Tico origins of the Costa Rica Phrase “Pura Vida”

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A mexican movie in the late '50s gave Costa Rica its popular catch phrase, daily La Nación reported.
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Costa Rica Spanish Slang: 10 Spanish expressions for expats and tourists

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You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang. 
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10 Costa Rican Spanish expressions for expats and tourists

The Tico Times -
You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang. 
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Understanding Spanish-language media when learning about the coronavirus

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During the pandemic, it's more important than ever to have media literacy
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How Climate Change Threatens Costa Rica’s Peatlands

In Costa Rica’s Cordillera de Talamanca, a team of researchers from the Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), and Universidad...
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US Deports Venezuelans to El Salvador Prison Based on Tattoo Evidence

Lawyers and relatives of Venezuelans flown from the United States to a notorious jail in El Salvador believe the men were wrongly labelled gang...
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Costa Rica Battles Inequality and Hunger with Sustainable Solutions

Costa Rica is grappling with deepening inequality and food insecurity, particularly in its rural regions. In 2023, the Gini Index, a measure of income...
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