Processions, Superstition Mark Easter Week
By Semana Santa, or Easter Holy Week, is one of the most important events for Costa Rican Catholics, and many centuries of old traditions and beliefs are involved. To prevent curses, people traditionally stopped all kinds of activities from Holy Wednesday through Good Friday. Women cooked everything for the sacred days in advance and reheated meals, […]
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Romans will crucify Jesus in annual Good Friday parades throughout Costa Rica
Practicing Catholics will don their ancient Roman garb to reenact the crucifixion of Jesus in the streets of Costa Rica on Friday. The annual procession is held in towns and cities across the country. The largest and most elaborate parade will start in downtown San José at 10:30 a.m. That procession begins at Parroquia de […]
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Archbishop minimizes fall in reputation of the Church, predicts ‘high participation’ during Holy Week
The archbishop of San José, José Rafael Quirós, downplayed the fall in the reputation of the Catholic Church after turbulent months during which a priest was arrested at the border, an international arrest warrant was issued to another and authorities raided the buildings of the Metropolitan Curia and the Episcopal Conference. The Church sustained the […]
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Applications open for Humanitarian University Grants 2019
For the third year running, grants will be awarded to Nicaraguan refugee students to study at the Latin American University for Science and Technology (ULACIT). Applications are open to any Nicaraguan student with an academic average of 85% and a refugee card issued by the Migration and Immigration Administration. The admissions officers are seeking students […]
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Slothy Sunday: Mom and baby sloth reunited
A few weeks ago the Toucan Rescue Ranch and Saving Sloths Together Release Site team received a phone call. “We found a baby sloth,” they said. We immediately grabbed our emergency box, jumped into the car and went to meet this 450-gram, three-fingered baby sloth. This is the second call we got as a direct […]
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How Costa Rica is affected by US aid
The State Department of the United States says it will cut aid to the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, also known as the Northern Triangle. According to the State Department, US President Donald Trump’s decision impacts approximately $450 million from Fiscal Year 2018. The State Department and the United States Agency for […]
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Slothy Sunday: High-tech backpacks key to saving baby sloths
Long before a teary-eyed Kristen Bellprofessed her love for sloths on daytime television, catapulting the slow-moving creature into Internet superstardom, the sloth may have been one of the most hated creatures on earth. Early European settlers in the Americas couldn’t seem to find anything nice to say about the now-adored mammals, and in early accounts […]
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Wild and untamed: Our Southern Zone Deep Dive
Costa Rica’s Southern Zone is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, beloved by travelers from around the planet. It’s also Costa Rica’s poorest. The rich jungle landscapes teeming with wildlife are a stark contrast to the high unemployment and low average income that characterizes the region. Costa Ricans, foreigners and indigenous tribes […]
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Ortega regime proposes massacre be investigated by Police, institutions and Porras Commission
The proposal of Daniel Ortega’s regime on the issue of justice for the victims of repression is to let the official Truth Commission, known as the Porras Commission, along with six other institutions, including the Orteguista Police (PO), which is accused of committing acts of repression, investigate the crimes in order to verify them. It […]
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Listen and subscribe to The Tico Times Dispatch
Have you listened to our podcast, The Tico Times Dispatch? In the Dispatch, we cover the biggest news from Costa Rica every month. We also use the platform for special editions, including an episode on street harassment and another on Costa Rican love stories. Are you on an iPhone, iPad, Mac or computer with iTunes? […]
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