Changing my life meant changing everything. One thing you need to know about Costa Rica is that if you are coming here to escape some problem or some addiction this is not the country to do it in. You will be surrounded by people drinking, doing drugs and continuing their unethical behavior from their past. If you are an alcoholic and think that coming to Costa Rica will get you away from the bar scene in your hometown, you will probably drink more in CR. If you have a cocaine habit and you think that living in the rainforest or… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News - As per the Inter-American Development Bank, Costa Rica plans to update its infrastructure, both roads and ports. This should help people and goods move around more easily. That will strengthen the relationships between regions in the country and trade with other countries. The project can be completed due to the help of a $400 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and another loan, in the amount of $50 million, from the China Co-financing Fund for Latin America. They plan to repair or pave for the first time 110 km of the road network. Building and… Continue reading →
As I sat there on the beach, I still felt like there was something missing in my life. Was it love? Was it companionship? Was it just more money? Was it a family? I did not understand why I could not just be content with what I had currently in my life. There was still something causing me unhappiness in my life. When going through life there a few times when you can look back and say there was truly a crossroads where you could there were two paths which you could take. Although you could not see in the… Continue reading →
The incoming Comet ISON is undergoing dramatic brightening as it heads toward its Thanksgiving Day rendezvous with the sun, but if you are hoping to snap photos of the icy wanderer, you’ll need to be prepared.Officially known as C/2012 S1 (ISON), Comet ISON was discovered in September 2012 and has been billed by some as a potential “comet of the century” because of its potential to flare up into a brilliant night sky object. It is already visible to the naked eye for observers in dark-sky sites and is now sporting a long tail. If this icy cosmic visitor survives… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News - Costa Rica is applauding the International Court of Justice’s strongly worded order to apply new provisional measures against Nicaragua for its continued misbehavior in the ongoing border conflict near the mouth of the Río San Juan. By unanimous decision, the world court again ordered Nicaragua to remove all personnel of the contested border zone and to repair damage it caused by cutting two new trenches through the disputed territory. The ICJ ruled that the new trenches, which nearly connect the Río San Juan to the Caribbean Sea, represent a “real risk of irreparable prejudice to the rights”… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News - One of the most visited parks of Costa Rica has received the funds necessary to rebuild their trails. The restoration of the trails of Manuel Antonio began this past Friday. The cost of the project is about ¢ 600 million ($ 1.2 million) and is made possible with the input from the National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The Executive Director of Sinac, Rafael Gutiérrez Rojas said the project seeks for the opportunity to discuss tourism in the protected areas, improve infrastructure and access for visitors to theses areas. As an acknowledgement… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News & Events - The Billabong Festival de Surf 2013 took over Jaco Beach, Costa Rica last week, bringing with it some fun three- to four-foot peaks. The Festival consisted of a two-day surf contest with 135 surfers competing, along with a free concert on the beach for the 5,000 surf fans and music lovers who made their way to the event throughout the weekend. The festival was originally conceptualized to celebrate Mango Surf & Skate’s 25th Anniversary with a local contest and an intimate concert. But the fanfare quickly grew to become one of the country’s hottest surf… Continue reading →