Easter in Costa Rica is much longer than in the US Events for Easter Week are Planned in the Capital’s Beautiful Cathedral Costa Ricans see Easter in one of two ways: the most important religious celebration of the year, or as an opportunity to hit the beach! Either way, it’s a family occasion [...]
National Celebrations and Holidays
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 [...]
