Arts + Culture

The lavish interior of the National Theater is as much of an attraction as the music that is performed there. Tours are offered during the day as well as a series of concerts in the dry season.

Historically the masks were used in farming ceremonies, to call the rain, to keep sickness at bay or simply to entertain at gatherings as a way of socializing with neighbors.

The Ngobe are the largest indigenous group in Panama with a population of close to 200,000. Today they work hard to maintain their cultural traditions amid an ever changing economic landscape.

David Scott. DJ by day, bluesman by night, British by birth, Tico at heart, and one cool cat, iis everyone's favorite DJ on San Jose's 107.5 FM radio station.

You have to be in good shape to survive a whole week of Carnaval, a weeklong Caribbean funfest that has become the liveliest festival in Central America, attracting visitors from Costa Rica`s central highlands.