Hurricane Otto.
Living in central America hurricane news are to be expected each year. Most of the time Costa Rica is spared from direct hits. However, in recent years, more and more hurricanes have come closer and closer. In 2016 hurricane Otto hit Costa Rica and Nicaragua. In what was one of the biggest natural disasters in […]
Del Museo Nacional hacia la Plaza de la Democracia.
Esta foto la tomé desde lo alto del Museo Nacional en San José. El lugar solía llamarse Cuartel Bella Vista. Los cuarteles se utilizaban para el entrenamiento militar de los reclutas, el manejo de armas, la disciplina y los principios morales. También funcionó como almacén de armas del ejército. Pero también el mismo lugar donde […]
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 […]
La fiesta de independencia hasta 2016 se sentía diferente.
Costa Rica y Centroamérica obtuvieron su independencia de España el 15 de septiembre de 1821. Aunque Costa Rica no tuvo que luchar para lograr la nuestra. Solíamos tener un sentimiento muy patriótico en torno a la fecha. Y más que celebrar glorias pasadas. Nos hemos centrado en celebrar nuestra identidad y los éxitos actuales y […]
Street music is coming back.
Before the pandemic street performances were quite common in the Capital City. Some people have their own place in which they regularly perform. Almost becoming part of the city. And even more noticeable when they are not in their place. With the restrictions, the art, the music, and the sound stopped. But recently I’ve seen […]
Estatuas vivientes
Desde hace varios años este hombre. -Cuya identidad que ignoro-. Se podía ver en San José casi todos los días. Completamente pintado en oro, es (creo) la única estatua viviente actual, o al menos la más regular, de la ciudad. Lo he visto tanto que efectivamente como una estatua a veces se pierde con el […]
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) from time to time the zeitgeist […]
Prusia and the Irazú Volcano.
In the province of Cartago, very near the capital (less than an hour by car) There is the Irazú Volcano National Park. One of ticos favorite oneday 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 famous […]
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 was situated directly opposite the largest music store in Costa Rica, Instrumentos Musicales Bansbach. As you can imagine, I probably spent more time inside the store than in the classrooms. There, I managed to befriend several people, including Don Dotti, the administrator, and Diego Fournier, who was in charge of the piano […]