Dictionary of Costa Rican Words

Here are some of the words most used by Ticos and Ticas, and that you may want to know when visiting the country during your vacations:

Tuanis - Some people say that it comes from the expression "too nice", it means that something is good or ok.

Maje or Mae - Used a lot by people of all ages; it means "dude", and can be used in femenine or masculine.

100 metros - "Cien metros" means "one block" and "cincuenta metros", means "half a block" – all regardless of the actual length of the block.

Aguevado or Bostezo - bored or boring.

Brete - work or job.

Chunche - Thing.

Di/diay - With no exact translation, diay is best thought of as an interjection at the beginning of a sentence, similar to "um" or "well."

Dolor de jupa - a headache.

Chante - home, place.

Estar de chicha - to be angry.

Estar de goma - to have a hangover.

Guila - A guila in Costa Rica is merely a "girl."

Jama - food.

Jumas - drunk.

Choza - home.

No joda!/no jodás! - don't bother me! / leave me alone!

Pura paja - crap; bullshit.

Pulperia - A small corner store.

Que tigra! - ugh, what a drag!

Salado - unlucky.

Soda - A small, family-run typical restaurant.

Soque! - hurry up!

Una teja - Is 100 of anything, usually money (100 colones).

La vara - the thing.

Upe! - hello? anyone home?

Monthly Calendar 2011

If you are looking for a small version of a monthly calendar 2011, you came to the right place. From here you can download a printable version of the Calendar 2011 completely free. It has a resolution of 600 x 800.

Link: Calendar 2011

Feliz Navidad! Costa Rica Merry Christmas!

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Information about Coronado

The offices of Banana Adventure Tours are located in Coronado, in the canton Vazquez de Coronado, in the suburbia of San Jose.

The regional symbols of Coronado are:

1. The Flag: Designed by Roger Arias Zuñiga Cristian Sanchez Cabrera and Cristian Rodriguez Brenes. They were the winners of a contest created by the Dulce Nombre Municipality. It has three colors: light blue, which represents the pure and clean sky of Coronado; white representing the work of its people in the dairy farm; green, representing the fields of Coronado and the 5 gold stars symbolizing every district.  

     2. The Shield: it was desinged  byt the professor Amaparo Cruz Zuñiga, and talken by the municipality
         on September 8, 1975.