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…
Costa Rica Travel – Are you in Germany and want to come to the land of Pura Vida? Flying to Germany from San Jose will soon be getting easier. German leisure carrier Condor Airlines, starting from November 6 will add a weekly flight from Munich to Barbados, Havana, Santo Domingo and San Jose for the…
Costa Rica News – Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Organization has requested that Nicaraguan authorities send fingerprints, hair and blood samples, and clothes from Adrián Salmerón Silva. Mr. Silva is a suspect in the massacre of five members of a family in Matapalo, Guanacaste. The Judicial Police need to compare certain elements from the samples with those…
Costa Rica News – Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Organization has requested that Nicaraguan authorities send fingerprints, hair and blood samples, and clothes from Adrián Salmerón Silva. Mr. Silva is a suspect in the massacre of five members of a family in Matapalo, Guanacaste. The Judicial Police need to compare certain elements from the samples with those…
Costa Rica News – Maritime themes and President Luis Guillermo Solis do not go hand in hand. He has become the known enemy of tiburon sharks and shortly after fell into yet another controversy. The Pacific artisanal fishermen are accusing his sister, Vivienne Solis, of taking advantage of her close familial tie with the president. She…
Costa Rica News – Earth bag construction is taking off around the world, in large part thanks to Cal-Earth in Hesperia, California. Alumnus of the earth building center founded by Nader Khalili, Barro Vivo Costa Rica is close to completing this impressive 1,700-square-foot beauty in Turrubares, which was constructed using the Iranian architect’s pioneering super adobe…
Health News – Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that’s associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies suggests. Researchers analyzed data from nine previously published studies with a total of more than 430,000 participants and found that drinking two additional cups of coffee a day was…
Costa Rica Sports – Hopefully this time there will be no snow for the USA, Costa Rica soccer match, but there might be since they are at Soldier Field in Chicago. The US men’s national team will face Colombia in the inaugural match of the 2016 Copa America Centenario on June 3 at Levi’s Stadium as…
Costa Rica News – The San Juan de Dios Hospital has made numerous improvements to its nutrition area. This was required by a sanitary order from the Ministry of Health that dates back to November. The deterioration and unfit conditions had previously led to an employee strike. The kitchen walls and ceiling have been painted. The…
Costa Rica Travel – Since the turn of the millennium, Costa Rica has developed in to one of the world’s leading destinations for ecotourism, a country rich in wildlife and diversity from mountains to rainforest and beach habitats. The construction of hotels and influx of travellers has made it the leading choice for tourists to Central…