by Emma Tristán | Aug 16, 2026 | Articles
A few nights ago, several friends came over for dinner. There was a long conversation, music, several bottles of wine, and moussaka, that Greek dish built in layers which, unlike rocks, takes hours to form and minutes to disappear. When they arrived, one of them...
by Emma Tristán | Jul 27, 2026 | Articles
On my grandparents’ property in Escazú – when Escazú had more pastures than condominiums – there was a huge thunderous jocote. During the harvest, the rod to lower them was the most coveted instrument in all of San Antonio. I always thought that the neighbors...
by Emma Tristán | Jul 25, 2026 | Articles
For a long time, I have been buying very good and very cheap meat in a butcher’s shop near my house. I know that they bring it from Nicaragua. And yes, someone had told me that, that they are deforesting there to make pastures, but what are they going to do? One...
by Futuris Consulting | Jul 20, 2026 | Articles
A bus waits in front of the gate. When the driver has not yet started the engine, the students get on laughing, swap seats and imagine the place they are going to. Every excursion begins like this, long before reaching the destination, with a mixture of enthusiasm and...
by Jurgen Ureña | Jul 12, 2026 | Articles
Kuma is the oldest of our three cats. He is about fifteen years old and lived on the streets before we adopted him. In the afternoons, he takes long naps, moving between the wicker chair next to the window, the garden, and the yellow armchair just a few inches from my...
by Carlos Barquero | Jul 8, 2026 | Articles
A few days ago, as I usually do, I was carrying out a fairly ordinary household routine: preparing recyclable materials for collection. I washed plastic, aluminum, and glass containers, left them to dry, and the following morning placed them in front of my home for...
