“Pura vida”: A Costa Rican Cultural Expression from a Foreigner’s Perspective

This paper will examine the Costa Rican expression “pura vida”. This expression, which has come to represent Costa Rica itself, is literallyseen and heard everywhere in the country. Even though a superficialinterpretation of these two words may be as simple as “hello,” “good-bye,” “thank you” or...

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Main Author: Smith, Andrew
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Escuela de Lenguas Modernas, Universidad de Costa Rica 2018
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/34688

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