costa rica holidays

Thursday, December 1 is the Day of the Abolition of the Army, however the celebration of the holiday was moved to the following Monday, as to allow people to have…

Yesterday morning, there was a ceremony to recognize the best of last year’s Festival of Light, the annual Christmas festival in the capital. The ceremony was held in front of…

A colonial church called Templo de San Blas in Nicoya has lived through fires, tremors and earthquakes and the community thanks God for this special place. It also thanks the…

Costa Rica News – The Government will officially be on vacation as of the end of the day on Friday, December 21st and won’t return to work until January 7, 2019.…

Costa Rica News – Days before Costa Rica celebrates the 70th anniversary of the abolition of its army, the Government of President Carlos Alvarado Quesada expressed its firm support for the…

Costa Rica News – If you work on Mother’s Day, you will be paid double. The holiday, celebrated today, is a mandatory payment holiday.

Costa Rica News – Faith and hope for miracles coupled with gratitude for so many blessings are hearts worn on the sleeve of so many making the pilgrimage to la basílica…

Costa Rica News – Tuesday, May 1, is Labor Day (Día Internacional del Trabajador in Spanish) in Costa Rica, a national holiday and the day that the sitting president delivers his…