January New Years Day January 1st – after a night of fireworks, dancing, music and drinking; businesses and public organizations are closed for a family day. Palmares Festivals are held in early January. Activities include live music, horse shows, fun-fair and the very popular televised bull rodeos and ‘fighting’. The famed partying of past years [...]
Corruption and Costa Rica
Central America has been stereotyped as a region of corrupt and dangerous countries ruled by greedy and ruthless tyrants; an image which is gradually beginning to change as the countries within it have settled down to relative peace in recent times. Costa Rica has always liked to consider itself apart from its neighbors and free [...]
Freedom Of Expression Tops With Costa Ricans
The right to say what one thinks is the biggest advantage of living in a democracy such as Costa Rica, says 34% of the country’s inhabitants. The results of the latest of a Unimer poll for the daily La Nación, with freedom of expression exceeded other values, access of all to meet economic needs (26%) [...]