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Luck and Tradition Shape Costa Rica Families New Year Celebrations

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As the clock strikes midnight and the fireworks light up the night sky, thousands of Costa Rican families will have prepared for the rituals...
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A Healthy Costa Rica New Year: Blended Green Juice

Ed Bernhardt -
Here’s a healthy idea for the New Year: make green juices for boosting your health and vitality. Everyone can take advantage of these healthy...
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8 Costa Rican New Year Traditions: From Grapes to Beaches

Sarah Jordan -
New Year's is celebrated in countless ways across the world with each country ringing in the New Year with its own unique traditions. Costa...
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Christmas Between Cultures: Tamales Meet Santa in Costa Rica

Mitzi Stark -
Moving from one country to another and from one culture to another means a double set of traditions to consider. Accepting new customs doesn’t...
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Costa Rican Nativity Scenes Are A Unique Holiday Tradition

Alberto Font -
Adelia Oreamuno's Nativity scene takes the viewer on a world tour. It includes Canada, with moose and a Mountie; the United States, from sea to shining sea; Vietnam and Thailand, with a tuk tuk car and elepants; and Africa, with various wild animals.
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An Age Old Christmas Tradition: Making tamales in Costa Rica

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Doña Flor Arguedas has been making tamales since she was 22. That was the year she got married. Her new mother-in-law told her, "Get...
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Expat Battles Exotic Bugs and Parasites in Costa Rica Paradise

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Guatemala Supreme Court Blocks Journalist Zamora’s Return to Prison

The Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala (CSJ) suspended on Monday the revocation of house arrest for journalist José Rubén Zamora, preventing his return...
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