No surprise here: a strong majority of Costa Ricans are pura vida, according to the first Gross National Happiness index released Thursday. The index, carried out by the…
Costa Ricans are once again ranked among the world’s most fulfilled people, according to a new report from Gallup. The 2014 State of Global Well-Being Rankings placed…
The April sun beat down on pedestrians hurrying into the shade across the Plaza de la Cultura in the Costa Rican capital, San José. But Soledad Martínez…
One New Year’s Day a few years ago, I sat at the cement table, or pollito, in our little garden with my parents and some friends. We…
Despite high crime, murder rates, persistent poverty and income inequality, Latin America and one of its most troubled regions, Central America, reported the highest levels of satisfaction…