April 20, 2017
Ticos, as Costa Ricans are known, go beyond a PURA VIDA in their daily talk. Within the most used words of the ticos we can hear some like "mae", "que tuanis" and "compa", and even expressions like "que rajado" and “que me dice".
Costa Rica besides being an ecotourism destination worldwide, is also identified by the peculiar PURA VIDA. This expression means as many things as we can imagine. Even so, ticos have a variety of words or phrases with which they refer to everyday things, emotions, and ways of being. Ticos are what they themselves define as "dicharacheros" a kind of talkative. They use lots of nicknames and popular non-official words. Most of these words only the ticos can understand. Within a common conversation of a tico, can be heard phrases or words used to call objects or ways to describe situations.
The Costa Ricans or Ticos are known to be friendly people, but also talkative. When you visit Costa Rica you will observe and listen to use words to call people or things in diminutive.
It is posible to hear words like “el parquecito” means little park, “la ranita” means little frog, “el chiquito” means child, “el perrito” means little dog or puppy, and many more.
Traveling is to meet people and cultures. Costa Rica is a destination where is easy to exchange culture experiences. The travelers could be part of the daily life very quickly because Costa Rican people are so friendly and warm with their visitors. Besides its nature flora and fauna, Costa Rica has a cultural wealth, based on its people and its history.
Some of the most popular and colloquial words and phrases a tourist can hear are,
Acharita: indicates sadness
Más agarrado que mono en ventolero: selfish person, stingy person
Que aguevado: boring person, something is boring
Amarrar el perro: don´t pay debts
Aplanchar la oreja: go to bed, go to sleep
Ando a pata: don´t have car so must walk
Troliada: walk a lot, many kilometers
Yodo: coffee
Tiene cachos nuevos: have new shoes
Se armó la gorda: a fight starts
Carne molida: person who makes many mistakes
Chunche: anything, a book is a “chunche”, a spoon is a “chunche”
Colgar los tenis: to die
Que tuanis: nice, wonderful, awesome
Those words are a few examples what a traveler can expect in a trip around Costa Rica. This is part of the essence of ticos and show their good sense of humor.
Now you know, when you visit Costa Rica do not lose an afternoon in the park of the town. You will be surprised!
Costa Rica likes to show off with all its biodiversity and waterfalls are no exception. Its geography causes beautiful waterfalls, where you can enjoy with a good bath in crystal clear waters.
Costa Rica culture has indigenous, European, Afro-Caribbean and Asian roots and has a great Spanish influence. It is a multi-ethnic and pluricultural country. It is Pura Vida!
If you are waiting the next Costa Rica’s summer season, you may be missing out the more intense Pura Vida experience happening now, in the green and rainy season. Forest comes alive in rainy season.
"Queremos agradecerles de nuevo por planear unas vacaciones increíbles para nosotras! Todo estaba perfectamente organizado y todos nuestros alojamientos eran increíbles. ¡Gracias de nuevo!"
"He viajado mucho y por eso busco nuevas experiencias; con ustedes descubrí una Costa Rica diferente con nuevas emociones, un viaje autentico. Las dos experiencias que más me impresionaron fueron conocer a las mujeres indígenas Bribri que mantienen todavía un sistema matriarcal y los productores de café ecológico de Gerardo de Dota."
"Cruzar San Jose ha sido toda una una heroicidad¡¡¡¡ es una ciudad muy complicada para cruzar¡ Todo ha cuadrado a la perfección, ha sido fantástico todo muy muy bien. Hemos conocido una pareja tica y con los guías de los parques también hemos tenido interesantes conversaciones. Mi hijo dijo que su país es el paraíso."
