Cultural Events Archive

  • Shakira came to Costa Rica to rock the New National Stadium, only to be greeted with controversy and a joke of a production company that left her singing and swaying without sound or video.

    Waka Waka Shakira concert in Costa Rica

    Posted on April 11, 2011 | 5 Comments
    Shakira came to Costa Rica to rock the New National Stadium, only to be greeted with controversy and a joke of a production company that left her singing and swaying without sound or video.

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  • There can be anywhere from a handful to hundreds of people in the ring at one time and the object of the game is to get the bull to chase you while you cleverly avoid his stalk and eventually his stomp.

    Costa Rican bullfighting – best sport ever!

    Posted on January 17, 2011 | 22 Comments
    There can be anywhere from a handful to hundreds of people in the ring at one time and the object of the game is to get the bull to chase you while you cleverly avoid his stalk and eventually his stomp.

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  • Every good Tico eats tamales for Christmas (Navidad) and this year I not only ate them, I learned how to make them.

    Costa Rican Christmas Tamales

    Posted on December 24, 2010 | 12 Comments
    Every good Tico eats tamales for Christmas (Navidad) and this year I not only ate them, I learned how to make them.

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  • ...I headed to Liberia to party hard with the Ticos in celebration of the Annexation of Guanacaste (their own Independence Day). Liberia is the capital of Guanacaste...

    Guanacaste por Las Fiestas

    Posted on August 24, 2010 | 2 Comments
    ...I headed to Liberia to party hard with the Ticos in celebration of the Annexation of Guanacaste (their own Independence Day). Liberia is the capital of Guanacaste...

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  • I celebrated the 4th of July by dragging myself out of bed early to attend the American Colony Committee's 50th Annual 4th of July picnic right here in Alajuela. Based on previous family-oriented festival experiences, I was not expecting much of it and was surprisingly shocked when we entered the gates to see hundreds of joyous red-white-and-blue clad patriots bopping all over the extensive festival grounds. The positive energy at this 4th of July festival was far greater than any I had ever attended on US soil...

    4th of July in Costa Rica

    Posted on July 6, 2010 | 3 Comments
    I celebrated the 4th of July by dragging myself out of bed early to attend the American Colony Committee's 50th Annual 4th of July picnic right here in Alajuela. Based on previous family-oriented festival experiences, I was not expecting much of it and was surprisingly shocked when we entered the gates to see hundreds of joyous red-white-and-blue clad patriots bopping all over the extensive festival grounds. The positive energy at this 4th of July festival was far greater than any I had ever attended on US soil...

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  • The past week was Semana Santa, the most celebrated holiday here in Costa Rica. The Costa Ricans celebrate it by spending time with their families at the water. All of the usually uninhabited beaches and rivers were covered with tents, vehicles, and people. If there was water, there were Ticos. We celebrated by going to Puerto Viejo.

    Semana Santa in Puerto Viejo

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | 10 Comments
    The past week was Semana Santa, the most celebrated holiday here in Costa Rica. The Costa Ricans celebrate it by spending time with their families at the water. All of the usually uninhabited beaches and rivers were covered with tents, vehicles, and people. If there was water, there were Ticos. We celebrated by going to Puerto Viejo.

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