Thursday, May 29th, 2008
So you are addicted to shopping and you are not sure that Costa Rica will give you what you need? Rest assured. Over the last decade, shopping here has become really rewarding. Whether you want to buy souvenirs, shop like the locals, or simply want to buy a pair of shoes and a nice dress, it is all there for you!
It would be a shame to go back home without some indigenous products, for yourself and also for your family and friends. Costa Rica has very interesting wood handicrafts made by some of the few indigenous tribes still living here. The Borruca People make interesting ritual masks, for instance, which are always a winner. Going to Borruca itself is quite a trip but you can find some of the best ones in La Casona, in the center of San Jose, and in Galeria Namu, just behind the Holiday Inn. You will also see very beautiful and refined woodcarvings made of the precious woods of Costa Rica; they are the perfect souvenir to bring back from here. Also, leather good are popular, belts, bags, or a good pair of genuine cowboy boots, maybe!
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Music in Costa Rica is music to dance to. From Salsa to Chamber music there is something for everyone. Live bands play at different clubs all over the country. Salsa, Jazz, Rock, Tango, Tex-Mex, and Calypso are all on the venue at different nightspots in Costa Rica.If you are staying in and around San Jose some of the best nightlife is found at El Puebl
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression has formed off the coast of Costa Rica, just days before the Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins.
Senior hurricane specialist James Franklin says the depression is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm within the next 24 hours as it approaches the coast of Nicaragua. The depression had winds of 50 km/h and was moving north at five km/h. Forecasters say it was located 169 km/h west-northwest of Cabo Blanco.
Franklin says the depression will primarily bring heavy rains rather than strong winds.
The hurricane season begins June 1.
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