Costa Rica tattooes

"To me, it's an honor that someone wants to have my work on the body." Meet a young Costa Rican who is passionate about dot work tattoos.

The Tico Times sits down with a group of friends who decided to pool their artistic talents and create a tattoo studio.

A look inside the recent Expo Tattoo Costa Rica 2016.

Body art isn’t for wusses, and the vibe last Friday was distinctly punk rock: Loud music pumped through speakers, tough-looking women sauntered down the aisles, and broad-shouldered men loomed over their patrons and applied ink with authority. Yet the hardened veneer gave way to general friendliness, and the artists spoke glowingly about their work.