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Food That Roots Us

An inheritance of flavor: family recipes in Costa Rica

Nivaria Perera -
Today, in a cyber world based on analog codes where immediacy is the greatest truth, family culinary heritage—that intangible heritage collected in ancestors' notebooks—is...
Culture

The Costa Rican carreta: a symbol of work and tradition

Mónica Quesada Cordero -
A loud metallic ring marks a slow and almost relaxing rhythm which is interrupted by sporadic cries and snoring. It is the harvest time...
Culture

The Diquís spheres, a legacy of the indigenous people of Costa Rica

Mónica Quesada Cordero -
In the southwestern Pacific zone of Costa Rica, specifically in the delta between the Térraba and Sierpe rivers known as the Delta del Diquís,...
Culture

Yigüirro, the national bird of Costa Rica

Mónica Quesada Cordero -
Let us introduce to you the famous Yigüirro. Yes, this simple bird is famous: it is the national bird of Costa Rica. You might...
Culture

Mothers in Costa Rica who changed us in 2021

El Colectivo 506 -
Mother’s Day, celebrated in Costa Rica on August 15th, is a big day at El Colectivo 506. Our media organization was co-founded by three...
Costa Rica Inside Out

The Bribri cosmovision and our relationship with nature

Directorio 506 -
Nature sustains us. It is our home, our culture, our sense of self, and our food source. That is the relationship that Bribri people...
Costa Rica Inside Out

Handmade tortillas: culture on your palate

Directorio 506 -
When I eat a criollo corn tortilla, I know we are eating the same thing our ancestors ate. I was fortunate to meet my...
Culture

The canoe, another member of the community

Oscar de la Cruz -
Trade and transportation keep the economy running. In the remote Costa Rican region of Talamanca, means of transport are essential items. The Bribri indigenous...
Culture

Los pasitos, a Costa Rican Christmas tradition.

Mónica Quesada Cordero -
I was 10 years old when I became part of the family tradition. My great-grandmother learned it from her dad, my grandmother officially introduced...
Culture

Baile de los Diablitos, a Boruca tradition.

Mónica Quesada Cordero -
“Man, it is something that one carries in the blood. You are born, live and grow with that in your blood, your blood boils...
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Guaranteeing water access isn’t easy. ASADAs show that it’s possible

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“It makes me feel very proud because it's a little treasure that's now protected,” says Karina Villalobos. She’s referring to a plot of a...

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