Daily Archives: August 9, 2011

SES S.A. and Space Systems/Loral announce that the QuetzSat-1 satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board an Antonov cargo plane. The QuetzSat-1 spacecraft, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral will now be readied for launch onboard an … Continue reading →

Stephen Harper, the Canadian prime minister will visit Costa Rica Thursday to push for trade and perhaps discuss the renegotiation of the free trade treaty between the two countries. He is on a Latin tour that includes Brazil and Colombia. … Continue reading →

The tourism institute said that more than a million visitors came to the country in the first six months. That represents an increase over the average for the last four years, said the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. The agency said … Continue reading →

The nation’s weather experts expect the generally dry conditions to continue at least until Friday. This is called the second canicula when the humidity decreases and winds increase in intensity so that rain in the north Pacific and the Central … Continue reading →

Searchers are not giving up as they try to find clues to the whereabouts of Óscar Cruz Ramírez, a volunteer park ranger who vanished in the rugged territory around Volcán Poás. The Cruz Roja had two teams of searchers in … Continue reading →

When the supermarket clerk takes a 10,000-colón bill, eyes it suspiciously and holds it up to the light, the effort is more than ritual. Fake bills are a fact of life in Costa Rica. The Banco Central is moving to … Continue reading →

The judicial police launched a campaign Monday to combat human trafficking. The campaign,  No todo es lo que parece (“Not everything is what it seems”), is a joint effort with the International Immigration Organization. The campaign says that lack of information allows … Continue reading →

As expected, lawmakers took action Monday on a plan to impose a tax on corporations to raise money for undefined security measures. The measure passed 39 to 5 on first reading. A second favorable vote, probably later in the week … Continue reading →

An unidentified North American survived a violent home invasion Sunday night, and one of the intruders died in a firefight. The Judicial Investigating Organization said that the death followed a shootout between a neighbor and the intruders. The scene was … Continue reading →