[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Wheels to the World - Ox cart of bygone era a cultural treasure today: Although its golden age in Costa Rica’s export trade history has long since faded, the ox cart remains one of the country’s most important ancestral...
Editor’s note: The Ujarrás (or Ujarrada) are an indigenous nation with deep historical roots in the central valley region of Costa Rica, specifically near the present-day Cartago area. While often associated with the broader Ujarrás region, they are historically...
Plan a day at Vandara, Rincon de la Vieja thermals in Costa Rica’s volcanos, with mud baths, hot springs, ziplining, and horseback rides.
Prostitution in Paradise caution for Costa Rica travelers, expats, and investors – legal realities, safety risks, ethics, and local context explained.
Planning Costa Rica vacations for Semana Santa Costa Rica 2026? Know crowds, beach travel, road tips, prices, and smarter ways to enjoy it.
On the morning of March 14, 1926, what should have been a day of faith, charity, and community became one of the darkest days in Costa Rican history. Families from Alajuela and Heredia boarded a special passenger train bound for Cartago, where a charity fair was being...
(Adapted from Chapter 4 of Temporary Insanity-Costa Rica: My Way On my first full day in Costa Rica, I emerged from the cafeteria of the Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center in San...
Most souvenirs are forgettable within a week. They end up in a drawer, on a shelf, or at the back of a suitcase with a faint smell of sunscreen and airport duty-free perfume. But the best things you bring home from Costa Rica are different. They do not just remind you...
If you want the real sound of Costa Rica, skip the generic “live music” signs for a moment and look for places where culture is the point, not just background noise. The country’s musical identity is wonderfully regional: Guanacaste carries the bright wooden pulse of...
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4" css=".vc_custom_1691013008333{background-color: #f9ecc5 !important;}"][vc_column_text] Introducing Raul and Laetitia. We are a couple of local artists from the province of Guanacaste, our paintings and murals are inspired by nature and...
Costa Rica has always been good at making things—clever, functional, beautiful things that fit the land and the climate. What’s new is the confidence: a generation of makers is taking heritage techniques (woodwork, clay, weaving, metalwork) and pairing them with...
Costa Rica has always attracted outsiders with big dreams: coffee barons, banana kings, surf nomads, eco-idealists, and retirees looking for a softer life under harder sunlight. But in the early 1970s, the country also drew a rarer breed—men with money they couldn’t...