Sound the Alarm, the Liberia Parties have Started!

You can feel the happiness in the streets when the people shout “It smells like a party!” Every year in February, the much- anticipated Civic Parties are celebrated in Liberia, The White City. These ten day-long parties have social and cultural roots and are full of Guan...

It’s Time For Tamales

Christmas is coming and, for Costa Ricans, that means it’s time to make tamales! A traditional Costa Rican dish, tamales are made of a corn-based dough and contain meat, rice, potatoes, carrots, onions, sweet chili and some additional secret ingredients. The filling is wra...