A Tango nigth
San José is full of activities if you know where to look—concerts, recitals, dances, movies, and theater. The city offers options for all tastes; you just have to know where to find them.
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.
The Change of Attire of the Virgen de los Ángeles
The change of attire for the Virgen de los Ángeles stands as one of the most emblematic rituals within Costa Rican celebratory culture.
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.
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
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 spirit of football
In Costa Rica as in the rest of Latin America for that matter. Football is at the center of the people’s spirit. Our source of emotions and conversation points for the week.
Cosplays and conventions
Anime, manga, and comic conventions are regular events in Costa Rica. From small events in cities and provinces to national-level events (with increasingly international touches). I suppose fantasy and science fiction have a special power to capture people’s imagination and devotion. In Latin America in the 90s, four anime series changed the paradigm of cartoons. […]
The farmer’s market. Las ferias del agricultor
Every country needs a farmers’ market. In Costa Rica, the oldest and perhaps the largest (that I know of) is the one in Zapote. For longer than I’ve been alive, the feria has been there every Sunday, bringing together over a hundred vendors and farmers. Many of the people and faces have become familiar. Generations […]
Blues and Guanacaste.
Some years ago, I went to Guanacaste for the International Blues Festival. Several blues artists from Costa Rica, the United States, and Europe came to Tamarindo and Playa Potrero for a weekend of good music, sea, beach, and beautiful sunsets.