Feeding carrots to giraffes and zebras in Costa Rica? Don’t be ridiculous. They don’t live in this part of the world. But wait. Now they do, thanks to the efforts of entrepreneur David Patay and his new Africa Safari Adventure Park. Visitors to Guanacaste Province can now say, “Call me Bwana.” Unlike a zoo where…
According to reports, the Central American country is a healthy and comfortable place for retirees. Two recent surveys put Costa Rica as the top option for a healthy and comfortable retirement, the Tico Times reported. It also ranked fourth in International Living’s 2016 list of Best Countries to Retire as well as in the magazine’s…
Costa Rica News – The Banco Nacional of Costa Rica had a huge accounting error in its 2014 numbers. Much to the delight of all the bank’s workers, bonuses were mistakenly increased. In addition to bonuses for employee productivity, the error led to increases in social contributions. The Internal Audit detected the issue in Special Audit…
Costa Rica News – (Surf Report March 11th & 12th) – 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 fun size waves rolling in on the Pacific side of Costa Rica and Caribbean side will be experiencing huge double…
Costa Rica News – The next time you leave your car under the watchful eye of a “guachimán” or “cuida carros” while shopping, or eating in your favourite restaurant, consider this: one out of five vehicle stolen in San Jose during 2015 were under the care of a watchman, reports the statistics of the Organismo de…
Costa Rica News – Public surveys indicate that with Óscar Arias the Liberación political party will be successful. He is a candidate that is thought to secure a win. Arias expressed his desire to run on the radio program Matices. Arias was president of Costa Rica twice, from 1986-1990 and again from 2006-2010. He says that…
Costa Rica News – Dr. Jose Alonso Saavedra Zamora seems to have (quite poorly) devised a plan to conceal a murder. The victim, Maria Lourdes Moreno Davila, age 25, was murdered in his office in Heredia. The doctor was arrested and is being tried in the Criminal Court of Heredia. The prosecution believes the doctor murdered…
Costa Rica Travel – Villa de la Luna offers an all-inclusive 5- bedroom, 5-bathroom beachfront villa rental, perfect for family vacations, weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties, and more. Villa de la Luna, located in the province Guanacaste in El Ocotal, Costa Rica, offers guests all-inclusive amenities such as three meals per day provided by a personal executive…
Costa Rica News – Criminals in Costa Rica only have to carry the burden of a criminal record for 10 years, the time before the conviction is erased after completing their sentence. But, a proposed amendment to the Law of Judicial Records and Archives (Ley de Registros y Archivos Judiciales) seeks to erase the conviction from…
Costa Rica News – Widener University’s own brand of environmentally friendly coffee — WU Brew — has its roots in a partnership the university developed in Costa Rica. Now, the university is looking for a much deeper blend. Students who want to study in Costa Rica will have their own five-acre property, with a four-bedroom villa…