The proper verdict when sampling tamales is this: “These are pretty good, but my mom’s are the best.” For the third time in my thirty plus years in Costa Rica, I was a victim of property theft. It ...

Coming to Costa Rica means accepting another set of customs: portales, or Nativity scenes, eating tamales until we’re stuffed and kneeling on a hard floor to join in the rosary. But no matter how much ...

Costa Rica is one of the few countries on Earth where ... Corn is ubiquitous, used to make tortillas, tamales, and cookies.

Tamales are one of the most traditional foods in not only Mexico, but other Latin American countries where they have different names, from “hallacas” in Venezuela to “yoles” in Costa Rica.