The Ministry of Energy and the Environment (Minae) decided to raise the entrance fees to national parks an average of 67%, because of inflation. Instead of paying $7, foreigners will be charged $10 to enter most parks, where as Costa Ricans will be charged 1,000 colones instead of 600 colones. Costa Rica Travel -- Viewing Costa [...]

Filed under: Travel on January 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

The 2007-08 Costa Rica National Surf Circuit (CNS) will continue with its second competition this weekend in Playa Hermosa, just south of Jacó. The 3-star event, called Trofeo Op, will take place on Jan. 12 and 13, with surfers hitting the waves at 7am each day in front of the Hotel Backyard. Costa Rica Surf -- [...]

Filed under: Surf on January 10th, 2008 | No Comments »

La Liga, Saprissa and Heredia will star in a series of three 30-minute soccer games tonight during the 8th edition of "90 minutos por la vida" or "90 Minutes for Life". The event, which will take place at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in Tibás, San Jose, invites these three teams to face off against each [...]

Filed under: Sports on January 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

After a short lived debut for the Swiss beer Hanfblute, which was banned by the Costa Rica Ministry of Health just days after its arrival due to its ‘aroma of cannabis’, another beer, which claims to have aphrodisiac powers, is under scrutiny by the National Federation of Consumer and User Associations (Fenasco). Costa Rica News -- [...]

Filed under: Costa Rica News on January 8th, 2008 | No Comments »

Banks in Costa Rica have made it easier to borrow money this month – foreseeing the “January Financial Crunch”, or as some like to call it, the 3-month Christmas financial hangover. When you take into account all the money spent in preparation for Christmas, which leaves wallets a great deal lighter than usual and add [...]

Filed under: Costa Rica News on January 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

The New Year in Costa Rica started off with a bang -- but the fun isn't over. Many Costa Ricans will be moving and shaking as they attend a plethora of concerts that are scheduled to take place here in the coming weeks. From mariachi to reggaeton to heavy metal, Costa Rica will play host [...]

Filed under: Costa Rican Music on January 4th, 2008 | No Comments »

As the Costa Rican construction boom matures, developers are faced with the challenge of diversifying their product to attract a more discriminating, educated consumer. According to the President of the Chamber of Construction, Jamie Molina, much of the housing demand in Costa Rica has already been met. The new client is looking for something that [...]

Filed under: Press Releases on January 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »

As the New Year changes, the majority of us take the opportunity to take a look at our failures and successes of the past year, and try to improve some aspect of our lives. In most countries, people count down the seconds to the beginning of the New Year and make some kind of resolution [...]

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Amid increased traffic and long lines at the Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela yesterday, the main Terminal had to be evacuated due to a bomb scare initiated by two pieces of luggage that were left in the baggage area of one of the airlines. Costa Rica News - Costa Rica Airport Terminal Evacuated

Filed under: Travel on January 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »

A record-breaking amount of marijuana was confiscated just before the New Year in Costa Rica, which proved to be no exception to a year dominated by drug seizures and crack-downs. A total of 21,233 people were arrested for violating the Narcotics Law in Costa Rica in 2007 according to a report released by the Drug Control agency. Costa [...]

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