Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA - Product marketing companies are paying the highest average monthly salary, ¢1.193.000 (US$2,230,) followed by those in the technology, ¢1.159.960 (US$2,170) and communications sector and thirdly, service companies, ¢1.072.692 (US$2,005). A study by Talent Partner for Grupo Nacion's Empleo.com indicates that in monthly salaries in general "... a basic operator...

QCOSTARICA - Easter is one of the two major Christian holidays and means different things to different people. For retailers, Easter means consumer spending, including apparel, decorations, gifts, candy, flowers and food. In Costa Rica, the typical Easter food products sought by consumers include sardines, tuna, canned palm and fruit cocktails. But,...

QCOSTARICA - The Oct. 30 awakening of Turrialba Volcano is not the only thing that is under pressure and is ready to erupt. A young vulcanologist, Gino Gonzalez. 27, is resentful that his boss, University of Costa Rica's geology department Rolando Mora, named only six scientists qualified to talk to...