Season 2, Episode 20 (Costa Rica)

Join the Festive Fans for a little Pura Vida Christmas!  Tonight’s country runs on this magical motto.  After two years, we are finally making our way to Central America.  Our first stop?  We visit the beautiful, lush country of Costa Rica.  We promise that everything about it will bring a smile to your face, including our featured film from 2024, Paradise Falls:  A Christmas Story.  It’s a festive tale filled with dreams, wishes, ghosts, and a donkey … you know, just a classic Christmas story.  

And don’t be fooled by their “pure life” slogan -- that doesn’t mean chill.  Costa Rica has an incredibly diverse landscape filled with waterfalls, volcanoes, and a rainforest full of howler monkeys, sloths and coatis, all packed into a country that's smaller than West Virginia.  “Ticos” know how to turn up the holiday spirit.  

They may not have snow here, but there is plenty of sunshine.  Christmas may be warm, but they know how to party, with rodeos, bull runs, and lots of tamales. Making tamales is a social event. Families gather in assembly lines to wrap them in banana leaves, stuffing them with pork, rice, and vegetables. It’s festive and chaotic, and a great way to bond.

You’ll want to pack your surfboard and hiking shoes for this trip, but make sure your wrapping paper is recyclable and your gifts are sustainable.  Costa Ricans pride themselves in being eco-friendly.   Instead of a white Christmas for this show, we'll make it a green one.  And don’t forget to leave some coffee out for Santa.  

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