A Costa Rican Nativity scene: one Wise Man falls through La Platina, another into a pothole. The last one calls Joseph. Mae, I’ll be there later, ya casi llego. Traffic, mae. Es que vieras que en La Uruca hay UUUUna presa…
Poinsettias are native to Central America, but are now found around the world as a leading ornamental, particularly at Christmas. They are primarily grown as potted plants; however, tropical gardeners can plant poinsettias outside in the garden.
People all over San José are flexing their numerology to find the right combination of tickets to win the year’s biggest lottery jackpot, the Gordo Navideño, worth more than $2.6 million.
This month’s initiative is called “Juguetes Para Niños,” the Spanish equivalent of Toys for Tots. Taking their cue from their U.S. predecessors, the 50 members of the Marine Corps of Costa Rica have started their first-ever toy drive.
Today marks the launch of the fourth-annual Tropical Market, or Mercado Tropical,at the Casa del Cuño outside of the Antigua Aduana in San José – providing an ideal place to shop for Christmas gifts and spend time with family and friends.
Central America is light on snow and brick chimneys, but stories of Santa and Scrooge have saturated Costa Rican culture, and there is no shortage of holiday-themed theater.
