Costa Rica News & Events – As I headed down the highway and passed Playa Hermosa on the way to Jaco I had the full moon guiding my way. I took the turn onto the road on which Doce Lunas was hosting the opening night of Jungle Jam 2014 in Jaco. Upon getting out of my car and heading towards the entrance I could hear the music starting and everyone seemed excited and ready for the performance that was about to take place on stage. With the crowd in board shorts and flip flops it had the feeling of… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News - The Foreign Ministry had reached out to embassies in Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and the International Search and Rescue Center of the United States, when a fishing vessel, “Apache 1,” was reported late in arriving to Panama City. They should have been in Panama City by December 28th. The Foreign Ministry requested international cooperation in searching for the missing boat and sailors. They were rescued by the United States Coast Guard, who were stationed off the coast of the Costa Rican Pacific. They came upon the vessel with four live crew members and discovered that they… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News – For the past couple of days, an article has been circulating about a “new law” to stop the perpetual tourism in Costa Rica. There are a number of things that need to be said about this particular issue. The Risks of Misinformation For goodness sake people!!! You have to choose where get your information from! It appears that this debacle initiated with an article posted in the Costa Rica Star by Marcel Evans on Sunday, January 12th, 2014. The article has the heading of “New Law in Costa Rica for Perpetual Tourist”. First of all, I wonder… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News - The Costa Rican government has taken out a loan from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABIE), in order to construct a new hospital and medical tower, in addition to making an extension on an existing hospital. The president of the CCSS, Costa Rican Social Security, Lleana Balmaceda, signed the loan and President Laura Chinchilla was a witness of honor. $129.6 million will be put towards replacing the hospital in Puntarenas, in the central Pacific region, as the previous facilities were affected by a 7.6 earthquake that occurred in 2012. The new medical center will be… Continue reading →
