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Category: Culture

Community, Culture, Cañas

Cañas Renace: A festival to combat the lack of cultural programs

Jan 27, 2023
In April 2022, Yareni Briceño was shopping at a supermarket in the canton of...
Community, Culture, Santa Cruz

The Promesano Indians: A resilient tradition of Guanacaste at risk

Jan 18, 2023
In 2020, the festival of the Holy Black Christ of Esquipulas of Santa Cruz was...
Culture, Gallery

15 images from Pica e’ leña 2022

Nov 14, 2022
In 2020 and 2021, it was held virtually through audiovisual productions about the tradition...
Region, Culture, Art

This is what masks were like in Guanacaste more than 500 years ago

Oct 31, 2022
During the final days of October, masks from The Paper House, Michael Myers, Scream, Chucky...
Region, Culture, Life & Health, Health, Food

The “Blue Zone” sells longevity without benefiting the province’s centenarians

Oct 20, 2022
Has the Blue Zone become just a label or is it still a way of...
Nicoya, Culture, Travel, Food

Pozo de Agua Lagoon: A tourist oasis in Nicoya’s prairielands

Sep 23, 2022
The full-day package includes breakfast, snack, lunch, a purple corn atol for dessert, coffee...
News, Culture, Liberia

Maria Bolandi: The first woman from Liberia to make wood sing

Sep 07, 2022
Four years ago, she was declared Liberia’s favorite daughter for her contribution to regional...
2022 - setiembre - longevos Centenarios Maria Bolandi Gorgona Marimbista perfil cultura musica Liberia - Cesar Arroyo Castro-7
Region, Culture

Guanacaste was the gateway for black people entering Costa Rica

Aug 31, 2022
The first Spanish explorers brought enslaved African people with them to achieve their goals of...
Afro-Costa Rican Black Person
Entertainment, Opinion

Caliche: The singer-songwriter who started a new way of making music in Guanacaste

Aug 24, 2022
We remember the life of one of the most iconic musicians in the province 25...
2022 - AGOSTO - Musica Carlos Rodriguez Santana Caliche - Hernan Gutierrez-3
Region, Nicoya, Culture

What does the “huge party” decree promise for the bicentennial of the Annexation of Nicoya in 2024?

Jul 28, 2022
“If we couldn’t, unfortunately, celebrate the 200th anniversary of our homeland independence as we...
Community, Culture, Liberia

Museum of Guanacaste doesn’t have resources to protect pre-Columbian works

Jul 19, 2022
At the end of the 20th century, Daniel Oduber’s family gave the pre-Columbian...
Region, Entertainment

Who are the young people who rap in public places in Guanacaste?

Jul 14, 2022
One day, having coffee with one of my neighbors when I lived in Liberia, he...
Community, Culture, Liberia

Historic building in Liberia restored using traditional techniques

Jun 30, 2022
In the center of Liberia, there are still pieces of history that survive in the...
Culture

Jaime Gamboa and three reasons to donate to The Voice of Guanacaste

Jun 21, 2022
Composer and musician Jaime Gamboa, from the renowned national group Malpais, participated in Teletica’...
Region, Culture

The Voice will hold a storytelling workshop in Liberia

May 03, 2022
The Voice of Guanacaste will hold a storytelling workshop on May 12 at 2:30...
Entertainment, Liberia

Carlos Zhou, the young man from Liberia who sees a “Nintendo version” of Guanacaste

Apr 22, 2022
His Colorblind Pixel project imagines the pixelated version of things around us everyday...
Carlos Zhou Zeng Pixel Art
News, Culture

Article by The Voice on femicide between La Cruz and Nicaragua inspired the production of a new Costa Rican movie

Mar 30, 2022
Local talent will be able to work on "Lo Profundo" (The Depths) together with actress...
Nicoya, Culture

Rancho fire in Matambu deals a blow to indigenous tradition

Mar 14, 2022
The community built the rancho-style pavilion with funds from the Ministry of Culture and...
Rancho fire in Matambu deals a blow to indigenous tradition
Community, Culture, Santa Cruz, The Voice Explains

Explainer: Why were bullfights held in Palmares but not in Santa Cruz?

Jan 13, 2022
We share the keys to understanding why it’s impossible to hold the fiestas the...
Culture, Video, Cañas

Las Romanitas rosquillas: A culinary legacy that survives

Jan 07, 2022
The recipe for traditional Las Romanitas rosquillas (a donut-shaped corn-based cookie) survives thanks...
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