Written by Mireille Darras
Monkey Populations have declined in Costa Rica over the past decade.
The Christian Science Monitor has revealed Costa Rica’s scandals to the U.S. readers, including the closure of the Allegro Papagayo Hotel and the contamination of the beach of Tamarindo, as well as the removal of the Ecological Blue Flag in a handful of the country’s other beaches. Further more it questionably states that in 2006 most of the country’s sewage went into the ocean untreated! Unfortunately, the Tamarindo story has hit the country hard and the following inspections of other beaches tell a sad story!
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Filed under: Travel on April 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Mireille Darras
May Bugs Preparing their Invasion of Costa Rica.
They are here, the May Bugs have come back again, invading our gardens, our homes and landing in our hair! These brown beetles, seemingly harmless, automatically react to the beginning of the rainy season by coming out of their dormant state. This happens every year around May when the bugs suddenly appear out of nowhere, hence the name. I was actually introduced to them under the name of Tontos, meaning silly or stupid, as they do seem to lack intelligence, flying aimlessly, getting stuck in things (or hair), getting knocked out on walls and windows. They are of course attracted to light and nothing, not even certain death, will stop them. What we see are actually the males looking for mates.
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Filed under: Costa Rican Wildlife on April 24th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Written by Erin Raub
Arias Denies Political Asylum to Mario Uribe.
Accused of seeking the support of right-wing paramilitaries in the 2002 elections, former Colombian senator Mario Uribe sought asylum from the Costa Rican government. On April 22, his request was denied. Mario Uribe is the cousin of current Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Along with about one third of the Colombian Congress, Uribe is accused of having colluded with paramilitary gunmen, as well as purchasing lands obtained illegally by the right-wing group.
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Filed under: Costa Rica News on April 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Thomas Ross
First Leg of Face Off Between Saprissa and Pachuca Ends in a Tie.
The Pachuca soccer team will go back to Mexico as the firm favorites to win the CONCACAF tournament next week after an impressive display from the visiting side resulted in a 1-1 tie with Deportiva Saprissa at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, in Costa Rica, despite a last minute equalizer from Saprissa’s Cordero.
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Filed under: Sports on April 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by JohnK
Free Software Festival to Fight Piracy and Teach Public About Open Source Alternatives.
This Saturday, April 26th the Latin American Free Software Festival (FLISoL in Spanish) will be in full swing and everyone is invited to attend and receive free software for their computers. In this case “free” means exactly what we all know it to be and there’s no trick to it. The software being provided is created using open source code. Free open source software (OSS) is usually built and maintained by a network of volunteer programmers. OSS software is a great solution if you don’t want to pay a lot of money for software or don’t support illegal pirated programs.
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Filed under: Technology on April 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Mireille Darras
Chinese experts visited the National Stadium earlier this month.
The construction of a new stadium in La Sabana park, San Jose is causing more disappointment than joy. The new $72 million stadium, a gift from China, was supposed to seat 45,000. However, after a month of surveying the land and finalizing plans, a team of 11 Chinese representatives announced that the end result will only seat 35,000, 20,000 more than the current stadium.
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Filed under: Costa Rica News on April 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Mireille Darras
Costa Rica Government Delays Issuing New IDs to Foreign Residents.
If you have had the bad luck of loosing your Cedula or having it stolen, or if it simply needs renewing, all you will get is a stamp in your passport. There are, in effect, no cedulas, as the actual cards have not yet been processed. When asked to present your ID for a transaction, you may be told that this stamp you have in your passport is not good enough!
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Filed under: Living on April 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
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 »
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