Costa Rica News & Events - Teatro Jaco presents this bi-lingual musical adaptation of traditional Costa Rican folk tales which embodies the spirit and ancient traditions of the Costa Rican people while ingeniously bringing to life the powerfully ominous stories of El Cadejos, Duendes, La Llorona, La Segua and other beloved traditional Costa Rican folk stories. “Tico Tales” will play at Teatro Jaco from December 26th through December 29th, 2013 and January 2nd through January 5th, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. About “Tico Tales” Playwrights Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell, of Players Theatre in New York City, have written 8 original musicals including the acclaimed production “A… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News - “When the inspector came to check the freezers,” Calderon says with a chuckle, “they’d never check the engine room. So we’d hide all the fins in the engine room.”Shark finning — the notorious practice of catching a shark, cutting off its fins and throwing the rest of the body, alive, back into the water has been illegal in Costa Rica since 2005. But the law didn’t stop Calderon. Once inspectors figured out his engine room dodge, he resorted to a more conventional tactic. He paid them off. “It was easy,” Calderon laughs. “It was really easy.” Listen… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News - A Russian tourist was visiting Costa Rica to visit his son, who lives in a condo in the Jaco area. The man was 62-years-old and known by his last name, Grigorenco. He was shot and killed in what is being looked at as self-defense. It all happened around 9:30 in the morning, two days ago. Apparently, Grigorenco started to experience a breakdown of sorts. This nervous breakdown led him to begin throwing appliances, and even furniture, out the window. A neighbor saw this and wondered what the problem was. He responded by trying to calm Grigorenco down…. Continue reading →
There are certain situations and things that people do in their past which they are not proud of. It could be that keg party in college where you passed out on the sofa after too much tequila and woke up with a Sharpie moustache. It could be the night you decided to try to find a reservoir to go drink at 2 in the morning and drove off a 30 foot cliff. It could be the time you bought beer for the first time with your fake ID while driving your parent’s car and get caught by the cops only… Continue reading →
Costa Rica Real Estate News - MSNBC once labeled Costa Rica the “hottest real estate market on the planet.” This opportunity is still strong. When the real estate crisis occurred in the USA it effected the Costa Rica real estate market as well. However, just like the USA the Costa Rica market has rebounded. While there are still many Americans buying property, in fact, the majority of expats buying in Costa Rica are from the States, we are also seeing an increase in investments from Canadians and Europeans, namely from Italy, Belgium, and France. The strong Canadian Dollar goes a long… Continue reading →