The Jaco Art Festival will start next Saturday.
On May 24, the festivities begin in Jacó, as the first Festival de las Artes Audiovisuales de Garabito (Garabito Audiovisual Arts Festival) kicks off. The 9-day long program continues in a national campaign to promote culture and the arts, arriving on the heels of the 11th International Arts […]
Filed under: Travel on May 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
The View from the Puntarenas - Paquera Ferry.
Considering that tourism is the main source of income of the country, one wonders sometimes, what is going on! If you want to go to the southern tip of Nicoya, you need to take the ferry in Puntarenas. The drive from San Jose should not take more than […]
Filed under: Travel on May 13th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Best Things in Costa Rica are Free.
With the current economic crisis in the United States, weakening dollar and rising fuel prices creating an economic drain on the whole world, the opportunity to get away from daily responsibilities, especially across international borders, may seem out of reach. Costa Rica Pages, the leading website for information […]
Filed under: Travel on May 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Future of the Dollar Exchange Rate Not so Bleek.
It’s good news for some, disappointing news for others: Paula Gutiérrez, President of Costa Rica’s Central Bank, believes that the U.S. dollar will not continue to lose value against the Costa Rican colón. Gutiérrez’s claim is backed by several facts, including fewer speculative capitals, a smaller […]
Filed under: Travel on April 25th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Education Ministry finally appeased teachers in Costa Rica.
Almost four weeks after the strike began, many teachers return to their classrooms today. An agreement between MEP (the Ministry of Education) and APSE ( the Association of Secondary Education Teachers) was reached at 3am on Thursday April 24, after weeks of striking.
Filed under: Travel on April 25th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pre-paid Cell Service for Costa Rica.
ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electicidad or the Costa Rican Electricity Institute), the government institution currently with monopoly control over Costa Rica’s telecommunications, announced that today, 2,000 never-activated GSM lines will go back into the pool of available phone lines.
Filed under: Travel on April 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monkey Populations have declined in Costa Rica over the past decade.
The Christian Science Monitor has revealed Costa Rica’s scandals to the U.S. readers, including the closure of the Allegro Papagayo Hotel and the contamination of the beach of Tamarindo, as well as the removal of the Ecological Blue Flag in a handful of the country’s […]
Filed under: Travel on April 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Don’t get left behind! New Costa Rica bus schedules effective tomorrow.
Tomorrow, Friday, April 18, Costa Rican residents and visitors will see bus prices rise once again. Each one of the 3,642 different fares on Costa Rica’s 732 bus routes will go up between ¢5 and ¢250, mostly depending on the length of trip.
Filed under: Travel on April 17th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Energy and food prices are rising in Costa Rica.
Though Costa Rica is not the incredibly inexpensive country that many wish and believe it to be, most retirees and area residents find it to be affordable: expats in Costa Rica can easily live with $10/month cell phones, rents below $500 monthly, affordable and fresh food from […]
Filed under: Travel on April 4th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Speedy arrivals are met by long line’s at Costa Rica’s major airport.
Most of us have flown in and out of San José’s Juan Santamaría International Airport, actually located in Alajuela, San José’s northwestern neighbor. If your experiences are anything like the norm, you’ve noticed that wait times to pass through immigration can vary greatly depending […]
Filed under: Travel on April 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
