Pura vida is a very common saying in Costa Rica. Gabi had told us this before arriving in Costa Rica and we saw and heard the phrase everywhere. Here is what Wiki (my old faithful friend) has to say about it: "Pura vida literally means Pura = pure and vida = life, but "Pure life" in Spanish would be "Vida pura" instead, so the real meaning is closer to "plenty of life", "full of life", "this is living!", "going great", "real living","Awesome!" or "cool!" It can be used both as a greeting and a farewell, to express satisfaction, to politely express indifference when describing something or even to say "thank you" or "you're welcome". The phrase has become universally known in Costa Rica and it has been used by many Costa Ricans (and expatriates) since 1956."
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