Costa Rica resonates with a different spirit, celebrating ‘El día de la mascarada’ or Masquerade Day, a festive tribute to its cultural and historical heritage.
Celebrated emphatically every 31st of October, the phenomenon of mascaradas transcends the confines of a single day
For the first time in its 83 melodious years, a woman, the virtuoso Rebeca Medrano, graced the esteemed position of concertmaster
Revered as the ‘Green Mountain’, this fortress of ecological wonder towers as the stalwart guardian of Costa Rica’s priceless treasures.
As dusk descends passive observation allows one to see the beauty beyond the surface dreariness of the day. Darkness begins to envelop the land, and a nearly full moon shines through the…
The basic assumptions that a speaker or writer holds are often enfolded in an offhanded remark, asides of such conventional wisdom that their truth seems indisputable. These are precisely the…
The more interconnected the world becomes, the more regressively people cling to identities that no longer fit at all. Or think only in terms of me and my family. American…
In ancient times, and not so long ago in many parts of the world, cultures and traditions were completely distinct and whole. Tradition wasn’t something that a people had; it…