COVIDA is a story about the COVID-19 or coronavirus in Costa Rica. It’s a story about life during times where the word death and its concept, is repeatedly exposed in the media. It’s a multimedia story that takes you through a documentary, a podcast, a map, a photo gallery and short videos around San José, Costa Rica.
COVIDA is a play on words.
COVIDA contains the COVID part of the scientific name of the virus, but at the same time has VIDA, which is life in Spanish. It is also inspired on the Costa Rican phrase of pura vida, which translates to pure life.
COVIDA is life because Costa Rica is pura vida.