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Invasion by U.S. Hamburger Chains Continues

Consumers in Costa Rica will soon have another choice of hamburger, one from California-based burger chain Johnny Rockets, who will open its first restaurant in Costa Rica. In the past, getting an American hamburger in Costa Rica was a choice...

National Convention Centre One Step Closer To Reality

The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) announced plans are ready for the Centro Nacional de Convenciones (National Convention Centre) aimed at attracting more tourists. Juan Carlos Borbón, ICT manager, told the press the plans were received on Wednesday from designer...

ICE Unveils Digital TV

On Wednesday the state telecom, ICE, joins competition with cable companies for Digital TV customers. ICE's system, under the Kolbi, brand works through IPTV technology, providing 100% digital image and sound. According to ICE's director of Business Information, Edison González, KOLBI...

Omnicom’s Critical Mass Opens Hub in Costa Rica

Sunny, low-cost Costa Rica is one of the go-to countries for marketers and agencies to outsource services, but agencies are taking a new look at the Central American country as a regional hub for North and South America. Omnicom-owned digital...

Costa Rica retirement not always tropical paradise

Bill Peace sees his new home in Playa Herradura, Costa Rica for the first time. He moves in next January. As many as 50,000 Americans live in Costa Rica, according to the U.S. State Department. And many of them are...

Adios TACA!

Avianca, the second largest airline group in Latin America kills off the TACA brand as of today, a brand that has been around since 1931, founded by New Zealander Lowell Yerez. Up to today the two airlines had been...

Costa Rica: $26.7 million for Telecommunications Projects

The National Telecommunications Fund plans to develop seven projects in the areas of education, social welfare, health and homes, which will be connected for the first time with the internet and telephone serves. According to the Telecommunications Superintendency (Sutel), there...

Costa Rica Joined Global Protests Against Monsanto

Photo courtesy of CRHoy.com With banners, a group of Costa Ricans and foreigners participated in the global day "March Against Monsanto", the seed giant and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Costa Rica was one of 52 countries and...

Canada head coach Colin Miller on Costa Rica friendly: “Terrific opportunity” ahead of Gold Cup

MLSSOCCER - The Canadian national team’s first training session in advance of its May 28 friendly against Costa Rica in Edmonton comes today (Friday), and when Colin Miller’s squad takes to the field, it will a barebones affair. Players are...

Ortega: Nicaragua Will Have Its Canal

On Friday night, during the meeting of the Central American presidents with U.S. President Barack Obama, Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, reiterated to his American counterpart that his government will build the inteoceanic canal. Witness to the statement was Costa Rica's...

15 Horses Rounded Up in Samara and Sent to Slaughter

By By Arianna McKinney / Voice of Nosara At midnight on Wednesday, April 17, the National Service of Animal Health (SENASA- Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal) entered Samara with four vehicles, one truck, and two Public Force patrol units from...

You Better be Good, Better not Cry Because Obama is Coming to Town

Let’s look to night sky and see if Air Force One is being lead by a red nosed reindeer. (Not). Rather it is just another traffic jam which has been kept under wraps for protection of the U.S president...

You Better be Good, Better not Cry Because Obama is Coming to Town

Let's look to night sky and see if Air Force One is being lead by a red nosed reindeer. (Not). Rather it is just another traffic jam which has been kept under wraps for protection of the U.S president...

It’s Time To Be Prepared As Rainy Season Starts Today

According to forecasts, the rainy season is upon us and should be in full swing by the 10th of the month. Forecasts indicate that we can expect to see a 20% increase in rainfall this month and next over the...

Costa Rica Picked No.1 For Medical Tourism

Medical tourism has seen a surge in popularity over the last 10 to 15 years, as many discover the savings that can be enjoyed by traveling abroad for medical and dental work. InternationalLiving.com recently released its 2013 Health Care Survey,...

Botica Solera Gets A Facelift

Click on image to enlarge A piece of San José has been brought back to life. Following years of neglect, abandonment and enduring inclement weather and damage by vandals, the Botica Solera now stands proud once again. The odd shaped building...

Costa Rica’s INBio Facing Government Bailout

Costa Rica's National Biodiversity Institute (INBio), an ambitious project to inventory all that country's biota, is in the midst of negotiating its rescue from financial ruin with the Costa Rican government. The deal entails the government taking over the maintenance...

Eco-tourism and “Green” Travel Trends in Costa Rica

Costa RicaTravel Guard polled travel agents to learn more about clients who are concerned about eco-tourism and "green" travel. Environmentally friendly travel has become popular in the industry for some time, according to agents. Twenty-four percent of those who responded...

Arias Says He Will Not Meet, Hasn’t Spoken or Will Be Speaking To Araya

If you were wondering what all the activity was on Sunday, cars waving flags, people at voting polls and a general air of elections, it was the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) party district elections. Some 250.000 people are said to...

Costa Rica To Take Out Revenge On US By Playing At The Saprissa

Come September, if Fedefutbol president gets his way, Costa Rica's national soccer teams plans to exact revenge on the U.S. team, retribution for having to play in the snow last month, resulting a loss for the Ticos. The plan? Play...

Obama Visit Will Mean Day Off Work In San José

Obama's Visit To Costa Rica Will Bring Day Off In the Capital The government of Laura Chinchilla plans to include declaring a day off in San José on Friday, May 3, to ease the the logistics and security operation for...

Costa Rica: Only 1 In 10 Stolen Cars Recovered

Losing your car to thieves in Costa Rica is easy, getting it back is another matter. According to figures by the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), the judicial police was only able to recover 12.8% of the total number of...

Demand For Cacao Increases

Almost everyone loves chocolate and this is but one of the factors that has caused production in the country of cacao to begin a slow recovery over the last five years. The other is that quality of the local...

Government Delays Construction but Not Does Not Back Down on Concession

The Miniter of Transport, Pedro Castro, met with the mayors of seven municipalities in the province of Alajuela on Friday, to discuss the concession contract for the San José- San Ramón road. Following some eight hours of discussion, the government...

Costa Rica brings 49 MW Toro hydro facility into operation

Costa Rica's state-run power company Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has begun operations of the 49 MW Toro III hydro in Alajuela province as part of the country's plans to add 1.06 GW hydroelectricity by 2020. Toro III joins stages...

US President To Visit Costa Rica

The US Embassy in San José says that United States president, Barack Obama, is making plans to visit Costa Rica in May. The trip from the White House will also take him to Mexico. No date has been announced, the...

ICE Announces 4G For Year End

The current trend in mobile communications to use devices connected to the internet full time is forcing carriers in Costa Rica to move forward to the newer technology known as '4G'. So far, ICE, operating under the Kolbi brand,...

MOPT Minister Says San José – San Ramón Tolls May Be Lowered

The photo says it all, as the ministro de transportes, Pedro Castro, visited the community of San Ramòn Friday night to face residents about their concerns of the San José - San Ramón construction, mainly the cost of the...

San José – San Ramón Road Will Cost Commuters ¢80.000 Monthly

The announcement Monday of the approval for the concessioning of the Ruta 1 - the Interamericana Norte -  has residents west of the airport concerned, as tolls can be as high as ¢80.000 colones monthly for commuters. San Ramón, Palmares,...

Costa Rica’s Public Sector Workers Called To Strike on Friday

Costa Rica's public sector workers unions are calling for day of protest on Friday, making a call to all public sector workers to skip work and gather in front of La Hispanidad fountain (in front of San Pedro mall)...

No More Street Parking For Free On Weekends in San José

In a few weeks the rules of parking on the streets of San José will change with the introduction of the modern parking meters. Currently, street parking in San José is charged only between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm weekdays....

EXPOMOVIL CANCELLED Due To Lack Of Building Permits

If you're heading out to Expomóvil today, better make out plans, the car show HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The municipalidad de Belén this morning (Friday) shut down the event known as Expomóvil, that kicked off on Thursday, for lack of building...
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