Many that live outside of Costa Rica know Mother’s Day to fall on the second Sunday in May most likely if you are from Canada or the United States. However, here in Costa Rica Dia de la Madre is ...

One year, just before Mother’s Day, 20-year-old José got on the local bus carrying an ironing board and received a lot of jesting from neighbors: “José, you get your mother flowers or perfume, not an ...

*One 7-foot Solid Gold Statue of Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus. Weighing 780 pounds, rolled on her gold chasuble adorned with 1,684 jewels including 4-inch emeralds, 6-inch topazes and 7 crosses ...