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No Vehicular Restrictions of San José Continues This Week
If you have to drive into San José this week, no to worry, there is vehicular restrictions this week. The restrictions were suspended last week...
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Ruta 24 One Way To San José on Tuesday
Once the partying is done all that is left is to head home. And that is what thousands of drivers will be doing starting tomorrow....
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Last Day For Old ¢5.000 and ¢10.000 Notes
If you have stashed away in your sock drawer any of the old ¢5.000 and ¢10.000 notes be aware that today is the last day...
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Monopoly Hubris: ICE Spurns Private Power
The National newspaper La Nacion revealed Friday that the government-owned power company ICE wrote into a 2007 contract with a private hydroelectric firm the clause...
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Best Ceviche in Garza: Doña Ana Restaurant
A trip to Garza, Costa Rica, to enjoy typical food at Doña Ana’s restaurant, a Locavore’s paradise. . . ! By Oriana Fowler for Voice...
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Mall San Pedro: No Security Cameras?
El Chamuko who runs the blog “El Infierno en Costa Rica” warns visitors to Mall San Pedro since many parts of the enclosed mall has...
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“Since Moving to Costa Rica, Our Days are Relaxed, and not Rushed…”
When Brian and Stephanie Gough went on vacation in Tamarindo, a stunning stretch of palm-fringed shoreline on Costa Rica’s northern Pacific coast, their lives changed...
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How Much Is It Worth & Can You Pay?
I am a consumer; I am attracted to the no-down payment offer and most of all the 0% interest rate when I make my payment...
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Sundays: The Day Most Probable To Be Murdered in Costa Rica!
A recent report by the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) reveals that the majority of homicides in Costa Rica occur on Sundays. The numbers show...
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Costa Rica Happiest or 10th?
Despite the Happy Planet poll that insists that Costa Ricans are the world’s happiest people — and have been for a number of years —...
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A Fourteen Year Old Christmas Present – Gift Wrapped
As a living, sincere testimony and a sorrow thanks to Newtown, Connecticut that becomes more viral, more macabre and we in Costa Rica should very well count our...
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Nicaragua: Policing Model Ensures Public Safety
Infosurhoy/QCostarica MANAGUA – Nicaragua’s efficiency in fighting crime is well known in the region. The country has reduced its per capita crime rate, including its...
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Complaints For Not Paying Aguinaldo Reaches 148 Companies
The number of employers whose employees have filed a complaint for not paying the Aguinaldo increases to 148, this according to the Ministerio de Trabajo...
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San José – Caldera Tolls Increasing Jan 1
Come Tuesday (January 1) prepare yourself to pay more for the tolls on the San José – Caldera (ruta 27). The increase is part of...
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Colombia’s Nutresa Buys POPS Ice Cream
The sale of POPS ice cream to Colombia’s Nutresa was confirmed on Friday in a deal that is valued at US$110 million dollars. There had...
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Tax Them Where It Hurts
IMAS, the Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social – Costa Rica ( Institute for Social Assistance) has found a little known regulation that allows this fine organization...
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Traffic Patrol Vehicles Sit Idle For Lack Of Money To Repair Them
They sit idle doing nothing while Traffic officials complain about the lack of patrol vehicles. In some cases, a number of patrol vehicles have been...
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Dollar Exchange Continues On Upward Swing
The dollar exchange has taken an upwards swing in the past week, rising more than ¢10 colones in the past week. The Buy for one...
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Dance and Music Filled Desampa
Thursday was Desampas’ turn to party, as the Carnaval de Desamparados filled the streets with dance and music, this year coinciding with the canton’s 150th...
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Nicoya Hospital Opened Operating Rooms
By Oliver Pérez, Voice of Nosara/QCostarica The two operating rooms of the Anexion hospital have been opened since November 27th, confirmed Juan Jose Li Kam,...
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Costa Rica Now Member of Pacific Alliance
Presidenta Laura Chinchilla (the only woman in the photo)...
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QToons: Our Legislators At Work
“We have to improve the Legislature’s image” “Let’s celebrate...
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‘Las mañanitas de la Virgen Maria Auxiliadora’
Thousands of Catholic faithfuls celebrated fulfilled the tradition of...
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Early Morning Raids on Houses of Fonseca and Morales
With a series of raids in the early hours...
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Costa Rica Has Eight Of Top Ten Beaches in Central America, Trip Advisor
Six of the eight beaches are located in Guanacaste,...
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Court Sentences Man to Prison for May 1 Riots
One of the protesters who sparked riots in front...
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Costa Rica: 4G Starts Testing in July
Starting in July, thanks to a pilot program, hundreds...
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