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Lecture on Costarican Culture

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We invite you to come to COSI San Jose at 2pm this Wednesday April 21st and learn more about our costumes, food, family and religion.

Noche Tica at COSI Manuel Antonio!

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This is an invitation to all of our students in the Manuel Antonio school. Today March 1oth at 6pm you can come and try some Costa Rican food, listen Marimba (our national instrument) and enjoy Costa Rican folkloric dancers performed by a group of the community.

Asian Night!!

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Come to cook and meet our student from Japan, Shige! This Wednesday March 10th at 6:00 pm at COSI San José. Shige will teach us how to cook two different types of Asian Food.

Culture Night!

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Come to COSI´s Culture Night and try some Costa Rican food and watch typical dancers. You can participate in the dances!

The festivities start at 6:00pm tomorrow night, Wednesday the 17th, here at COSI. Its free so come enjoy the food and the show!!

Time for Tamales!

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Its December in Costa Rica and that means tamales are in season! These delicious treats are a big part of the Latin culture, especially around Christmastime.

Tamales are corn flour based, wrapped in a banana leaf, and stuffed with rice, veggies, and most typically pork, but can be substituted with any meat or even made vegetarian. In many families it is a tradition to make tamales on Christmas Eve.

Here at COSI we’ll be making our own tamales. Tomorrow, Thursday, at 1:15p staff and several mama Ticas will show students how tamales are made. It’s a great opportunity to get in the holiday spirit Tico style. Come hungry and ready to do some cookin’!

Vegetarians welcome

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Over the past several weekends COSI has hosted a Vegetarian cooking class for the host families in San José and Manuel Antionio to learn how to make some great veggie dishes. Doña Xinia, a vegetarian herself for years, hosted the class. She explained the different levels of vegetarianism and why some people chose to not eat meat. Then all the participants (mostly host mothers) got up and helped make 4 selected recipes. They made Pan Lavash, Garbanzo Bean ceviche, Eggplant dip, and Cabbage wraps.

At the end everyone got to try what they made and left with a recipe book with 34 vegetarian recipes. So if you’re worried about your diet when coming to Costa Rica, you don’t have to. The host families are now fully prepared for any food preferences. Provecho!!

Culture Night!

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Come to COSI´s Culture Night and try some Costa Rican food and watch typical dancers. You can even participate in some of the dances! The theme is based on the Columbus day celebrations so come learn something you maybe didn´t know before too.

The festivities start at 6:30pm tomorrow night, Thursday the 15th, here at COSI. Its free so come enjoy the food and the show!

Limón Carnival

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The 2009 Columbus Day Carnival starts today in Limón and continues until October 18.

The city of Limón is the capital of the province of Limón on the Carribbean side of the country. It is where Columbus anchored on his last trip to the Americas.

Once a year, the port town gets festive. That time is during the carnival when the people come out to celebrate Columbus Day for one week. Everyone comes to drink, dance and celebrate to the sounds of Calypso, Reggae and Salsa music. Dancers on the streets wear colorful costumes. Typical carribbean style food and artwork will be on sale and out for display as well.

Typical dancers dance in the street to celebrate Columbus Day

"Comparsa" dances in the street during the Columbus Day Carnival.

At the start of the carnival the people crown a Carnival Queen for the duration of the celebration. October 10th is the “Día de las Culturas”, or Culture Day, and is highlighted by singing, dancing and calypso. The festival honors the Spanish, Indigenous, African, Italian and Chinese who live in the area. “Carnaval” attracts bands, “comparsas” and crowds from all over.

At least 5,000 visitors are expected this year. Its a great time to head to the Carribbean side of the country and participate in the festivities.

Cooking Class- October

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Hello everyone.

Time for another cooking lesson! Come to the cooking class with Doria and learn from the best. You will learn how to make some delicious typical food that you get to try afterwards.

Meet at COSI tomorrow, Thursday at 3:15. Come hungry!

Let us know what you made and how it turned out!