costa rica christmas

San José is fully in Christmas mode. The Municipality has prepared an agenda of activities to celebrate the season. We all look forward to the Festival de la Luz. Band…

The Municipality of San José has accepted the participation of the Autonomous University of Central America (UACA) float in this year’s Festival of Light, even after its float last year…

he idea of spending Christmas or New Year’s Eve under a blanket of stars on Costa Rica’s highest peak, Chirripó, seems amazing. Those who have done so describe it as…

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…

Travelers were stuck in line at both the Juan Santamaría and Daniel Oduber international airports as there was a failure in two immigration systems used by the  Migration and Immigration…

It’s unlikely that anyone in Costa Rica has gone even one Christmas without enjoying some “rompope,” Costa Rican eggnog. Eggnog is a drink that is found, in many variations, in…

The Government will pay bonuses on December 12th. The Ministry of Finance confirmed this on Monday. It was supposed to be paid on December 6th but will be paid late,…

We’re looking forward to wine, tamales and many other Christmas foods and drinks but who knew that in a single Christmas or New Year’s Eve party one could eat the…