Photojournalism
El Colectivo 506 recognized at first-ever Carework Network awards
This week, we were honored to receive one of the first-ever Carework Network Awards for El Colectivo 506's October 2022 edition, "Las Titas."
This inspiring...
El Colectivo 506 honored by the jury of Costa Rica’s Pío Víquez National Journalism Award
Our media organization, founded and led by women passionate about in-depth solutions journalism, has been honored by the jury of Costa Rica's Pío Víquez...
Rocío Monge, 63, and Enrique Barreda, 64, have lived in Tibás all their lives. When they were a young couple, they built their house...
In Talamanca, a powerful ‘mother hen’
In 2020 I became a mother for the first time. I remember that one of the first people I wanted to call was doña...
In Tamarindo: bringing three cultures together
Tamara Osnovikova, 82, is a great-grandmother. Her granddaughter, Katerina Veeden, is the mother of twins Michael and Michelle. The twins call their great-grandmother “Baba,”...
In Puriscal: the land of oblivion
Doña María Isabel is 85 years old. Or 70. Or “I'm past 90.” Or she just says, “Wow, I'm too old to count.” The...
In Palmares, a bridge among four generations
Beatriz Lizano Alvarado will soon turn 65, but she has a full-time job. In fact, she has two. She is responsible for her mother,...
Eva Morera Ulloa died at the age of 19. She was murdered by her ex-partner and the father of her son, who was then...
The faces of teenage pregnancy
"Before I had Gresley, I was so eager to meet her. What would she be like? Who would she be? How would she turn...
My grandmother named me, and from that moment she welcomed me as a daughter.
When the fog came to her mind, I became the caretaker...
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