A Plurp of Costa Rica’s History
Costa Rica today is a social democracy with presidential elections held every four years. The present constitution was adopted in 1949, and provides for a set of checks and balances. At that time the military was abolished and a civil police force was formed.
But has Costa Rica ever had [...]
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Are you planning on traveling to Costa Rica? And are wondering on how much should you budget for eating in restaurants? The least expensive way to eat out is the Costa Rica Soda . This is a small family run eating establishment, not fancy but clean and offers typical Costa Rican food often cooked by [...]
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“Amparo” by Maria Fonseca
“The wood is transformed in my hands and it absorbs my emotions, my joy.” Maria Fonseca, July 2009
Maria Fonseca began her work in wood sculpture at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Costa Rica. Today she works from her outdoor studio located on a coffee farm, near the small [...]
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This series on Women Artist is designed to give recognition to the enormous amount of talent among women who are working artist here in Costa Rica.
Maria Fonseca was born in Costa Rica on a coffee farm near the town of Naranjo. Today she still lives there with her husband and children. As a child she [...]
Fredo Fresas restaurant in Costa Rica is located on the “Touristic Route Alajuela to Poas Volcano”, about four miles down from the entrance to the Poas Volcano National Park. It’s the real thing in Costa Rica cuisine with all home grown ingredients from Emillio’s organic garden. And 7,000 feet above sea level [...]
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