Ya iniciamos la Semana Santa, el cual significa la preparación de comidas especiales para conmemorar la muerte y la resurrección de Cristo. En Costa Rica tenemos la tradición de hornear un tipo de tamal dulce. Dependiendo de la región del país, ese...
Who doesn’t love some quality Netflix and Chill? The next time you tune into this streaming service, I encourage you all to try watching a Spanish tv show– it’s a great way to improve your language skills and get in some well-deserved couch-potato ti...
About Arroz Cantonés Despite being a rather young country, Costa Rica offers a lot of gastronomical variety and one of its most famous popular dishes is arroz cantones. While the Jamaican immigrants decisively formed the Caribbean food culture with t...
Scientists estimate that Costa Rica accounts for around 6% of the world’s biodiversity! That means Costa Rica is one of the best countries in the world to see animals. While some of Costa Rica’s wildlife (such as the many wild cats) are mostly seen o...
Everything you need to know about Christmas in Costa Rica including family traditions, the best parties and traditional recipes. While I grew up dreaming of a white Christmas, I haven’t had too much trouble adjusting to Costa Rican Christmas traditio...
There are many reasons to travel to Costa Rica, but one of the best reasons is to meet and interact with Costa Ricans, often called ticos. Ticos are super laid-back (unless they are driving or watching soccer), welcoming, and generous. The pura vida...
Costa Rica has so many different climates and altitudes, and that means an abundance of fruits and vegetables. From passion fruit and dragon fruit to bananas and strawberries, there are almost as many types of fruit in Costa Rica as there are places...
This guide will tell you everything you need to know about traveling to Costa Rica during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. I recently traveled to Costa Rica in order to complete my Costa Rican residency. I had applied years ago and it was finally t...
I felt a tiny tugging on my coat as we were standing in line to do ice tubing at the Gaylord of the Rockies. We were ending our second full day of family fun, and we were all exhausted. My four year old looked up at me and said, "Mami, I'm going to m...
Egg nog seems to be a universally loved drink at Christmas time, and the Rompope Costa Rica version is as delicious as any other. Egg nog, known in Spanish as rompope, is a dairy-based drink comprised of liquid or powdered milk, egg whites or yolks,...
