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Get To Know The Women’s Club Of Costa Rica With These February 2013 Events
Meet the motivated, energetic women who have been providing scholarships, creating public school libraries and supplying textbooks to Costa Rican students for dozens of years. Two diverse opportunities to engage… Read more
2013 FEFACR National Championship Calendar KICKOFF
As the NFL calendar season comes to an end with Super Bowl XLVII on February 3rd, the 2013 National Championship calendar season of the American Football Federation of Costa Rica… Read more
My Destination Costa Rica, Biggest Baddest Bucket List Contest
Have you ever had the dream of traveling around the world and seeing some of the things you have only been able to experience through travel magazines, movies or websites?… Read more
The Little Theatre Group Presents, Jam At The Bar
Enjoy a night out with friends! Good music, a little laughter, maybe some dancing! All provided by the diversely talented members of The Little Theatre Group and producer Barry Slutskin…. Read more
More Wind Power Generation Coming To Costa Rica
The province of Guanacaste, an area where the winds blow strong, is hot for investors interested in wind farms, reports Nacion.com. In Tilaran, Guanacaste, there are already five power plants… Read more
Costa Rican Journalist Avoids Libel Suit After Retracting Accusation Against President’s Brother
A Costa Rican journalist avoided a libel lawsuit after retracting accusations she made against the brother of President Laura Chinchilla, Adrián Chinchilla, in an August 2012 article published in the… Read more
Costa Rican Scientists Trial Aquatic Agriculture To Boost Food Security
Costa Rican researchers are pioneering ‘aquatic agriculture’ — the method of growing crops on freshwater lakes and reservoirs — to boost food security in the developing world. The technique involves… Read more
Costa Rican Industry Demands Exclusions in Colombia FTA
Industrialists say they are at a disadvantage in competing with a country that offers great benefits to its companies, and have made calls to respect most of the sector, which… Read more
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and the San Juan River Basin
Why not entrust a binational group of private businessmen the development of a region where poverty is currently the only truth? EDITORIAL Recent statements by a former minister of Costa… Read more
UFO Filmed By Pilot Over Costa Rica, iPhone Video
A UFO was filmed by a pilot flying over Costa Rica, video posted to Youtube on January 30th, 2013. The silver, rounded orb flew past his airplane at an incredible… Read more
Repair Work Advances At Nicoya Hospital After Earthquake
The repair of damaged infrastructure in La Anexion Hospital in Nicoya, after the earthquake of September 5, 2012, has progressed 40% and it is estimated that it could be ready… Read more
Costa Rica Plans To Raise Tax Take, Cut Deficit
Costa Rica’s government will submit to lawmakers in 2014 a fiscal reform bill to boost consumption taxes and cut the deficit as it seeks to tap global debt markets, the… Read more
Foreign Capital Coming Too Fast To Costa Rica, Liberman Says
Foreign capital inflows have rushed into Costa Rica too quickly, sparking the government’s efforts to weaken Latin America’s third-best performing currency this year, Vice President Luis Liberman said. The government… Read more
Costa Rica Crowned Again, Belize Make History
International debutants as late as 1995, Belize only made their first appearance in the Copa Centroamericana two years later. Since then they have always finished last in the regional tournament,… Read more
Proliferation Of Malls In Costa Rica Shakes Up Retail Sector
In Costa Rica the strong growth of retail space within large malls is leading to transfers, remodeling, and new tactics to attract tenants, and an increase in the number of… Read more
Haiti’s Martelly Meets With Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla
Haiti President Michel Martelly met this weekend with Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla on the sidelines of the EU-CELAC Summit in Chile. The talks focused on several topics, including environmental… Read more
Ticos In The United States: Living The American Dream Has Its Price
We walk from the train station toward a Guatemalan restaurant where we decide to have breakfast. It’s 11 a.m. on a summer day in August, a little late to be… Read more
Silvio Rodriguez To Return To Costa Rican Halls
Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez will perform a concert on April 12 in Costa Rica’s Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, after 23 years of absence from the national scene, the organizers reported here… Read more
Netted Costa Rican Birds Pay Small Price For Art
MILDLY distressed and hopelessly tangled, these birds look like the poster children for some environmental tragedy of our own making. In reality, they are the face of modern ornithology. Todd… Read more
Driving From The United States To Costa Rica, Adventure Awaits
Driving from the United States to Costa Rica is an adventure best undertaken with patience, a sense of humor, and about two weeks of free time. From the U.S. border… Read more
