Daily Archives: March 9, 2011

The official kickoff to the 2011 Presidential Challenge fishing tournament season, the Presidential Challenge of Costa Rica, is scheduled for March 24 to 27 in Playa Carrillo. Teams depart from Carrillo, spending their days in some of Costa Rica’s most … Continue reading →

Today marks the start of the Christian period of Lent in which individuals are supposed to prepare themselves for Easter. Ash Wednesday is when priests put a cross in ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of … Continue reading →

Costa Rican women marked the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day in various ways around the country. At the Plaza de la Cultura, teachers and public employees, all female, gathered to hold up a banner marking the day. The group … Continue reading →

The Isla Calero situation seems to have failed to resonate with the Costa Rica public. There have been no marches or protests. The only violence came from motorists who threw a firebomb at the Nicaraguan Embassy in November. Analysis of … Continue reading →

Although both Costa Rica and Nicaragua are claiming victory in a decision handed down by the International Court of Justice Tuesday, the action is only temporary and the case has not been decided on its merits. The standard that the … Continue reading →

An animal welfare organization in Jacó is warning dog owners about an epidemic of distemper, a usually fatal disease of animals. The organization is McKee-Jacó. It said in a newsletter that  “There is still a frightening number of distemper cases in … Continue reading →

Susan K. Cole wants people to know themselves, and she gets help from the Priestess, Fortune, the Fool and a host of other symbolic characters. Ms. Cole, who lives in San Francisco, California, is in Costa Rica to consider living … Continue reading →

Investigators rounded up 12 persons Tuesday in an unusual series of 20 raids in Barrio Sagrada Familia in southern San José Centro. Seven of the suspects were juveniles, said the Poder Judicial. They face allegations of aggravated robbery, attempted murder, … Continue reading →