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The men onstage were no ordinary performers: They are all incarcerated in Costa Rican prisons.

Pearl Jam -- a group well-known for its environment activism -- better be rooting for the tropical underdogs, Costa Rica.

A round-up of the best events going on June 13 – 19.

Calle 13, the Puerto Rican hip hop-reggaeton fusion group known for astute social commentary and Caribbean groove put on a rowdy, provocative show Saturday at the Pedregal Event Center in San Antonio de Belén. Promoting the release of its new album, "Multi_Viral," the band reminded the crowd that Calle 13 means much more than reggaeton.

A round-up of the best events going on May 16–22.

A couple of months ago, we wrote about the lineup for this year's Lollapalooza, a three-day music fest that has become tradition in the great U.S. city of Chicago. But after seeing the list of bands scheduled to play Riot Fest's 10th anniversary – which also takes place in Chicago from Sept. 12-14 – all we can say is that we hope you saved your money.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, who won an Oscar for his 2012 documentary "Searching for Sugar Man," died in Stockholm on Tuesday, the TT news agency reported. He was 36.

The news keeps alive the rumor of a possible 40th anniversary tour that has some Ticos speculating about a Costa Rica tour stop.

The wait is over: Tickets have started to go on sale for the May 1 Paul McCartney concert at San José's National Stadium – perhaps the only building in Costa Rica that could hold even a fraction of his fans.

The sun was rising over the jungles of Costa Rica's southern Pacific, bathing decorated bodies in sunlight, mine included.