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Costa Rica cancels its biggest year-end parade due to pandemic

The Tico Times - May 28, 2020

Costa Rica’s Festival de la Luz, a holiday parade through the heart of San José, typically fills the capital with holiday spirit. But not this year.

Arts and Culture

Barrio Chino aims to be San José’s next big food spot

The Tico Times - May 23, 2016

Officials from the San José municipality have passed an initiative looking to turn downtown's Paseo de Los Estudiantes into a popular sprawl of gastronomy and culture.

Business

Architect defends controversial design for new Legislative Assembly building

The Tico Times - April 18, 2016

Plans for Costa Rica's new Legislative Assembly building, a 17-story concrete tower, have come under harsh criticism from residents and local architects.