Huracán Otto.
Vivir en Centro América implica que las noticias sobre huracanes acercándose a tocar tierra son de esperar cada año. La mayor parte del tiempo Costa Rica se salva de golpes directos. Sin embargo, en los últimos años, cada vez más huracanes se han acercado más y más. En 2016, el huracán Otto azotó Costa Rica […]
Desde el Museo Nacional a la Plaza de la Democracia.
Tomé esta foto desde lo alto del Museo Nacional en San José. El lugar antes se llamaba Cuartel Bella Vista. También funcionó como almacén de armas del ejército hasta 1948. Pero también el mismo lugar donde José Figueres Ferrer abolió el ejército en 1948. Me encantan las fotos tomadas desde lejos porque la gente reacciona […]
Talamanca y los Bribris
Mientras trabajaba en Paradise Products Costa Rica uno de mis mayores privilegios fue conocer gente de todo Costa Rica. Comunidades y familias enteras me acogieron en sus casas. Compartiendo conmigo sus ideas, proyectos, problemas y sueños. Esta fue la idea detrás de todos mis esfuerzos. Viajar y ayudar a mi gente a mostrar, vender, mejorar […]
15th of September 2016 felt different.
Costa Rica and Central America got their independence from Spain on the 15th of September 1821. Although Costa Rica did not have to fight to achieve ours. We used to have a very patriotic feeling around the date. And more than celebrating past glories. We’ve focused on celebrating our identity, and current successes and talking […]
Street music is coming back.
Before the pandemic street performances were quite common in the Capital City. Some people have their own place or are in which they performed regularly. Almost becoming part of scenery. With the restrictions, the art, the music, and the sound stopped. But recently I’ve seen more people and music coming back. Still, the feeling is […]
Living statue
For several years now this guy. -Who’s an identity I ignore-. Can be seen in San José almost every day. Fully painted in gold he is (I believe) the only current or at least the most regular living statue of the city. I have come to see him so many times. That he indeed loses […]
Dance as if no one is watching
San José Centro is a messy and convoluted place. Around 2 million people walk trough the Avenida Central every day. Most of the as a part of their daily commute. However it has a very distinct feeling to the other capital cities of the world (at least for me). The zeitgeist is a bit more […]
Prusia and the Irazú Volcano.
In the province of Cartago, very near the capital (more or less an hour by car) There is the Irazú Volcano National Park. One of ticos favorite one-day trips for the weekends. Some years ago. I went there with a couple of friends. There is a place just passing the old Sanatorio Duran (the most […]
I don’t remember her name.
I’ve been trying to remember her name and have not been able to do it. She was the youngest daughter of a caregiver for a client’s mother. She and I became friends immediately. To the point that I often have to run away from her. One of the quintessential children I ever met she was […]
Costa Rica is music. A night with Felipe Fournier
My high school used to be just in front of the biggest music store in Costa Rica, instrumentos musicales Banshbach. So you can figure it out. I probably spent more time inside the store than inside the classrooms. There I (in the store) managed to make friends with several people. Don Dotti the administrator and […]