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First “Food Truck” in Costa Rica Aims To Roll The Streets

"The Food Truck" is the first restaurant on wheels to ride through the streets of Costa Rica. The project is an investment and risk by the Salas Barboza family, the first to bring to Costa Rica the popular style of...

Aegis To Create 650 Jobs in Costa Rica

Indian outsourcing services firm Aegis has announced plans to create 650 jobs in Costa Rica by the end of November, part of the company's plan to create 5.000 jobs across America. In Costa Rica, the company is looking for customer...

The iPhone 5C Isn’t For The US; It’s The iPhone For The Rest Of The World

Reports suggest that Apple will introduce a cheaper plastic-bodied iPhone 5C on September 10, when Tim Cook will step on to a blacked-out stage and begin Apple's annual tradition: unveiling its latest iPhone. It has become a familiar routine. Take...

Are Rumours of McDonald’s In Atenas Linkbait?

Is Arcos Dorados Costa Rica (ADCR) S.A., opening a new McDonald’s restaurant in the municipality of Atenas, province of Alajuela? A recent post in a blog authored by an expat living in Costa Rica claims that: A pretty innocent status...

Costa Rica On The Hunt For Chinese Tourists

Costa Rica wants to attract more Chinese tourists and investors and so it is planning to open consulates in Shanghai and Hong Kong, the Central American nation’s envoy to Beijing said Tuesday. The opening of the two consulates, which will...

Update on the USS Rentz – Costa Rica Situation

The saga of the Capitan Erson -a fishing vessel (FV) registered in Costa Rica- and a United States Navy frigate continues to unravel as contradictory news reports emerge. The latest report is credited to the United States Embassy in...

Zollner Chooses Costa Rica For Expansion Into Latin America

ZANDT, GERMANY -   Zollner Elektronik AG, one of the world’s Top 15 leading Electronic Manufacturing & Engineering Services (EMS) Companies, announced the formation of Zollner Electronic Costa Rica, Limitada and plans to open Manufacturing & Technical Support Services facilities...

The Wireless Rates War in Costa Rica Is Just Getting Started

Wireless data and communications providers in Costa Rica spent almost two years in a relative state of post-monopoly peace. That changed a few days ago, however, with an announcement by former communications monopoly ICE with regard to its prepaid...

Multiplaza Escazú Will Start Charging For Outdoor Parking

Starting next month, outdoor parking at Multiplaza Escazú will no longer be free, as the owners of the upscale mall will start charging for outdoor parking after the first hour. The mall already charges for covered (indoor) parking. The general manager...

Street Racers in Costa Rica: Fast, Furious and Infiltrated

Street racers in Costa Rica, known as “picones” in the local slang vernacular, are staying one step ahead of the law with a tactic typically used by the police offers that attempt to put an end to their reckless...

Buyer Beware of Pricing Differences!

If you take for granted that competition will ensure you the best price for your purchase, you might be in for a shock, as the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC) - Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce...

Costa Rica Monitors C.A. Allocation Of More Resources To Military

As Costa Rica prepares to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the abolition of her armed forces on December 1st, her Central American neighbours are allocating more resources to their military forces. This situation is being closely monitored by the...

Opportunities for Supermarkets in Costa Rica

Small and medium sized supermarket chains are expanding in the greater metropolitan area. One example is Super Mora, a mini chain of supermarkets from Puriscal which in 2014 will be expanding into Santa Ana, where there are plans to invest...

Marcos Jimenez: “Doña Laura Has Vetoed Me…That’s My Advantage”

By: Wilberth Villalobos Castrillo, VozdeGuanacaste.com - With categorical words, Marcos Jimenez, mayor of Nicoya, referred to his possible nomination as legislator for Guanacaste for the National Liberation Party (PLN) during the 2014-2018 term. Jimenez plans to make his candidacy official,...

ICE Raises Mobile Services Rates

Starting tomorrow, the state telecom, Instituto Nacional de Electricidad (ICE) will be charging its customers more to use their mobile devices (cellular phones and tablets). ICE today announced new rates for its Kölbi mobile services, raising its text messaging cost...

Costa Rica Lifts Limits on Dollar Loans

(Reuters) - Costa Rica scrapped limits on dollar loans on Wednesday as external headwinds and weaker harvests pushed the Banco Central de Costa Rica (Central Bank) to cut the country's growth outlook sharply. Central Bank President Rodrigo Bolaños cut the...

Joy Came to Nicoya for the Peace Corps; She Stayed for Love

By: Arianna Mckinney, VozdeGuanacaste - When Joy Stoviak Flores came to Nicoya in 1963 as part of the very first Peace Corps group to arrive in Costa Rica, she thought she would be here for two years to have...

Ticos Don’t Like Hybrid and Electric Cars Too Much

Costa Rica's goal of achieving carbon neutrality by the year 2021 is becoming complicated by the increasing number of motor vehicles transiting her roadways. This would not be a problem if a great number of cars, trucks and motorcycles in Costa...

Pulperias The Big Losers In The Supermarkets War In Costa Rica

There is a war going on in Costa Rica, although the belligerents are not infantry units taking positions across the provinces. Instead, the combatants go by the names of Grupo Gessa, Wal-Mart Stores and others. Their objectives are clear:...

Costa Rica Proposes “Tico Eyes” To Spy On Mob In Foreign Embassies

With the objective of "early warnings" detecion of criminal groups entering Costa Rica, the Ministro de Seguridad Publica, Mario Zamora, is proposing installing "Tico eyes" to spy on mafia activities in embassies of Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. The plan...

China And Her Environmental Record

In the wake of the visit of the political leader of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, journalist Gustavo Arias of business weekly El Financiero, owned by Grupo Nacion, published a series of facts about the Asian economic...

Efficient Transportation Could Save Billions

The government of Costa Rica could save up to $70 billion in infrastructure expenditures from now until 2050 by following the advice of the International Energy Agency (IEA). A recent research study by that agency, which was reported by...

ArthroCare To Build Manufacturing Facility in Costa Rica

A division of ArthroCare Corp. has an agreement with Zona Franca Coyol (minutes west of the San Jose airport) to acquire property in Costa Rica for a new manufacturing facility. ArthroCare Costa Rica  will pay US$4.9 million for the property...

Annexation… Costa Rica’s Historical Debt

"Nicoya Deserves to Be News More Than Once a Year", the Voz de Guanacaste VozdeGuanacaster - Once a year, on July 25th, the whole country turns its attention to Guanacaste and mainly to Nicoya. It is during this single day...

Starbucks to Open Third, Maybe Fourth, Stores in Costa Rica

Things seem to be going really well in the Central American region for Starbucks. According to a report by Luis Diego Quiros of Revista Summa, the Seattle-based coffee Goliath plans to open three more of its iconic coffeehouses in Central...

Traffic Cameras To Remain Dark

It was almost two years ago (September 2011) that the traffic cameras went dark, after the Consejo de Seguridad Vial (Cosevi) found it could not "legally" notify speeding drivers. Since there have been several attempts to revive the program, the...

René Castro: Political Houdini

Even though it is among the most powerful newspapers in Latin America, La Nacion has its severe critics. But no matter how it may conflict with one's political sensibilities, one must admit -- they are brutally frank about all...

No Penalty or Fines Yet For Not Changing Over To New License Plates

Changeover begins Monday and continues for the next 30 months Costs is ¢15.000 for each set of plates No word on what will be be done with old plates Here is a twist to the license plate changover that begins on Monday,...

Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released Thanks to Jairo Mora

Environmentalist Jairo Mora Sandoval was the victim of a violent and senseless murder, but his life was not in vain. Case in point: Around 82 leatherback sea turtle hatchlings were released by the volunteers of the Widecast environmental protection non-profit organization...

Starwood Unveils Sheraton in Costa Rica

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.) recently unveiled a Sheraton-branded property in San Jose, Costa Rica.  Located in Escazú (adjacent to the Intercontinenal Hotel)  the upscale property – christened Sheraton San José – aims to ramp up Sheraton’s presence...

NASA Approves Chang Rocket

The brainchild of Dr. Franklin Chang, Costa Rican-American astronaut and physics scientist, the engine began development years ago but gained impetus as NASA's interest in it deepened. The plasma engine cannot be used for liftoff to carry it into space...

Your Tongue Could Be Your Next Password

Forget passwords - you could soon be unlocking your phone by wrinkling your nose or sticking out your tongue. Google is working on technology that could let your smartphone recognize your facial expressions. Google has filed a patent that could...
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