Costa Rica News

Children Without Borders Feb. 3 fund-raiser in Hingham helps Costa Rican children Thousands of miles away, in three clinics tucked into Costa Rica's landscape, Duxbury summer resident Dr.

Crowder Ag Students To Visit Costa Rica Neosho, Mo. - Jay Wilkins, chairman of the Crowder College Agriculture Department, summed up his feelings about his students visiting other countries.

Traffic Chief and Two Others At The MOPT Suspended Cesar Quiros, the director de Transito, Gerardo Aymerich, head of administration at the Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Transportes and Andres Bermudez, head of the Direccion General de Transito, were all suspended on Thursday following Monday's Transito warehouse theft of 215 firearms.

Pineapple plants growing in late January in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, are destined for Frontera Produce Ltd.'s packing house in Isla, Veracruz.

A Unimer poll published last Sunday in the leading Spanish-language newspaper La Nacion showed an overwhelming number of Costa Ricans reject the explanation ex-President Jose Figueres gave to a TV interviewer that the $900,000 he received from Alcatel was legitimate.

COPA, the Panamanian airline , has announced non-stop service from Panama City to four new destinations, including Liberia, Guanacaste province in Costa Rica, to begin June 24.

In Costa Rica, about two tons of cocaine worth over six million dollars on the "black market" have been seized.

In Costa Rica, about two tons of cocaine worth over six million dollars on the "black market" have been seized.

BMI View: Our positive outlook for the export market for Peruvian agribusiness is borne out by the announcement in early December 2011 by the Ministry of Agriculture that the countrys agricultural exports for the January-October period were up by 39.2% on the same period in 2010 to US$3.6bn. In volume terms, exports were up by 13.3%, with export ... (more)

High school students from Costa Rica visit the Great Circle Earthworks in Heath Jan.

The perception is reflected in the latest public opinion poll by Unimer. The survey was commissioned by the Spanish language daily La Nacion and taken between January 4 and 10, 2012.

Six young Costa Rican entrepreneurs have created a mobile game platform called TweetLand .

Artists in any country and every epoch have tended to struggle and perhaps at no time is it tougher than the Internet age.

San Jose , Jan 31 : When he was little, Cesar Millan dreamed of being the "best dog trainer in the world" and says his mother told him he could achieve whatever he wanted - and that, plus his method of dog psychology, won him the worldwide fame he enjoys today as the "Dog Whisperer". The 42-year-old Millan, who was in Costa Rica over the weekend to ... (more)

'For Sale' Costa Rican Morals! On the surface we are a well meaning country which readily promotes eco-tourism, surfing, unspoiled beaches, quaint towns and the 'Pura Vida' culture.

Ticos "Carefree" When It Comes To Maintaining Their Vehicles The carefree attitude of Costa Ricans is a matter of culture, without a question, that includes not repairing that strange noise or faulty muffler, for example, of their jalopy.

Aloft launches its second Latin American hotel this month with the opening of Aloft San Jose in Escazu, close to the Juan Santamaria airport.

A new property for Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality, a company that manages a number of Earth-friendly lodges, hotels and inns in the Central American region, means that it's now easier for travellers to explore Costa Rica's famed Santa Teresa beaches and lesser-known Turrialba mountains - all in one visit.

The Oldwick, N.J., international rating company A. M. Best has assigned a rating of A- to the government-owned Costa Rican insurance company National Insurance Institute .

This is a picture of a cloud i took near Puntarenas, Costa Rica. It was taken about 10a.m at the beach.