A long time ago, really a long time ago, I had this great idea of a web site offering Costa Rica products. After all, since everyone is so wild about Costa Rica, why wouldn’t it work? They could order Imperial and Britt Coffee and have it delivered right to their doorsteps. Well, that idea never […]
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This past weekend we visited the Bribri tribe in Talamanca. It is always touching how these indigenous groups, poor in material wealth, but rich in human spirit, receive us so warmly and openly. A group of young Bribris put on a theatrical presentation for us entitled “Donde Esta Pablo Presbere?” Pablo Presbere, or Pa-Blu, was […]
I used to think I knew what “poor” meant. In the U.S., if you do not have as much as others in your community, you may say to yourself, or to your loved ones, I (or we) are poor. I heard that a few too many times when growing up. Then I began spending a […]
Lately we have been engaged in a project with the indigenous of Costa Rica. We are creating a web site that features indigenous arts and crafts and in the process of creating it we are visiting and shooting video of five tribes known for their art. Last week we visited Guaitil, where the tradition of […]
Yesterday I spent the day at the Maleku Indigenous Reserve in Guatuso. My guide for this adventure was a Maleku Indian with the Spanish name of Elias Elizondo Castro, but whose Maleku name is Jaquima, which means lover of nature. And Jaquima really did love nature. He took me on a walk through a nature […]
I have written often and quite fondly, generally, in this blog about the culture of Costa Rica. However, there is a rich and diverse culture that to my shame I have neglected to mention, until now. It is often said, and even taught in schools here, that when the Spanish arrived, the so-called “conquistadors,” they […]
It may be true that North Americans have a tendency and reputation of looking down their collective noses toward those down south. But at least here in Costa Rica, there is a stubborn aversion to ever look up. Living in Costa Rica often gives me the perspective of an outsider looking in, not only to […]
I have alluded in the past to my affinity for “musica ranchera,” which is a Mexican form that I would equate to country music back in the U.S. It is beer-drinking music for the broken-hearted, or for those who just want to get drunk. Last night we all (meaning, me and the rest of the […]
I truly enjoy writing. Talking is another thing. I am just not that fond of it. When I have something to say, I say it. When I don’t, I stay quiet. Of course, all the foregoing applies when I am sane and sober, which is around 80% of the time. As for the other 20%? […]
I’m old enough to remember those old Timex commercials. You know the ones featuring various “torture tests” that proved that the Timex could “take a licking and keep on ticking.” I was thinking this morning that, you know, Costa Rica has a similar quality. Since I have been living here I have seen Costa Rica’s […]
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