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The Tico Times - April 18, 2018

Central America

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Arts and Culture

Popular brand PuercoSpin opens its own store in San Pedro

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The Costa Rican designer Federico Martínez and Chilean designer Pablo Ruiz took their brand PuercoSpin to a new level last week when they inaugurated their own store in San Pedro, east of San José.

Business

5 things you should know about the newly opened City Mall

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The long-awaited City Mall opened its doors in Alajuela, north of the capital, on Wednesday to a crowd of more than 1,600 that included Costa Rica’s president, Luis Guillermo Solís. Before you head out on your next shopping spree, here are a few things to know about the giant mall.

Business

Black Friday in Costa Rica: Half of Ticos surveyed plan to shop

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Costa Ricans have wholeheartedly embraced the U.S. shopping phenomenon that is Black Friday.

Shopping

Street painters in San José

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San José is full of hawkers, and most of them sell junk. But every once in awhile, you run into an actual artist dabbing paint onto canvas.

Arts and Culture

Shopping in San José: the good, the bad and the tchotchkes

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Avenida Central is packed with tiny stores, dubious hawkers, and assertive panhandlers. Yet thousands of people shop here year-round. In the hectic days leading up to Black Friday, Robert Isenberg wondered: Why shop in San José?

Business