Halloween is not a traditional Costa Rican holiday, but with more exposure from tourism, ex-pats taking up residence, and the influence of the media, the celebrations are becoming more popular in the larger cities of Costa Rica. In San Jose, stores now carry costumes and children do dress up to “trick or treat” in their […]
International Artist Day & featuring four Costa Rican artists. At Poas, we like to showcase local treasures — whether it be natural beauty or talent. For International Artist Day, we’re spotlighting Costa Rican artists and their art. The earliest examples of the country’s creativity are evidenced in the indigenous gold and jade figures that can […]
The story of “The Weeping Woman” interestingly has roots in many ancient cultures. However, most agree that the legend of “La Llorona — The Weeping Woman” began in Mexico in the 1500’s and is based on the real life figure, “La Malinche”, a young Aztec woman who was the conqueror Hernán Cortes’s interpreter, advisor and […]
Unlike many folktales, the various retellings of this myth are only found in Costa Rica. Visitors to the country can still see the oxcart blessings in mid-March every year, when there is the Oxcart Festival or Day of the Oxcart Driver in San Antonio de Escazu, or in San Isidro de General on the town’s […]
Image Some rights reserved by MadriCR When I was small, the year revolved around events of the 14th and 15th of September. Just as we looked forward to Christmas, the anticipation of the lantern parade, and the processions for Independence Day would leave me unable to sleep. I enjoyed walking through town with my handmade […]
My first visit to Playa Hermosa, on the Northern Pacific Coast of Guanacaste, was back in 2002. My friend and I were tired from the stressful life of working in the entertainment industry in New York City. Our personal trainer’s father had opened a little six room hotel right on the beach and we couldn’t […]
This legend originates from the Aztecs, who first named the beast the Segua, derived from Sihua, or woman in their Nahuatl tongue. This myth lives beyond that ancient Central American empire… The year was 1821. Ignacio rode into town on his horse as he did every weekend to drink the local liquor, guaro, and try […]
From Spain, to Nicoya, to Costa Rica — Celebrating Guanacaste’s Choice July 25th, or as we call it, the Annexation of Guanacaste Day, marks the date when a portion of Nicaragua became a piece of Costa Rica way back in 1824. Of course, the territory had been someone else’s, long before the first Conquistador ever […]
