Costa Rica News – 2016 has had a very good high season. The hotels and tour operators are reporting occupancy rates of over 85% in various areas. This has improved compared to the peak season in 2015, which was at 71%. The economic situation in Costa Rica as well as the stability in the US and…
Costa Rica News – Costa Rica has been ranked as 34th in the world on how effectively children can use the courts to defend their rights according to new research from Child Rights International Network (CRIN). The new report, ‘Rights, Remedies and Representation’, takes into account whether children can bring lawsuits when their rights are violated,…
Costa Rica Travel – Costa Rica, smaller than West Virginia, boasts over 5 percent of the world’s biodiversity, an environmental abundance that brings in over $2 billion in annual revenue from tourism. San José, the capital, is a convenient jumping-off place for trip to the country’s volcanoes, rainforests and pristine Pacific beaches — as well as…
Costa Rica News – The UCT, the Costa Rican Union of Taxi Drivers, is seeking someone who is a professional in all things internet related. Specifically they want someone who can tell them if it’s possible from a technical aspect to block the Uber app throughout the country. Ruben Vargas, UCT president, explained that on the…
Costa Rica News – Those who extort others who do something illegal are obviously also doing something illegal themselves. Such is the case in Pavas where a gang has been collecting tolls from informal taxi drivers. So that the gang will let them work, drivers must pay ¢4,000 weekly. If they don’t they are beaten up…
Costa Rica News – 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.…
Costa Rica News – (Surf Report February 19th & 20th) – 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 on the Pacific side of Costa Rica and over head sets rolling in on the…
Costa Rica News – Congress has all sorts of excuses for not accomplishing work in a timely fashion but the latest reason will make you laugh. The smell of cat feces was too strong to remain inside the room. The Committee on Financial Affairs was working on a motion regarding the possibility of extending a tax…
Costa Rica News – Chinese acrobat Zhang Chunfeng won the heart of the audience with his bravery. After suffering a serious injury in his foot, he still decided to continue with his acrobatics. The accident happened Friday during a show for Spring Festival celebrations in the Chinatown of San Jose, capital of Costa Rica. The 36-year-old…
Puntarenas Carnival 2016 From 7 to 11 April 2016, the city of Puntarenas offer the long-awaited and traditional Carnival, with Queens, Tope, concerts, festivals and all the joy of the people in the beach. In April, the city of Puntarenas is dress to present to one of the most anticipated shows: Puntarenas Carnival, which summons…