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 […]
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 […]