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  • 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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  • 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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  • Teatro Nacional is a magnificent neoclassical building that sticks out like a pure bred among mutts in the middle of Central San José. I recommend a visit to anyone who has a day in San José, especially anyone who lives in Costa Rica. After spending all my days on the beach, in the jungle, or in a typical concrete wall and tin roof building, the Teatro Nacional made me feel like Cinderella!

    Costa Rica’s National Theatre in San José

    Posted on July 3, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Teatro Nacional is a magnificent neoclassical building that sticks out like a pure bred among mutts in the middle of Central San José. I recommend a visit to anyone who has a day in San José, especially anyone who lives in Costa Rica. After spending all my days on the beach, in the jungle, or in a typical concrete wall and tin roof building, the Teatro Nacional made me feel like Cinderella!

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