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Going To The Palmares Festival in Costa Rica

The festive holidays may come to end as the Christmas season and New Year's close off the year, but that does not mean Costa...

Prepare to party: Costa Rica readies for Fiestas de Palmares 2020

The Palmares tope is one of the country’s most famous, with cowboys from all over the country turning up to show off their riding skills and sometimes other talents. 

Tico bullfights and horse shows: Tradition or torment?

Costa Rican bullfights and horse parades are a proud cultural tradition for many. But increased scrutiny in recent years is shedding light on the darker side of the revelry.

Coffee fair, gospel concert, and other events around Costa Rica

A roundup of events taking place Jan. 22 - 29.

PHOTOS: The best of Palmares Tope 2016

The annual Palmares Fiestas kicked off Thursday at 1 p.m. with the tope (horse parade), which featured approximately 2,500 riders and horses.

Palmares Fest, Live Opera Screening, and other happenings around Costa Rica

A roundup of events taking place Jan. 15-21 around the country.

Art fair, Renaissance artist, and other happenings around Costa Rica

A roundup of events taking place Jan. 23 – Jan. 29.

Palmares festival, Allende play, and other happenings around Costa Rica

A roundup of events taking place Jan. 9 – Jan. 15.

Employees are faking illness to attend the Palmares Festival

Anxious not to miss the Palmares Festival some Ticos buy fake illness certificates to take a sick day, and that prompted the Social Security System, or Caja, to launch an investigation into the selling of counterfeited documents.

193 people arrested in less than a week at Palmares Festival

Six days into the raucous Palmares civic festival, in the northwestern Central Valley, police already have arrested 198 people.

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