Yearly Archives: 2015
Brave Tourists Try Zip Lining in Costa Rica
Associated Press |La Fortuna, Costa Rica • “I’m not sure I can do this,” I said to myself while climbing a few steps to take a practice ride for a zip line.
I was in northern Costa Rica, in the shadow of the country’s majestic volcano Arenal. I was part...
Paseo Gastronomico la Luz; Downtown’s Restaurant Row
QCOSTARICA - In the last few years, the city of San José has been creating a “restaurant row” close to Downtown. Costa Ricans know it as Paseo Gastronomico la Luz. It is Calle 33, between Avenidas 1 and 11 in Barrio Escalante.
Although it is still relatively undiscovered by tourists...
Gas Price Hike On The Way!
QCOSTARICA - The honeymoon of gasoline price reductions is over. On Friday, the regulatory agency, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep), approved a gasoline price increase that is to take effect this coming week.
The Aresep approval will increase the price of super gasoline by ¢42 colones; ¢31...