Costa Rica will host the Central American Games

22 venues will receive 35 disciplines throughout the capital and other cities of the country

Since 1973 have been organized the Central American Games and during that time Costa Rica had never been headquarters for them, after a lot of changes to infrastructure, the country prepares for the inauguration of this next 3 and up to 17 March.

For the realization of these games the country had to make an investment of $10 million in infrastructure. Sports spaces will be of top quality and will be able to accommodate 35 disciplines in its 22 campuses nationwide, mostly located in the capital, San Jose.

"An economic effort has been made to have world-class venues, we have made arrangements in several of them and others only tweaks." The majority is located in San Jose and others where there will be aquatic competitions in La Sabana” said Heiner Ugalde, Manager of the Organizing Committee.

80% of the venues received a treatment of infrastructure so that they are in optimal conditions to welcome athletes from all over Central America. The National Stadium, located in the Sabana San Jose, will be the most important site where there will be games of soccer, athletics and chess.

Costa Rica intends to carry out a first world opening, which will be at the height of world Olympic and Soccer World Cup games. The show's opening and closing shall be borne by the Director of the Cirque du Soleil, Daneil Lamarre, and will dominate especially special performances and an emphasis on the traditions and the Costa Rican culture, with the participation of 1400 artists.

"We want these games to leave something positive to all the Central American brothers; It is the first time that we organize this type of event, but I think that we have received the necessary advice so that everything is a success and that they are marked as the best organized Central American Games", said Heiner Ugalde, Manager of the Organizing Committee.

Despite being the first time that Costa Rica has received support and advice from Guatemala who was the first host these games in the region.

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CHRISTMAS IN COSTA RICA 14 BANDS CONFIRMED FOR THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

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The preparations for the Christmas holidays in Costa Rica has begin.  Starting around December 20th almost everything will shit down in Costa Rica expect for businesses in the service industry.

Music from a total of 14 bands will fill the streets of San Jose on the 15th of December at the Festival of Lights.

The City of San Jose, the organizer of the activity, announced yesterday the bands that have been selected.

Among the selection are the talented bands like the HIGA Band of Guatemala and the Orotina Community Band, which has been awarded top prizes in previous festivals.

The list includes the following: the San Jose Municipal Band, Banda School of Our Lady of the Abandoned, Banda Municipal de Acosta, Zarcero Municipal Band, Band Liceo de San Carlos , Palmares Youth Band, Band Guanacasteca Union, Cantonal Youth Band Limon, Banda Communal Fortune, Sinem Marching Band Nicoya, Francisco J. Youth Band Band Sarchí Orlich and Cedes Don Bosco.

These are all marching bands and practice for months prepping for this event.

If you are looking for activities to do when living or visiting Costa Rica this December…..the Festival of Lights is a must see.

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7th annual theater festival upon us

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Performances and workshops taking place across the city.

The Little Theatre Group will put on "Looking for the Pony" during the Festival of National Theater this month.

The first 28 days of October mark the nation’s seventh annual Festival of National Theater, or the Encuentro Nacional de Teatro.  This year’s festival also overlaps with the Central American Showcase.

Founded in 2005 by a group of people from different theater institutions, the Encuentro Nacional de Teatro seeks to promote theater in Costa Rica through screening performances from different national theater groups and providing theater workshops at both the professional and amateur level.

This year’s event will feature national performances, workshops and discussions in the city’s main theaters, Melico Salazar, Teatro La Aduana and Teatro 1887 del CENAC. As part of the Central American Showcase, there will also be shows from Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá.

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