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Costa Rican pop (pop costarricense) is the mainstream popular music created in Costa Rica that blends pan–Latin pop songwriting with local Caribbean and Central American colors. It typically mixes Spanish-language hooks, polished vocal harmonies, and chart-friendly structures with influences from reggae and dancehall (reflecting the Afro-Caribbean culture of Limón), reggaeton/dembow grooves, synth-pop textures, and occasional rock or folk touches. Across the 2010s–2020s the scene expanded through digital platforms, yielding a spectrum from glossy radio pop and ballads to urbano-inflected pop and indie synth-pop, while retaining a "Pura Vida" lyrical sensibility that favors romance, everyday stories, and upbeat, feel-good vibes.