Costa Rica News -Spanish facial recognition firm FacePhi has revealed that Costa Rica’s largest bank, Banco Nacional, will integrate its face recognition tech into its mobile and online banking services. Mobile biometric access will be added in a first phase of the project, with online banking to be added in a second, FacePhi noted in

Costa Rica Health News – One of the many things economic development buys is longer life. In countries with per-capita GDPs of $1,000 to 2,000 per year, like Haiti, people can expect to die when they’re about 60, but when that figure rises to $40,000 per year, like in Japan, people live until they’re about 80

Costa Rica Entertainment – Over this holiday break there are many places to enjoy outside the home. Take the kids to the zoo, the national botanical gardens, the Children’s Museum or a nearby park or attraction. The ideas are limitless and there are many deals to be found, for instance the Children’s Museum has a special

Costa Rica Sports – Costa Rican powerhouse, Deportivo Saprissa, just got a little stronger with the addition of Aubrey David. David, 25, has been contracted to play the right-back position and will join the club after Trinidad and Tobago’s Copa America playoff match against Haiti which takes place on January 8. Saprissa, the most successful Costa

Costa Rica News – It has been reported in Costa Rica that there have been 10 Deaths From AH1N1 virus and there are 54 patients in 4 hospitals that have been diagnosed with the swine flu.  But what do you need to know about this virus? Swine flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease in pigs caused

Costa Rica News – Spanish companies Gamesa and Iberdrola have announced that they will construct four new wind farms in Costa Rica. The news was first released in a report by Spain’s El Economista, which explained that a contract was signed with Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME). The private companies will take care of each phase, from

Costa Rica News – Costa Rica is a popular vacation destination year round, but especially so around the holidays. Each year, famous people are spotted entering and traveling around the gorgeous country. This year we are sharing the space with Lindsay Lohan and Selena Gomez, as both chose Costa Rica to vacation over this holiday season.