We feed the generations of the countries that have run down their Oxygen quota

Rubén Centeno started the public transportation company in Amubri, Bribri, Talamanca 35 years ago. He is an Indigenous man from the Bribri community in Costa Rica. Extremely well-spoken. One of his passions is to promote Talamanca and the Bribris.
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Cosplays and conventions

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La feria del café en Frailes.

Our coffee is so good that even our bad coffee is better than the good coffee from other countries.
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The farmer’s market. Las ferias del agricultor

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Talamanca and the Bribrís.

We met years ago while I was developing my first reservation system for Paradise Products Costa Rica. I had the honor of representing their project, called Granja Agroecológica Siwakabata, in an international trade mission organized by the ICT (Costa Rican Tourism Institute) about six years ago.
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I miss my husband

One day we decided to just head out on the road... looking for a river to fish and swim in. We went towards Orotina, because we had heard of a nice place around there.
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Friends will be friends

For a short time, this man was a very recurring face in San José. He was always with his dog and his cat. He used to ask for money and let people pet his companions in return.

Hurricane Otto

In 2016, Hurricane Otto struck Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in what was one of the biggest natural disasters in my memory. After seeing the devastation it created, I felt compelled to go and help.

Reforesting La Sabana with endomic trees

Metropolitan Park La Sabana is one of the main green lungs of the capital city. Seventy-two hectares of trees, sports areas, a lake, and the National Stadium

Crime and punishment eternal in a corner.

An elderly woman who for years made one of the doors of the central market her lottery-selling corner. Perhaps she arrived there before many other vendors, managing to nestle herself in a high-traffic area with guaranteed sales. I imagine her daily ritual

Óscar Arias: A Leader for Peace and Progress in Costa Rica

La Plaza de la Cultura a play time fountain

he Plaza de la Cultura is a landmark in San José. As I understand it, the project began in 1973 following the declaration of the National Theatre—located next door—as a National Monument.

Paquito the Rooster.

For a couple of years, Paquito the rooster and his owner wandered the streets of San José. His owner allowed tourists and passersby to take photos and pet Paquito. It has been a long time since I last saw them in San José or at the Central Market, where they had been familiar figures for years

I don’t Remember her name.

One of the quintessential children I ever met she was always smiling, exploring, and laughing her lungs off.

Closer to god, a dgo and La Negrita de los Ángeles

The people's fervor for the “Negrita” is incomparable; every year, more than 2,000 people make a pilgrimage on foot from their homes to the Basilica of Cartago.

Victor from la Feria de Zapote

This is Victor, farmer and salesman at Zapote Farmers Market. He knew me. Before I was able to know him. For as long as I can remember he has been a recurring face at the Zapote Farmer’s Market.

The farmer’s market. Las ferias del agricultor

The Central Market of San José

I suppose this is partly due to the fact that there are fewer and fewer regular customers, since the city of San José—especially the area where the market is located—virtually lacks residential housing and has become more of a transit zone and workplace than a place to live

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Walk through Heredia: history, health, and community in Santa Bárbara

  • Iglesia de Santa Barvara de Heredia
  • Date: 2025-06-21
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CRFIC 2025: Independent cinema, diversity, and video art invade San José

  • Date: 2025-06-19
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Festival Gastronómico Suizo

  • Barrio Escalante
  • Date: 2025-06-06
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Concierto “Danger Four” | Teatro Popular Melico Salazar

  • Teatro Popular Melico Salazar
  • Date: 2025-06-05
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Mixed-Up Tales: “The Story of the Stories of the Brothers Grimm” – Once Upon a Time Performance

  • 2025-09-21
  • Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica

Teatro al Mediodía presents Son de Tikizia

  • 2025-06-18
  • Teatro Naciona de Costa Rica

Teatro al Mediodía: Mimayato with String Orchestra and Percussion

  • 2025-07-08
  • Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica

Teatro al Mediodía presents: Symphony of Happy Tales with Juan Cuentacuentos and Pampa Madrigal

  • 2025-06-01
  • Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica

The Audition – Theater Play

  • 2025-06-22
  • Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica

Screening of the Opera “Amor Brujo” by M. Falla from the Teatro Real in Madrid

  • 2025-06-17
  • Teatro Nacional de Cosa Rica

Teatro al Mediodía presents Flamenco Around the World

  • 2025-10-07
  • Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica

IV Concert – 2025 Season. National Symphony Orchestra

  • 2025-05-30
  • Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica
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