Fernando Berrocal - Ex-Minister of Security The Public Security Minister, Fernando Berrocal, resigned from his government post this weekend following his public allegations claiming that fellow political colleagues had ties with Columbian rebel group Fuerzas Armandas Revolucionarias de Columbia (FARC).

Filed under: Costa Rica News on March 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Costa Rica's electric bill on the rise The ARESEP - Costa Rica’s Public Services Regulating Authority - is reviewing increases of up to 75% in electricity rates. According to the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), this increase is required to pay for the electricity generated this year, payment of outstanding debts acquired in 2007 and [...]

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  Costa Rican's hopes of returning to the World Cup waning. Costa Rica’s poor run of form continued last night as the Ticos traveled south to face Peru and came out losing 3-1. As Costa Rica continue playing friendly games in preparation for their World Cup qualifying campaign, the more it appears that the Central American nation [...]

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The majority of Costa Rica's biodiversity comes in small packages. Costa Rica's rich ecological heritage has earned it international recognition, a booming eco-tourism industry, and a landscape that ranges from mountains to valleys, active volcanoes to oceanfront tropical forests. Residents are proud of the country's incredible biodiversity, and tourists are delighted to discover Costa Rica's unique [...]

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Pollutants have been found in the Palo Verde park in Costa Rica. The tribunal for the Preservation of the Environment has ordered IDA (Agrarian Development Institute) and Senara (National Irrigation System) to pay a sum of $6 million or more because of the damages they caused to the flora and fauna of Palo Verde. According to [...]

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The scenic scape cow designed by Amanda Blake can be found on Ave 4. The international CowParade art exposition, which brought over 120 fiberglass statues to the streets of San José, will be inaugurated today in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral. The individually decorated cow statues were placed around the city over the past week [...]

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Tourists to Costa Rica may soon find themselves behind bars. The island of San Lucas, 40 minutes away from the Port City of Puntarenas, in the Gulf of Nicoya, is soon to become a popular tourist destination. The San Lucas prison was created by the Costa Rican dictator Tomás Guardia and was Costa Rica’s most [...]

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Several Costa Rica Beaches Have Lost the Ongoing Battle Against Contamination. Eight popular beaches have lost the Bandera Azul Ecológica (BAE) certification. The Eco-Friendly Blue Flag is awarded to beaches, communities, schools, businesses and other organizations that pass a set of environmental requirements. Among these requirements are: the existence of a basic level of [...]

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It may soon be "Butts out" in Costa Rica. Costa Rica’s Health Ministry is working to push through laws that will ban smoking in restaurants and shopping centers. The set of laws include restrictions on cigarette advertising and the inclusion of more visible health warnings on cigarette packs. Another cigarette related law aims to [...]

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Traditional Costa Rican Coffee is Made Using Cloth Filters. Costa Rica is known world wide for it’s superb coffee. Interestingly enough, Costa Ricans are only just starting to learn how to drink coffee. Throughout Costa Rica’s history, the coffee available to locals was very low quality as all the premium beans were destined for [...]

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