by Rod Hughes
Well, the soccer season has begun again and for thousands of fans in this country, there’s something to look forward to once more.
Alajuela fans can rejoice after yesterday’s drubbing of a surprised Liberia team, 4-1.
For a time in the first part, neither team shone, then Liberia drew first blood with a corner kick […]
by Rod Hughes
For Bernadina Vazquez of San Carlos, July 30, is a special day. No, it is not her birthday—she’s had 87 of those and they’ve grown a little stale.
It was the day in 1950 that she was the first woman in Costa Rica to cast a ballot, following passage of a landmark law.
The Costa […]
by Rod Hughes
In every country, the majority of students complain of boredom in class, but in Costa Rica they may have a point, reports the daily newspaper La Nacion.
The paper points out that the same material is often covered two years running in grade school, indicating a lack of curriculum coordination. For example, the fourth […]
