Costa Rica News – Everyone was furious last year when the Criminal Court of Limón acquitted the seven people charged in the investigation of the death of environmentalist Jairo Mora Sandoval. The Appeals Court of Cartago ordered a new trial to be held between January and March of 2016. A start date of January 23rd has…
Costa Rica News – The system of Virtual tax administration (ATV) experienced problems with the national registration database on Friday which prevented taxpayers from filing their tax on luxury houses. Those who are still unable to use the ATV may go to the bank to fill out a printed form. This exception was authorized yesterday afternoon…
Costa Rica Living – On Espadilla Beach on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, children who look as if they just celebrated their fourth birthdays teach us to body- surf in waves twice their height. At sundown, everyone on the beach cheers the sunset, and a dozen teenage boys claim enough space to play soccer in the sand.…
Costa Rica News – Grecia the toucan is famous throughout Costa Rica and even in some other countries. He suffered the loss of his beak due to abuse. Many generous people felt moved to donate to the cause of getting him a prosthesis. A total of ¢11 million was raised for this cause and then another…
Costa Rica News – (Surf Report January 15th & 16th) – We are going to give you the surf forecast for Costa Rica and we have our beautiful pictures of girls in bikinis. This is going to be a decent weekend on the Pacific side of Costa Rica but the Caribbean is going to be small this…
Costa Rica Living – Angelina Cooke has a big family — seven kids ages six to 18 — but that didn’t deter her from moving the clan to Esterillos Este, Costa Rica in 2011. The 39-year-old left central Ontario for the central Pacific where she and her husband work as eco-conscious land developers. Their new home…
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 – The Children’s Hospital of Dallas has a mission trip coming up this week in which 10 kids with serious heart problems will receive the surgeries they so desperately need. This is the group’s third trip to the National Children’s Hospital. Their purpose is to strengthen the local cardiovascular division as well as…
Costa Rica News – This Eastern Air Lines jet made on Monday its debut arrival to the Juan Santamaria (SJO) international airport. Eastern Air Lines was a major American airline from 1926 to 1991, when it was dissolved due to financial problems. The new Eastern, based out of Miami, founded in 2011, the airline operates…
By Maria Clara Montoya Lima, Jan 13 (EFE; additional context by The Costa Rica Star).– Scientists at Peru’s International Potato Center, or CIP, are working on a project to explore the possibility of growing potatoes on Mars. The idea for the project came from researcher Julio Valdivia, who is conducting studies for NASA and found that the soil in an area in southern Peru is very similar to that of Mars, biologist David Ramirez told EFE. The area is a desert in La Joya, located 50 kilometers (31 miles) southeast of Arequipa, where the soil is poor in nutrients, with…
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