The German Company Juwi, based in Wörrstadt in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate together with its European and American project partners have started the construction of what is to be the largest wind farm of Central America in Guanacaste. The project, known as the Proyecto Eolico Guanacaste (PEG), is to be Juwi’s biggest construction so [...]
The number of people incapacitated through Dengue has significantly gone down this year, if it is compared with last year’s figures, according to some study conducted by the Caja (CCSS), the social security system of Costa Rica. 10.500 people have been affected this year with 5.400 people being treated in hospital, costing the country more [...]
Is the US recession really causing chaos here in Costa Rica? Its economy is going through a phase of sharp decline, without daring, still, to use the word recession, although it is already in the air: Some major repercussions include closed doors for the government, the banks and major enterprises when they try to get [...]
Would anyone believe that Costa Rica disposes of a secret police, something similar to the CIA, for example. This is exactly what DIS stands for. DIS, Direction de Inteligencia y Seguridad Nacional (Direction of Intelligence and National Security) answers to the president only and is free to put under surveillance and investigate any citizen of [...]
Yesterday, one hundred people from the province of Alajuela gathered together and planted 3 trees each. Fruit trees, ornamental and timber trees found a new place in the Madre Verde Reserve of Palmares, in Alajuela. This activity, part of the Naturally Green (Naturalmente Verde) campaign was financed by the Business Group M; it is planning [...]
Costa Rica has gained the reputation of being a country that cares for the environment, over the years, and for being a country that is actively involved in conserving its natural heritage. Indeed, it is considered to be a pioneer in this field, with certain activities that are related to conservation, and one of these [...]
Costa Rica is attracting more and more tourism and its popularity as a favorite destination is greatly due to its wonderful wildlife. Who has not heard of the Spider Monkeys and the Titi Monkeys, of the Anteaters and the Tapir, of the great Jaguar and its smaller cousin the Ocelot, of the great Yellow and [...]
The number of Colombians who seek refuge in the country is constantly increasing and according to some reports of the Alto Comisionada de Naciones Unidas or ACNUR (High commission of the United Nations), 90% of the refugees admitted here come from that country. There is a total of 11.600 refugees in this country, 10.440 are [...]
As a Resident of Costa Rica for the past 15 years (originally from Belize) I can really see lots of changes that have been made to this once laid-back country. I have lived in San Jose in places such as Moravia, Escazu, La Sabana, Rohrmoser, Pavas, Tibas, Tambor, Limon, Puerto Viejo, Tambor, Montezuma, Mal Pais, [...]
So the word is now that Puerto Viejo is not going to have a marina. Appearantly the locals were against it, and now the marina will be built in Limon. The reason that Limon has been avoided when it comes to building more commercial outlets, is the media coverage of crime. Limon has a bad [...]
