by Michael Miller (December, 2024) This beautiful old home, built in 1910, now houses Orvieto Restaurante, one of the finest restaurants...

by Michael Miller (April, 2024) The popular Steinvorth Warehouse Building now houses several businesses, including Café La Mancha, and...

A selection of rainforest images carved from the tagua nut, also known as “vegetable ivory.”

by Michael Miller August, 2022 Anne Frank Statue Stolen The famous statue of Anne Frank in Downtown San José, Costa Rica has been stolen....

Last weekend was very busy in Costa Rica. And I was fortunate enough to get some good photographs.

by Michael Miller (April, 2022) What will become of Hotel don Carlos? For decades, Hotel don Carlos has been one of the great cultural...

by Michael Miller November, 2021 Border-Run to Nicaragua I just made a border-run to Nicaragua. In years past, that was a common...

by Michael Miller (September, 2021) Preparing the INS Building for the Bicentennial. This past weekend, while the USA was commemorating...

A “Clean Well-Lighted Place” for a Drink by Michael Miller (October, 2018) In my travels, I have been fortunate enough to have enjoyed...

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

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

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...

by Michael Miller (November, 2017) San José‘s Gringo Gulch has lost another larger-than-life personality.  David Adams passed away on...

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

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

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

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

by Michael Miller (September, 2016) Costa Rica’s Amazing New Jade Museum. In May of 2014, Costa Rica’s Jade Museum was moved from the...

by Michael Miller (August, 2016) Remembering Alberto. Albert Brilliott, better known as “Alberto” to hundreds of his friends, will be...

by Michael Miller (August, 2016) Albert (Alberto) Brilliott (1951 – 2016) Downtown San Jose, Costa Rica looses a prominent ex-pat. Albert...