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Andrey Amador Gives Costa Rica a Major Victory in International Cycling
Riding for the Movistar Team during adverse weather conditions in Italy, Andrey Amador scored the first major win of his career at the Giro d’Italia international cycling competition. According to… Read more
Young Scientists from Costa Rica Shine with Projects for the Disabled
Perseverance and innovation were the keys to success for two bright young Ticos who elevated Costa Rica’s standing in the international stage earlier this week at the 2012 Intel International… Read more
Vice Chancellor of Costa Rica Meets with Tico Supporters of Paul Watson
SAN JOSE – The Vice Chancellor of the Republic of Costa Rica Carlos Roverssi met with a handful of protesters assembled outside of his office in San Jose yesterday. About… Read more
English Language Programming Snubbed by Costa Rica Cable TV Operators
Anglophiles and English language learners in Costa Rica who are accustomed to getting their linguistic fix from the local cable operators have been noticing drastic changes in popular channels like… Read more
Rain Fest 2012 in Costa Rica: A Seasonal Celebration of Culture
This weekend in Punta Leona, the community celebrates the arrival of the green season with live music, handcrafts, culture, sports, and fun activities for the whole family. Rain Fest is… Read more
The Growth of Car Culture in Costa Rica Reveals Contradictions
Given the ecological track record of Costa Rica in the international stage, and her goal of becoming a carbon-neutral nation by 2021, you would think that the average Tico would… Read more
Celebrate International Museum Day in Costa Rica with the Art City Tour
The third annual installment of the Art City Tour, sponsored by Banco Nacional, will kick off at 5:00 pm this evening in San Jose. The Art City Tour this year… Read more
Young Scientist from Costa Rica Recognized by Intel for Braille Project
Jose Miguel Gonzalez Arias, a young high school student at the Don Bosco Technical and Professional Institute, received the second-place award from the United States Patent and Trademark Office Society… Read more
A Prison Sentence for Paul Watson, a Death Sentence for Tourism in Costa Rica?
Ever since news of the controversial arrest of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder Paul Watson by German authorities on an extradition request by Costa Rica, the social media sphere… Read more
French Authorities Return Stolen Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Costa Rica
The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs announced yesterday that a high-level government official returned six pre-Columbian artifacts to Ambassador Carlos Bonilla Sandoval for repatriation to Costa Rica. According… Read more
President Laura Chinchilla Praises New Social Network Made in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE – President Laura Chinchilla was present at the launch of My Babilon, a new online social networking platform developed entirely in Costa Rica. My Babilon aims to connect… Read more
Vitamin Deficiency and Indoor Activities Linked to Childhood Asthma in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has one of the highest rates of childhood asthma in Latin America. According to online news daily Costa Rica On, 32 percent of Tico children between the ages… Read more
Mountaineer from Costa Rica Could Reach Everest Summit this Weekend
Warner Rojas is getting closer to his dream of being the first Tico to plant the flag of Costa Rica at the top of Mount Everest, the highest peak in… Read more
Government of Costa Rica Decries New Incursion by Nicaragua into Isla Calero
SAN JOSE – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Costa Rica has issued an official communication to the Embassy of Nicaragua complaining of an invasion by security forces to Isla… Read more
Tico Trial Attorney May Serve as Paul Watson’s Counsel in Costa Rica
Should Canadian-born environmentalist and marine species activist Paul Watson be extradited to Costa Rica, he is likely to be represented in court by criminal attorney Federico Morales Herrera from the… Read more
Pension Fund Managers in Costa Rica Accumulate Government Bonds
Pension and retirement fund managers in Costa Rica are hungry for public sector government debt. As reported by Evelyn Granados Diaz of digital news daily Costa Rica Hoy, 80 percent… Read more
Clarification about the Status of the Tayni Red Bean in Costa Rica
A previous article in The Costa Rica Star discussed the Tayni (pronounced “thai-knee”) red bean, the seedpod of a leguminous plant that was created by the Investigative Project on Beans… Read more
No Early Morning Impact from Fuel Tanker Strike in Costa Rica
Drivers in Costa Rica had no problems filling up on gasoline or diesel this morning, despite a strike and work stoppage in effect by fuel tankers. The Ministry of the… Read more
Legislator in Costa Rica Calls for Immediate Release of Paul Watson
SAN JOSE – The office of legislator Claudio Monge Pereira, a representative of Partido Accion Ciudadana (Civil Action), an opposition political party in Costa Rica, has issued a strong statement… Read more
Government Official in Costa Rica Comments on Paul Watson’s Arrest
On Monday, May 14th of 2012, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Costa Rica issued an official communique on the matter of Paul Watson, who was arrested in Germany on… Read more
