Costa Rica has been perceived as a bastion of security and peace in Central America. This is confirmed by the Global Peace Index, a report that includes indicators as continuous conflicts, security, and militarization, holding the 32 global position for 2020, one higher than 2019,
GATO (ga-to)And now, the time has come to talk about one of those strikingly polysemic words Costa Ricans have -and use- in a variety of situations. Chances are, if you do speak Spanish, even at a beginner level, that this word is probably one of the
GALLITO (ga-ʝi-to)Most Costa Ricans have a thing for diminutives and, you probably know this by now, right? And chances are some of these words have already been incorporated into your Spanish language arsenal. Words like “momentito” (jiffy), or the much used “toquecito” (jiffy), chiquito/a (little boy/girl), and/or
POLACO (po-la’-ko)So, in Spanish, we would use the words brasileño/brasileña to refer to a Brazilian national, for instance, -a male and a female in this case-. And the same word endings are used with most nationalities. So, it is no surprise that a national of,
NANDAYURE (nan-ða ʝu'-re)Being born and raised Costa Rican, my first Geography memories date back to elementary school, where our first Social Studies lessons would inevitably be linked to the country's administrative division into provinces, cantons, and districts.And then, I first learned about Guanacaste, its people, traditions,
Global Income Law taxes the taxpayer based on their residence and not on the place where the income-producing business is located. This allows the system to tax profits obtained in a more or less comprehensive way. It should be noted that this law has been under study
MARIA (ma-ɾi-a)According to a report by the U.S. Social Security Administration, James and Mary are the most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1920-2019 period, with James with 4,735,694 occurrences and Mary with 3,265,105 occurrences. And it continues to be
FERIA (fe-ɾja) So many things have changed along this pandemic. I mean, needless to say, the freedom and some of those things and habits we had -and took for granted- are just barely getting back to a somewhat similar -yet still distant- scenario.But, of course, having
We can say that Costa Rica ensured its development as a nation based on a higher education level, which allowed its population to grow in culture and wealth. If you are thinking about enrolling your child in local schools, it may guarantee quality education and
Moving to another city can be a challenge since the factors that will influence the final choice must be carefully weighed. But what if you want to move to another country? Maybe Costa Rica? The decision becomes a bit more complicated when there is a