old penny

A famous phrase said by then Uruguayan president, Julio Maria Sanguinetti, celebrating 100 years of democracy in Costa Rica.

Donde haya un costarricense, esté donde esté, hay libertad

Guatemalan folk tale: “The Story of the Rabbit” tells of the experience of Saint Eulalia domesticating animals and explains why the rabbit has a short tail.

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From poet César Vallejo's poem titled, "los nueve monstruos"

desert tan

اگر چراغ دلی دان که راه خانه کجاست