Friends will be friends
For a short time, this man was a very recurring face in San José. He was always with his dog and his cat. He used to ask for money and let people pet his companions in return.
Along among many
It’s amazing how you can walk alone surrounded by thousands of people.
On any give Sunday
One day we decided to just head out on the road… looking for a river to fish and swim in. We went towards Orotina, because we had heard of a nice place around there.
I miss my husband
One day we decided to just head out on the road… looking for a river to fish and swim in. We went towards Orotina, because we had heard of a nice place around there.
La feria del café en Frailes.
Our coffee is so good that even our bad coffee is better than the good coffee from other countries.
Hurricane Otto
In 2016, Hurricane Otto struck Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in what was one of the biggest natural disasters in my memory. After seeing the devastation it created, I felt compelled to go and help.
From the National Museum to the Plaza de la Democracia.
I took this photo from the top of the National Museum in San José. The place was formerly called Cuartel Bella Vista. It also served as a weapons storage facility for the army until 1948. But it was also the same place where José Figueres Ferrer abolished the army in 1948. I love photos taken […]
Talamanca and the Bribrís.
We met years ago while I was developing my first reservation system for Paradise Products Costa Rica. I had the honor of representing their project, called Granja Agroecológica Siwakabata, in an international trade mission organized by the ICT (Costa Rican Tourism Institute) about six years ago.
A 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.
Dance as if no one is watching
Altough messy, often full with trash and a cacophony of sounds and smells. The city has a certain rhythm. And many have made of the streets their dominions.