This year Costa Rica’s National Theater located in downtown San Jose is celebrating its 117th birthday. The National Theater was inaugurated on October 19, 1897. The opening night featured a magnificent presentation of the opera Faust. The sumptuous building, neoclassic in style, is a copy of the Paris Opera House and was financed from the […]
One of Costa Rica’s Healthiest Fruits Guanabana GUANABANA, A wonderful tropical fruit grown in Costa Rica! It is used in drinks and to flavor ice cream. In other parts of the world it is know as Soursop and also Graviola. Indiginous people use it to make medicines. They use the leaves as well as the […]
Xinia’s Visit to Alajuela’s Farmers Market Alajuela Costa Rica has a weekend farmer’s market all year round starting on Friday afternoon at 2 pm and ending Saturday afternoon around 2 pm. It is my and Xinia’s favorite thing to visit on Saturday mornings. We arrive early, around 7:30 am . I have posted some favorite […]
Sweet Seduction, Chocolate Grows in Costa Rica Today most of the cacao plantations are found in Africa. However, Costa Rica has a number of small cacao plantations. You can visit Sibu Chocolate factory, located in Sarapiqui, 15 minutes East of downtown San Jose. Here you will learn all about how chocolate is harvested and […]
What is a Horse Tope ? A horse tope is a traditional parade of horses which is very popular in Costa Rica. Both the horses and the riders dress up in their finest for this big event. Many of the saddles are trimmed in real silver. The horses prance and dance much to their […]
Marie France Grenouillet Photography Costa Rica Mair-France Grenouillet is a French woman who travels the world capturing beautiful and rare wildlife images. She visited Costa Rica and has a wonderful collection of wildlife photography which I would like to share with you. After her web page is open be sure to click on slide show. […]
Art gallery near la fortuna and arenal volcano galeria coco loco Galeria Coco Loco is an art gallery located near La Fortuna-Arenal Volcano area of Costa Rica , feathering a wide variety of beautiful and one of a kind pieces of art. Including, oil Paintings by local Costa Rican Artist, one of a kind […]
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Coffee, Coffee, Coffee Costa Rica Grows Great Coffee Coffee prompts social activity, stimulates friendships and conversation, and should never be enjoyed alone. You should always share it with someone. So if you are traveling to Costa Rica take every opportunity to have a great cup of Costa Rican coffee. Coffee is the “gold” of […]
Let’s Protect the Leatherback Turtle of Costa Rica This article is by Cristian Barboza who was born in Costa Rica and is a reader of 10.255.150.253/costaricalearn. It would be a shame not only for us Ticos, but for all humanity to loose such a precious and majestic creature as the endangered Leatherback turtle, the largest […]