We are among the millions of people staying at home, waiting for the first wave of the novel corona virus pandemic to pass. It has been about two weeks since […]

The tompostpile usually exists in a place that ignores most of the news and ignores politics. It often ignores real time to post about things in the past. This morning […]

The ‘pile has been mostly Costa Rica lately. We’ve actually been home for over a month now. In this post we’ll detour and digress a little. What’s a digression without […]

I’m back at Dos Rios after a trip to the city. This morning’s big excitement? A blossom sheath has fallen from the palm tree in the yard. At the Casita […]

In our last post, there was a photograph of a truck loaded with early morning purchases. People from outlying areas come to stock up. Large families, small businesses, ranches — […]

The tompostpile presents a collection of street portraits of Ticos and Ticas, young and old It’s sunny day in Perez Zeledon (San Isidro de El General) during a week just […]

Costa Rica likes to sell itself. The marketing is often done with pictures of natural wonders and ecological marvels. You can see endless photos of cascading waterfalls, mountains and volcanoes […]