Soaring through the trees in Costa Rica
Rincón de la Vieja, which could be translated as “The Corner of the Old Woman”, is located about 25 miles north of Liberia, the capital of Guanacaste. While for many the highlight of the park is the viewing the volcano, waterfalls and the famous ‘rio celeste’, there are many […]
Filed under: Travel on February 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fortune 500 to invest in new Strategy Center in Costa Rica
The Fortune 500 company Procter & Gamble will be investing $2 million to create a new Business Strategy Center in Costa Rica from which they will provide business consulting to all of the regional branches throughout Latin America with a focus on innovation.
Filed under: Business on February 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The skies over Costa Rica are filling up.
While the Liberia and San Jose airport renovations continue to lag, new airlines are continuing to jump on the band wagon to get a piece of the tourism action, destination: Costa Rica. With tourists flooding in from new destinations such as Denver, Colombia and northern Panama, the question […]
Filed under: Travel on February 20th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Costa Ricans look to arm themselves to counter increasing crime
Paralleling headlines of increased crime in Costa Rica comes a new statistic that 2007 saw a 42% increase in gun sales in comparison with the previous year. The trend does not seem to be slowing with a record 693 gun permits solicited just this past January […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on February 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hotel Review — El Silencio Lodge & Spa
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting the tranquil and beautiful retreat, El Silencio Lodge & Spa, tucked between Poas Volcano and Juan Castro Blanco National Park just north of the charming town of Sarchi. It’s been ages since I had a weekend as relaxing and […]
Filed under: Hotel Reviews on February 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Federico Pilurzu Ranked 28th Top Surfer in the World
Federico Pilurzu, a Tamarindo native, just moved up 18 spots in the 2008 World Qualifying Series (WQS) ranking, to become the top ranked surfer ever to come out of Mexico, Central America and South America (excluding Brazil).
Filed under: Surf on February 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Costa Rica Cell Phone Industry of Interest to Multinationals
Despite the fact that the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly just approved the bill that sets the stage to open up the telecommunications industry earlier this week, a few multinationals have had their eyes set on the market for several years now. While the country has a relatively […]
Filed under: Business on February 15th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Sea Turtle Nesting Season in Barra del Colorado
Located on the Caribbean coast, Tortuguero is another guarded jewel of this amazing country that is Costa Rica. Its name means “region of turtles” in the local language because it is the nesting home of four species of sea turtles, the Green turtle and the Giant Leatherback: the […]
Filed under: Travel on February 15th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Costa Rican Congress Approves 6th Law to Implement CAFTA
The General Telecommunications Law, which was the 6th bill in the agenda to implement the Free Trade Agreement with the United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic, was passed this morning in a 36-19 vote by the Costa Rica Legislative Assembly.
Filed under: Travel on February 13th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Morning meeting of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly
The sixth and most controversial bill in the Free Trade Agreement agenda, the General Telecommunications Law, will go to vote this week, now that the abbreviated legislation period has ended. The objective of the bill is to open the telecommunications industry to foreign competitors, thus breaking the state-run […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on February 13th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
