Geothermal Energy Plants Provide Clean Energy in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
According to today’s reports, the Contraloría General de la República (CGR), Costa Rica’s regulating agency, rejected the Costa Rican Electricity Institute’s (ICE’s) request to buy two thermal power plants from Grupo Pujol-Martí Power Supply. The request was rejected because the purchase price was set at […]
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The Costa Rica National Surf Team Shows its National Pride in Panama.
Along with thousands of other Ticos that took to the beach this weekend to celebrate Semana Santa, the Costa Rican National Surf Team went to compete in the Central American Surf Championship 2008, south of the border in Playa Venao, Panama. The 15-member team […]
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Countdown to total shutdown in San Jose over Easter weekend.
The city of San Jose is just about closed for the weekend. The final buses will depart the city by 3pm today in route for northern and beach destinations. With bars and liquor sales shutting down at midnight last night, supermarkets and inner city transportation on […]
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Controversy over Donations to Preserve Turtle Nesting Grounds in Costa Rica.
For the past four years, The Leatherback Trust (TLT) and Costa Rica’s government agency, the Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MINAE) have worked together to protect the endangered leatherback turtle. TLT is a US-based non-profit organization dedicated to protecting this species. In 2004, […]
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Guanacaste’s changing landscape is highlighted by the addition of Solarium.
As one of the fastest-growing real estate markets in the nation and a favorite of many national and international vacationers, the Guanacaste region is a hot area, and not just as measured by the mercury. Indeed, Guanacaste is a growing area for recreational tourism, and has […]
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Planned water outage to affect 60,000 Costa Ricans.
This week brings Semana Santa celebrations to Costa Rica - chiverre and seafood on the table, Crucifixion reenactment parades on the streets, and church bells
In addition to this week’s phone number change, about 60,000 Central Valley residents need to expect another: if you live in Cartago centro, or […]
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Costa Rica phone numbers to include 8th digit.
This year, Easter Week, or Semana Santa, is focusing on a rather non spiritual matter. An eighth digit will be added to all current telephone numbers starting on Thursday after midnight to make room for many more future telephone lines. It has been recommended to switch off cellular […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on March 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Police found FARC money in Costa Rican couple’s house.
On Friday, March 14, Costa Rican police raided the Santa Bárbara de Heredia home of Francisco Gutierrez and Cruz Prado. The couple — Gutierrez, a naturalized Costa Rican from Spain and Prado a native Costa Rican — had been storing a safe in their home since 1997. […]
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Semana Santa in Costa Rica is a time for spiritual reflection.
‘Semana Santa’, Costa Rica’s version of Spring Break when just about the entire country comes to a standstill, began this past Monday. This weeklong event was historically a religious holiday and although a few still closely follow the Catholic traditions, it has become something […]
Filed under: Travel on March 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Central America hopes to lose tariffs on exports to the EU.
Representatives from Central America (CA) and the European Union (EU) met yesterday, March 17th, to negotiate new trade policy. The meeting is a preliminary part of the Association Agreement between the EU and the six countries that make up the Central American isthmus (Costa […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on March 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
