Costa Rica News – Costa Rica’s General Superintendent of Financial Institutions has requested that Banco Nacional de Costa Rica’s Board provide an explanation regarding self-designations in the entity’s subsidiaries. The managers were asked about details used to make the appointments. Details requested include basics about academic training, career experience, and prior jobs within the bank itself.…
Costa Rica Travel – Since moving back to the San Jose area of Costa Rica, I have been on a mission to find interesting things to do that encompass Costa Rica and allow one to experience the flora and fauna of the land of “Pura Vida”. Located next to the Simón Bolívar Zoological Park, 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 – (Surf Report February 26th & 27th) – 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 occasional overhead sets on both the Pacific side and Caribbean side of Costa Rica. We have also added surf…
Costa Rica News – Gasoline prices in Costa Rica are finally dropping with a ‘big’ drop coming next month, and another possible drop in April. The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) – regulating authority on public prices and services – said the drop in the price of oil on international markets is fueling the…
San Fernando, just two kilometers from Samara, has never been serviced by a garbage truck. They have no choice but to burn all their garbage, including recyclables. Matapalo faces the same trouble because, while they are supposed to have garbage pickup, it often doesn’t show up or comes on the wrong day leaving garbage all…
How would you like to fly to Costa Rica for free? That is about as inexpensive as it can get for a flight to the land of “Pura Vida”. The US airline JetBlue gave 150 people a flight to an international destination of their choice, and they agreed upon Costa Rica. This decision happened on…
Costa Rica News – For anyone that has worked in a sportsbook in Costa Rica, one of the most popular methods for people to deposit into their account is Western Union. But this might soon be coming to an end for sportbooks in Central America. Western Union Co. said that a U.S. probe tied to…
Costa Rica News – Most times when Costa Rica talks about protecting it sharks, it is just smoke and mirrors to hide their true agenda which is continuing to allow shark finning in its waters. Sharks are a research priority in Costa Rica, especially the silky and hammerhead varieties. One of the goals is to…
Costa Rica Travel – The variety of landscapes and microclimates that can be enjoyed in one day makes Costa Rica the ultimate destination for keen explorers. For beach lovers, there are white, tan, dark brown and black sand beaches to complement the rocky points, volcanoes, river mouths, reefs and offshore islands which create a playground of…