Costa Rica News & Events – Yesterday, the streets were overtaken by oxen and their owners creating a gorgeous parade. The group of hundreds went through La Sabana and along Paseo Colon and Second Avenue. The people dressed in typical costumes and danced through the streets posing for many pictures. The oxen pulled multicolored carts behind…
Costa Rica News – Normally, tourists travel abroad to visit famous landmarks, culture or do fun things. Also there is a group of tourists who travel to engage in sexual activity, particularly with prostitutes. This is called “sex tourism”. The World Tourism Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, defines sex tourism as “trips…
Costa Rica News – The social cost of the “American Dream” is something often left unspoken. While many stories highlight the money and opportunities found by the few who make it to the States and have good luck, we hear few stories of the families and communities left behind. Husbands and fathers often leave, with the…
Costa Rica News – In a society that is dominated by male machismo, a new bank in Costa Rica is using female stereotyping to target women. But will it work or bring out the protests? The social media is dubbing the new bank for women by the Banco de Costa Rica, the “Barbie bank” of…
Costa Rica Health News – I know I have said it before but the only thing I ever worry about in Costa Rica are the viruses carried by mosquitoes, dengue and chikungunya. I never worry about snakes, poisonous frogs or other creepy crawly bugs, but these two I have seen take down the most healthy…
Costa Rica Living – We all know that Fridays are a very relaxed day in Costa Rica and not much gets done. Employees normally take about 1/2 the day off talking about or dreaming about their weekends. But this past Friday was more like a national holiday as it seemed no one went to work.…
Costa Rica News & Events – Who is ready to see an air show in Costa Rica this Thanksgiving weekend? The 2015 Air Challenge air show will occur thus Sunday in Puntarenas at 11:00 am. The first Costa Rican air show took place in 2013 with more than 100,000 people attending, according to the Tourism Department…
Costa Rica News – Well who is ready for the opening of the new Star Wars movie “The Force Awakens”? If you are a fan this this Sunday is for you. All the Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia fans this weekend is for you. You could be included in the pages of La Nacion’s…
Costa Rica News – (Surf Report November 27th and 28th) – We are going to give you the surf forecast for Costa Rica and we have our beautiful pictures of girls in bikinis. This is going to be a a little small when it comes to the surf on Thanksgiving weekend in Costa Rica. Expect some small…
Costa Rica News – The parents of a man injured while on vacation in Costa Rica are overjoyed after their son awoke from a coma nearly two weeks after crashing an ATV. Joshua Aversa, 24, was on vacation when he was injured in the crash, on Nov. 13. The Newmarket native went into a coma as…