Costa Rica News & Events – Who is ready to see an air show in Costa Rica this Thanksgiving weekend? The 2015 Air Challenge air show will occur thus Sunday in Puntarenas at 11:00 am. The first Costa Rican air show took place in 2013 with more than 100,000 people attending, according to the Tourism Department…
Costa Rica News – Well who is ready for the opening of the new Star Wars movie “The Force Awakens”? If you are a fan this this Sunday is for you. All the Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia fans this weekend is for you. You could be included in the pages of La Nacion’s…
Costa Rica News – (Surf Report November 27th and 28th) – 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 a little small when it comes to the surf on Thanksgiving weekend in Costa Rica. Expect some small…
Costa Rica News – The parents of a man injured while on vacation in Costa Rica are overjoyed after their son awoke from a coma nearly two weeks after crashing an ATV. Joshua Aversa, 24, was on vacation when he was injured in the crash, on Nov. 13. The Newmarket native went into a coma as…
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…
Costa Rica Living – When you buy bottled water in Costa Rica are you just paying for high priced tap water? The Pepsi corporation admitted that its Aquafina bottled water is not purified water or spring water, but simply plain old tap water. The company will now be forced to change the labeling of the…
Costa Rica News – How would you like your passport revoked for not paying taxes? This is a possibility. The inclusion of a passport revocation provision to fund part of the proposed US highway bill would “disproportionately” affect American citizens living overseas, like in Costa Rica, according to a recent release from the deVere Group,…
Costa Rica News – It’s about that time again, the time to pay your “marchamo.” There are special offers and discounts available that are attracting vehicle owners to many of the authorized 2016 marchamo tax collectors. Starting on Monday, payments for next year will be accepted. Shop around for the best deal. Some offers include electronic…
Costa Rica News – Generating electricity in private homes and businesses is one of the ways that Costa Rica can mitigate emissions of hydrocarbons. Thermal plants are part of the National Energy Plan for 2015-2030. The price of expanding the country’s energy capacity does involve minimal damage to the environment but it is considered a risk…
Costa Rica News – After the Mission Blue expedition to Cocos Island this past spring, we’ve been shining a spotlight on the unfortunate overfishing of sharks in Costa Rica’s waters. We took a moment this past week to catch up with our valued partners at Marviva, who are based in Costa Rica and have been fierce…