Cartago and Las Pasadas de la Negrita.
Costa Rica Saint Patron La Virgen de los Ángeles. Affectionately known as «la Negrita» due to the color of the rock and the factions of a Mestizo/Mulato Woman. Is one of our dearest traditions. Her day is the 2nd of August. When around 2 million people do the Romería. A pilgrimage to la Basilica de […]
The spirit of Football in Costa Rica.
Call it as you wish. Futbol, Football, or Soccer. In Costa Rica as in the rest of Latin America. Futbol is at the center of the spirit of the population. Our source of emotions and conversation topics for the week. A guide to the general discourse. And the perfect «Ice Breaker». Everyone develops their own […]
Cosplay and conventions
Anime, manga and comic conventions are regular events in Costa Rica. Ranging from small events in towns and provinces to national wide events. I guess fantasy and science fiction have some special power to capture people’s imaginations and devotion. In Latin America in 90’s four anime series changed the paradigm of cartoons. Those were Ranma […]
La feria del Agricultor. Farmer’s Market
Every country needs a farmer’s market. In Costa Rica the oldest and perhaps biggest is the one in Zapote. For longer than I’ve been alive. La feria has been there every Sunday. Gathering more than one hundred vendors and farmers. Many of the people and faces have become familiar. And even friendships over the weekends. […]
Blues and Guanacaste.
Some years ago I went to Guanacaste for the International Blues Festival of Costa Rica. Several blues artists from Costa Rica, the United States, and Europe used to come to Guanacaste for a day (or two) of blues. As a musician, to have been able to share with so many artists. Was an amazing experience. […]
Friends will be friends.
For a short while, this homeless man was a very recurrent face in San José. He was always with his dog and cat. He used to ask for money and let people pet both. Both animals show a great degree of affection for the man. I remember two social media campaigns about him. One was […]
Alone among many
The Avenida Central has always picked my attention. For me is the center of the country. What most ticos think about when we say «Let’s go to San José» is the heart of the city. Most definitely a messy place. As a city is full of smells, noises, voices, and people. Everything there is to […]
On domingo cualquiera.
Un día decidimos simplemente salir a la carretera… buscando un río para pescar y nadar. Nos dirigimos hacia Orotina, porque escuchamos de un lindo lugar por ahí. Nos perdimos un poco y terminamos en un pequeño pueblo o pueblo. Pidiendo direcciones y recomendaciones sobre un lugar para desayunar y nadar. Recuerdo que el parque era […]
I miss my husband.
I miss my husband. We were married for 72 years. He was a good man. We have many children. They take care of me. We gave them as much as we could. And I am never alone. But the house and the photos bring me memories every day. Evelio was a good man. Gladys Sandí […]
La Feria del Cafe, Frailes.
I love coffee. Everyone in Costa Rica loves coffee. And we have the best coffee in the world… Ticos drink coffee as if it was water… No small expressos. We drink proper mugs of liquid love. Because yes we need big mugs… Our coffee is so good even our bad coffee is better than other […]