by Michael Miller (July, 2018) Hand Painted Tiles of Barrio Amon Many times I will tell visitors to Downtown San José, that they should take a walk through a...

by Michael Miller (December, 2017) The National Monument of Costa Rica There is a pretty little park in Downtown San José that is called “National Park” (in ...

by Michael Miller (November, 2017) San José‘s Metropolitan Cathedral, A Good Reason to go to Church Why do we go to church?  If we are religious, we go to wo...

by Michael Miller (September, 2017) The Costa Rican House of Chocolate. Most people know that Costa Rica grows some of the best coffee in the world.  But it ...

by Michael Miller (August, 2017) The Mercado Central; A Slice of Costa Rican Life North American visitors often ask this question:  “I am visiting here in Co...

by Michael Miller (June, 2017) Paseo Gastronomico, An Update on San José‘s Exciting Restaurant Row (If you have been a faithful reader of this website, you k...

by Michael Miller (December, 2016) The National Theater of Costa Rica, The Nation’s Cultural Treasure If you ask the average Costa Rican, what feature of San...

by Michael Miller (August, 2016) The "Cartago Express" Brings Weary Pilgrims Back to San José August 2nd is the official day when faithful Catholics of Costa...

by Michael Miller (March, 2016) Semana Santa (Holy Week) Turns San José into a Ghost Town.  International visitors to Costa Rica are sometimes taken aback at...

by Michael Miller (January, 2016) Finding a Good Cup of Coffee in Downtown San José Costa Rica is known for producing some of the world’s best coffee.  So yo...

by Michael Miller (December 24, 2015) Christmas Eve Derailment in Downtown San José A Costa Rican passenger train derailed early Christmas Eve morning. And i...

by Michael Miller (December, 2015) Downtown San José‘s exciting restaurant row, known as Paseo Gastronomico La Luz, held it’s 2nd Festival this past Sunday. ...

by Michael Miller (November, 2015) Yes, There are Chinese in Chinatown If you have any Costa Rican friends who live in San José, and you would like to see th...

by Michael Miller (August, 2015) The Cultural Center and Eugene O’Neill Theater are Treasures of Costa Rica. If you are a North American with a middle-class ...

by Michael Miller (July, 2015) Costa Rica’s “Bomberos” Celebrate their 150th Birthday. There is always something happening in the Plaza de la Cultura.  This ...

by Michael Miller (July, 2015) Art Museum brings giant shoes to Downtown San José . There are shoes in the Plaza!  Not just any shoes.  Giant shoes! Costa Ri...

California girl, and renowned travel writer, Lauren Salisbury, has published a fabulous review of The Real San José on her website.  Lauren's website is call...

by Michael Miller (June, 2015) Closings in Barrio Amon and Barrio Otoya.  In the past few months, a surprising number of establishments in San José‘s Barrio ...

by Michael Miller (May, 2015) Farmer’s Market of San José Displays the Abundance of Costa Rica Every Saturday, starting about 7 in the morning, thousands of ...

by Michael Miller (February, 2015) Paseo Gastronomico La Luz; Downtown’s Restaurant Row. In the last few years, the city of San José has been creating a “res...