I arrived at Parque Central just a little after 10 am, the scheduled start of the Marcha de las Putas (Slut Walk) demonstration. What the heck, these are Ticos and Ticas, being a little late was like being early, Tico time. Still, there were already a fair number of people there, and the protest would
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Ah, Costa Rica, the land of volcanoes, rainforest, beaches, eternal Spring and whatnot. Too bad about the people that own/run it. I’m fast approaching the 7th anniversary of the day I first moved here. I like it here. For all its faults I still like living here. Having said that, I have come to the
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In less than a month two former presidents of Costa Rica were found guilty of corruption. On April 27, 2011, former Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez was sentenced to five years prison from his involvement in a bribery scandal. He was found guilty of taking a half a million dollar bribe from the French
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Since I don’t own a car and I live in San Jose, it’s not surprising that I walk a fair amount. Coming as I do from the USA, and Northern California in particular, I was initially rather amazed at the number of pregnant women I encountered on my daily strolls. Back where I came from
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A. M. Costa Rica is a never ending source of inspiration to me. Not as an example of great writing or web design, but they do turn up some items that inspire me to put some spin on things. In this case, it’s the Feb. 24 2011 issue, page 1. It seems the International Intellectual
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It’s been a wet year, and the recent set of storms delivered the coup de grace, leaving death and devastation in its wake. I had the misfortune to have been involved in a flood a little over 10 years ago, and was forced to stay in a shelter (a nice one due to the fact
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