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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Costa Rica Entertainment – Talk about an amazing body! Candice Swanepoel is proving why she’s one of the most valued swimsuit and lingerie models in the world — because her body is sheer perfection! The 27-year-old South African beauty went totally in the buff during a Victoria’s Secret photo shoot and she’s showing it off to the…
Costa Rica News – We have heard a lot about how the forests of Costa Rica hold carbon but many of us assumed that meant in the trees. Scientists found that in actuality 51.7 percent of the carbon is stored in the ground, at a depth of 30 centimeters. The National Forest Inventory was led by…
Costa Rica News – My son, Coady Nelson, died unexpectedly on June 8, 2015 of a heroin overdose in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. I found my son dead in his bed. Coady came to Costa Rica to live with me in May 2014 after spending about 3 years in and out of Florida jails for drug-related…
Betting on sports is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States alone and with the exception of the brick and mortar casino and sportsbooks in the state of Nevada, it is vastly considered an illegal activity in the other 49 states. This is the main reason why wagering on sports online has become the…
Costa Rica News – Mario Cerdas Salazar, a lawyer on trial for the cultivation of marijuana, says that at the start to this crazy story was an intent to start a movement to use marijuana for food and medicinal purposes. He was then singled out by police continuously raiding his property for no reason. He was…
Costa Rica News – There’s something to remember before going to get your license plates, license or car that has been confiscated. You must first pay all outstanding fines before even trying it. Don’t waste your time arguing with or bribing those in charge. The fees must be dealt with at the agency closest to the…
Costa Rica News – It’s been a long time, been a long time, Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. Yes it has. Robert Plant, leader singer for the famous British band Led Zeppelin, is vacationing in Costa Rica. In the social network Facebook, circulating is a photo of Plan with a fan who…