Comments on: “Pura Vida” – Pure Living – The Soul of Costa Rican Culture http://ecointeractive.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/pura-vida-pure-living-the-soal-of-costa-rican-culture/ Information Resources for Travelers To Costa Rica Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:01:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: robsage http://ecointeractive.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/pura-vida-pure-living-the-soal-of-costa-rican-culture/#comment-11 robsage Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:13:49 +0000 http://ecointeractive.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-11 Hey, just wanted to let you know that i found this article of great benefit to me. I have found that when visiting different cultures the whole 'language barrier' thing can be quite daunting especially when greeting people for the first time. You certainly don't want to start out on the wrong foot with those you meet! I highly consider 'language barriers' and 'safety' when choosing my travel destinations so knowing this will be great for when i visit Costa Rica later in the year. I might just say that i read a great article on staying safe in CR over at Costa Rica HQ and it was very interesting! Thanks Again Rob Hey, just wanted to let you know that i found this article of great benefit to me. I have found that when visiting different cultures the whole ‘language barrier’ thing can be quite daunting especially when greeting people for the first time. You certainly don’t want to start out on the wrong foot with those you meet!

I highly consider ‘language barriers’ and ’safety’ when choosing my travel destinations so knowing this will be great for when i visit Costa Rica later in the year. I might just say that i read a great article on staying safe in CR over at Costa Rica HQ and it was very interesting!

Thanks Again
Rob

]]> By: “Pura Vida” - Pure Living - The Soal of Costa Rican Culture http://ecointeractive.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/pura-vida-pure-living-the-soal-of-costa-rican-culture/#comment-7 “Pura Vida” - Pure Living - The Soal of Costa Rican Culture Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:19:25 +0000 http://ecointeractive.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-7 [...] Jc wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptLiterally translated as ‘pure life’, pura vida is the phrase most commonly associated with Costa Rica. Most foreigners imbue the term with a sense of the ‘laid back’, hippy or surfer lifestyle where time is of little importance and friendship taken for granted. Indeed, the most credible origin of the word is that it developed from the interaction between the surfing pioneers of the mid 1950’s and the local Costa Ricans (or Ticos) they encountered. Whatever it’s beginnings there is no doubting that it has become part of the vernacular and Costa Ricans claim it to belong to pachuco, a slang or common speech somewhat removed from Spanish and very particular to Ticos. Used as a greeting, a goodbye, sometimes as an agreement, this versatile phrase, often shortened to a brief pura, signifies something deeper to Costa Ricans. It embodies a philosophy in which communal ties are strong and close; […] [...] [...] Jc wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptLiterally translated as ‘pure life’, pura vida is the phrase most commonly associated with Costa Rica. Most foreigners imbue the term with a sense of the ‘laid back’, hippy or surfer lifestyle where time is of little importance and friendship taken for granted. Indeed, the most credible origin of the word is that it developed from the interaction between the surfing pioneers of the mid 1950’s and the local Costa Ricans (or Ticos) they encountered. Whatever it’s beginnings there is no doubting that it has become part of the vernacular and Costa Ricans claim it to belong to pachuco, a slang or common speech somewhat removed from Spanish and very particular to Ticos. Used as a greeting, a goodbye, sometimes as an agreement, this versatile phrase, often shortened to a brief pura, signifies something deeper to Costa Ricans. It embodies a philosophy in which communal ties are strong and close; […] [...]

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