Residents and tourists in the Cobano coastal community of Puntarenas were recently enjoying a pleasant, sunny afternoon when they were suddenly shaken by a strong earthquake that was felt across… Read more »
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A flash of brilliant red, blue and yellow, and a loud raucous squawk, and you know you are in the jungle. There is nothing quite like the sight of wild… Read more »
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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 →