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I was the leader for Costa Rica in the Scott Kelby’s World Wide Photowalk that happened on July 24th and I planned for this instance to visit the “Plaza de la Cultura” in San Jose. This boulevard is pretty much the heart of San Jose as it’s the one that sees the most people walking by any given day.

During the weekends and holidays there are street performers and clowns entertaining people as they walk by and daily you see a lot of people selling from cheap toys to pirated DVDs to leather belts and wallets to original audio CDs to paintings, most of which are done right there on the boulevard, and these are people that usually come from other countries to make a living out of selling these things because they can’t find other jobs.

The photo above was taken around the Melico Salazar theater and it’s the area where the most street performers gather.

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Recently I had the opportunity to meet up with Bet-Shalom, which is a Costa Rican reggae roots band, and attend one of their concerts that took place in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, as part of the “Fiesta de la Musica” that was organized and included several concerts throughout the big cities in Costa Rica.

Earlier that day we had a portrait session for the whole group and I also took the chance to take photos of them during the concert they had that day. Despite the great amount of rain that fell that afternoon there was quite a crowd that came to the concert.

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During two weeks in March, there was a gathering of artists from around Costa Rica and also some artists from other countries in La Sabana park for the International Fair of the Arts. I took a trip to the park to check it out

The huge black wall seen in the background of the above photo is the huge stage that was built in the lake for the multiple concerts that were scheduled during the two weeks.

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Last Saturday we, my wife and I, took a trip on the train from Heredia to La Sabana park in San Jose. This isn’t the usual route and it was because of the International Fair of the Arts.

The above photo is of the train in the La Sabana station. People have to cross the tracks to get on the overpass and be able to get to the park safely…I guess they didn’t think about this part.

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As some astronomers would say, they look like novas but in fact they aren’t. These are the photos that I took during New Year’s, around midnight, from my apartment overlooking San Jose.

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