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isla san lucas

Arts & Culture

The Tico Times - February 20, 2022

The island prison of San Lucas was so notorious that even the most hardened criminals would weep when they learned that was where they...

Costa Rica

Alejandro Zúñiga - June 23, 2021

The two conservation areas are united by virtue of having contained legendary prisons

Costa Rica

Alejandro Zúñiga - October 8, 2020

Something of Costa Rica's own version of Alcatraz, the island was once home to one of the most notorious prisons in the country's history.

Costa Rica

Alejandro Zúñiga - August 24, 2020

Costa Rica on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its national parks system by creating another national park.

Travel and Tourism

Amanda Zúñiga - October 7, 2016

Teatro Espressivo is offering tours of San Lucas Island, plus a ticket to its play about life on the prison island, for $100.

Arts and Culture

The Tico Times - September 2, 2016

Our 2005 interview with Costa Rica's renowned inmate-turned-author: José León Sánchez, whose 1963 novel is now onstage at Teatro Espressivo.