Experiences
Just in Time for the Holidays: Arts and craft fair takes over Atenas
Every community has distinctive features that set it apart from its neighbors and are a source of local pride. Sometimes these are natural features,...
I’m a non-believer, but I love Costa Rica’s romería
I’m not Costa Rican. I’m practically agnostic. I have serious problems with the policies and leadership of the Catholic Church—but I love walking in...
Her Majesty, the Heart of Palm: a story of ups and downs in Sarapiquí
María Luz Jiménez earned the title of “La Reina del Palmito,” or Queen of Heart of Palm, in Horquetas de Sarapiquí, because she prepares...
Tourism in indigenous communities in Costa Rica: Maleku and Ngöbe
Tee de, tede, tede. Tee de, tede, tede. A chestnut-billed toucan sings with all its might in the forest while Mariano Marquinez Montezuma records...
Tourism in indigenous communities in Costa Rica: Térraba and Bribri
Bribri, Térraba, Cabecar, Boruca and Ngöbe. Five of the eight indigenous groups of Costa Rica live in the country’s southern Pacific, giving this region...
Tips 506: Adventure races in Costa Rica
Are you looking for an athletic adventure in 2022? The answer might just lie in Costa Rica, a country that offers many a challenge...
Tips 506: How to plan a trip to Costa Rica with a positive impact
The new year has arrived, and with it, new possibilities. One of those could be a visit to Costa Rica, a country that in...
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‘I felt that I had no right to be alive’
Sofia* is 27 years old. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was transmitted to her when she was born, in Nicaragua. However, she says that her...
