“La Llorona” (partial view)

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"La Llorona" (partial view), originally uploaded by Allendale.

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The fishermen by Luis Daell.

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Museo de Arte Costarricense

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     I guess there must be plenty of urban legends about infanticides, so the theme is still disturbingly actual. But this is a costarrican legend about the days of old when unwanted pregnacies were more than inconvenient, unconceivable.
     Not existing any abortion clinics at the time, this girl decided she would rather have the baby [...]

The begining of the end for sportbooks in Costa Rica

      Another sportsbook went down in Costa Rica. While it’s president awaits trial in the U.S, another one of these concerns awaits for the outcome that could leave about 3000 costarricans without a job.
      These businesses starting mushrooming in the country since Free Zones were opened back in the 80’s. Though from the begining rumor [...]

Guarianthes Skinneri

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Costa Rica’s national flower. Re-classified with the name “Guarianthes Skinnerii”. Was formerly named “Cattleya Skinnerii until it was found that it wasn’t realy a cattleya, and was renamed Guarianthes so to relate to the [...]

Toritos

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Toritos,
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Guarianthes Skinnerii.
Name for the national flower of Costa Rica “La Guaria Morada”. It blooms from February to March. So abundant in the old days to the point where they would grow on the tiles of the roofs. Today though it ´s no longer an endangered species, it´s more of a garden item. [...]

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Toritos.
“Toritos” is the costarrican popular name for the “Bull Orchid”, an array of species of orchids that grow from Mexico down south of America. These fragrant orchids were known to exist in Azthec emperor Moctezuma´s gardens more than500 years ago. The have a most curious shape resembling a bull with it´s horns. Some of them [...]