Costa Rica News

It was 4:55am when Costa Rica began to shake when 6.0 magnitude earthquake, 44km south of Quepos, was felt all over the country.

Figueres Keeps His Word, Returns To Costa Rica Former and possible future president, Jose Maria Figueres Olsen, was true to his word arriving at the Juan Santamaria international airport on Sunday night.

Banking regulators shut down Central Florida State Bank, based in Belleview, Fla., on Friday, and sold its assets to CenterState Bank of Florida, based in Winter Haven, Fla.

A moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Costa Rica on Monday, shaking buildings in the capital, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

'Costa Rica Night': Cole teacher Katie Hook traveled to Costa Rica with the Toyota International Teacher Program.

Dr. Mark Bagshaw and Dr. Luding Tong recently represented Marietta College at the 2012 Global Conference on Business and Finance in San Jose, Costa Rica.

A substantial amount of teak is still planted on the property that is approximately 8-9 years in age and will be divided amongst all the owners, teak trees are an excellent investment opportunity even on their own in Costa Rica.

Bailey Fulfills 40 Year Old Dream Of Costa Rican Community Once again a bailey bridge comes to the rescue of the communities of Laguna, San Luis, San Francisco, San Rafael, San Pedro, Marcos Perez, Bijagual and Surtubal in Turrubares, this time fulfilling a dream that started some four decades ago, when residents of several villages in the province ... (more)

Costa Rica Exchange Students Play In Utah Snow Seeing and playing in the snow for the first time has been a favorite pastime for Costa Rican students visiting Park City, Utah, as a part of an exchange program.

General Canas Closed Nightly For Repaving Nightly travel on the autopista General Canas will again be a headache for driver, but this time the platina" bridge, a sore spot for more than two years, is not the culprit.

Search For Missing French Couple In Costa Rica Continues Almost one year later the couple's disappearance is still a mystery to authorities Since 8am this morning judicial agents have been searching for the bodies of the two French tourists who went missing almost a year ago in the beach tourist town of Quepos.

Six projects from Costa Rican students will go to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States, according to the bulletin of the Chamber of Information and Communication Technology .

In a country dominated by one commercial brewer, Florida Ice & Farm's Cerveceria de Costa Rica , theA craft brewing movement has been slow to develop.

Costa Rican exchange students perform a traditional dance for Park City Day School students.

Spanish teacher Katie Hook had an opportunity of a lifetime last November, when she and other teachers from around the U.S. traveled to Costa Rica with the Toyota International Teachers Program .

The bilingual job fair that runs until Sunday counts with the participation of more than 40 large companies, many internationals.

Trade barriers , transport costs and ignorance of the dynamics of South American markets are causing this country to miss golden opportunities represented by the region, the newspaper La Nacion reported Monday.

Back To School For Presidenta Chinchilla As She Inaugurated Start of 2012 School Year It was back to school yesterday for presidenta Laura Chinchilla, as she officiated the start of the 2012 school year in a ceremony held at the Liceo Joaquin Gutierrez Mangel, in San Rafael Arriba de Desamparados.

Lack of Demarcation On Newly Repaved Roads Endangers Drivers In the recent months the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad - National Roads Authority - has been carrying out resurfacing work on many major roads across the Central Valley and the rest of the country.

London, 9th February 2012 - Ascot Mining Plc announces an update on the legal action regarding the suspended La Toyota gold project.