Costa Rica News – More than a dozen clandestine airstrips used by illegal drug traffickers are believed to be operating in the southern zone of the country, part of some 33 clandestine airstrips along the Pacific coast in the provinces of Guanacaste and Puntarenas identified by Costa Rica authorities. These are airstrips not registered with Civil…
Costa Rica News – 99.6 percent of all Costa Ricans have electric service. Power lines reach nearly every part of the country. The government is now planning to provide mass broadband Internet. The proposal seeks to provide powerful fiber optic connections capable of 20 MB at no more than $1 per MB. In just a year,…
Costa Rica News – I love my Netflix. House of Cards, The Walking Dead, and 80’s movies. Now it looks like Costa Rica’s Tigo will be launching a version to give it some competition. Tigo Costa Rica (Millicom) will launch its Tigo Play on-demand video streaming service in the second half of the year, reports…
Costa Rica News – The Portland State Sociology Club screened the documentary A Bold Peace. The newly completed film describes the events leading up to Costa Rica’s decision to dismantle their military in 1948, the ensuing civil war and how the country has fared since then. Rachael Anderson is a board member of the Sociology Club,…
Costa Rica News – Those looking to purchase a home or property have a unique opportunity this weekend. Three public banks offering properties are holding an event at Citi Mall in Alajuela today from 1 to 8 pm and tomorrow from 1 to 6 pm. There will be 760 properties to consider and financing options will…
Costa Rica Events – History Expo 2016 is going on this weekend. It’s the perfect outing for collectors as well as those who want to get to know about the past. Our past helps us understand where we are and where we are going. The experience is not only about taking us back in time but…
Costa Rica News – Recope does not seem to want anyone to take a piece of their cash cow in Costa Rica, the petroleum sector. Costa Rica’s state-run oil company Recope said on Thursday it had decided to abandon a refinery upgrade project it was working on with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) in the…
This Week in Costa Rica will feature each week a news portion in which Dan and Rico (qCostaRica) will talk about the happenings in and around the land of “Pura Vida”. With over 30 years of living in Costa Rica between the two it give a unique insight into life in CR. Rico from QCostaRica…
Costa Rica News – The Fiscal Control Police are investigating two companies, owned by the vice president of La Nacion, on alleged tax evasion. This investigation led to a raid of a lawyer’s office in Escazu on Wednesday. The Public Ministry reported that there is an apparent crime of tax fraud related to remittances abroad. The…
Costa Rica News – (Surf Report April 15th & 16th) – We are going to give you the surf forecast for Costa Rica and we have our beautiful pictures of girls in bikinis. There is going to be some larger sets with occasional overhead waves rolling in on the Pacific side of Costa Rica and Caribbean side will be experiencing…