Written by Claire Saylor
Offshore Banks in Costa Rica may lose advantages.
In response to a dramatic increase in the presence of offshore banks in Costa Rica, the President of the Central Bank, Francisco Gutierrez, announced that a bill was sent to the Legislative Assembly last week to try to even the tax requirements paid by offshore banks in the country. Currently, offshore banks are exempt from paying a 15% tax on the money they earn from the interest on loans taken out by Costa Rica nationals.
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Filed under: Business on April 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Claire Saylor
Brown looks to defend his lead in this weekend’s final surf circuit event.
This weekend the Costa Rica National Surf Circuit will host its 7th and final event in Playa Hermosa, just south of Jaco, in front of the Hotel Terrazas del Pacifico. The 5-star event will determine which surfers take the 1st place title in 13 categories. The winner of the Miss Surf Organic & Natural will also be chosen in a separate competition at the end of the tournament.
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Filed under: Surf on April 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Written by Claire Saylor
Parkour will be performed in San Jose, Costa Rica this weekend.
The Municipality of San Jose is at it again, with another strong effort to bring arts into the capital city of San Jose. This weekend on Saturday and Sunday a series of “urban arts” performances will take place from 10am to 7pm in the Plaza de las Garantías, on the south side of the Social Security building. Performances will be held by rappers, acrobatic skaters, bikers, jugglers and more.
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Filed under: Costa Rican Music on April 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Written by Claire Saylor
The set of Rob Schneider’s new movie filmed in Costa Rica.
Actor Rob Schneider, of Deuce Bigalow, The Hot Chick and Big Daddy, recently finished filming scenes of his new movie The Chosen One near the Los Chorros waterfall in Grecia and the Parque Ecológico Tropical Arenal Mundo Aventuras, an ecological park in La Fortuna near the Arenal volcano. Plans to go on to Guapiles were changed to avoid the transportation.
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Filed under: Costa Rica News on April 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Erin R
Disputes over a marina in Puerto Viejo continue.
At the end of a dusty Caribbean coast road lies Puerto Viejo, arguably the favorite tourist destination in Limón province. Swaddled in Caribbean culture and offering a laid-back lifestyle, Puerto Viejo is truly a step into a different kind of Costa Rica. However, for the last several months, plans for a new marina in Puerto Viejo have been underway, a move that has some welcoming development and others worried about the environmental and other repercussions of the marina’s construction.
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Filed under: Business on April 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Written by Erin R
Chinchilla is Arias’s top pick for PLN Presidential Candidate.
Costa Rica’s Vice-President and Minister of Justice, Laura Chinchilla, is being groomed to take Arias’s place in 2010, when his presidential term ends. Though his endorsement is not [yet] official, Arias’s numerous flattering comments, and Chinchilla’s presence at many public activities has the political circle abuzz about the possibility of her running to become Costa Rica’s first female president.
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Filed under: Costa Rica News on April 18th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Written by JohnK
Costa Rica Takes Steps to Cut Down on Fuel Usage.
The Costa Rican government plans to reduce the taxes paid by energy-efficient and low-emission cars. This tax break will cover hybrids, electrics, and those that are powered by biofuels such as ethanol. Automobiles in Costa Rica currently pay between 35% to 53% worth of consumption tax. The tax rate varies based on the car type, engine size and model.
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Filed under: Costa Rica News on April 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Richard Bexon
Lapa Rios provides luxury accommodations in the jungle.
Lapa Rios is well known throughout Costa Rica as being one of the front runners in sustainable tourism but also as being in one of the most bio-diverse areas in Costa Rica, as well as on the planet. When the hotel was first designed many asked the owners ‘why would you build a hotel in the Osa? Nobody goes there?’.
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Filed under: Hotel Reviews on April 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Erin R
Costa Rica celebrates its 15th anniversary of Internet access.
Today, fifteen years after the internet took it’s first baby steps into Costa Rica, about 35% of the Costa Rican population has access to a computer with internet. Academia is conducted through email and over the internet, and more Costa Rican businesses, organizations and companies are realizing the importance of having a web presence. Though not yet completely integrated into many Costa Ricans’ everyday lives, the internet is growing in both popularity and importance.
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Filed under: Business on April 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Erin R
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.
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Filed under: Travel on April 17th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
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