Daily Archives: January 10, 2012

Australian diplomat John McCarthy will visit Costa Rica today to meet with Enrique Castillo, foreign minister, at Casa Amarilla. His visit is to confirm the new relationship between both countries, according to a press release from the Ministerio de Relaciones … Continue reading →

“Aging, Solidarity and Social Protection: Time to Move Towards Equality” is the central topic of the Third Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place from May 8 to 11 this year in … Continue reading →

The nation’s health agency needs to find more blood donors, it said Monday. The agency, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social needs are least 50 more donors each day to meet its needs, said Sebastián Molina, a microbiologist at the … Continue reading →

The Inter American Press Association Monday asked the Mexican authorities to conduct a prompt and exhaustive investigation into the recent death of a reporter in Nuevo León state so as to determine why he was killed, bring those responsible to … Continue reading →

A 14-year study by the Wildlife Conservation Society in an atoll reef lagoon in Glover’s Reef, Belize, has found that fishing closures there produce encouraging increases in populations of predatory fish species. However, such closures have resulted in only minimal … Continue reading →

Another flurry of earthquakes took place Monday. This time the location was along the base of the Irazú volcano. The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica at Universidad Nacional logged some 40 small quakes between 9:36 a.m. and noon, … Continue reading →

A developer of an Escazú condo project will combine construction with reforestation. The project is Bosques de Escazú, which the developer, Grupo RC, calls the the biggest and most ambitious residential ecological project that has been seen in the country. … Continue reading →

The high prices of clothes in Costa Rica may come as a shock for most tourists, especially those coming from other parts of Central America where costs are far lower. But there is a secret to bargain retail shopping in … Continue reading →

Costa Rica is one of two Latin American countries that Dirk Niebel, German minister of economic cooperation and development, will visit starting Wednesday. The other is Chile. During his three days here, Niebel will meet with President Laura Chinchilla Miranda, … Continue reading →

A growing inmate population means Costa Rica’s prison system is now in dire need of an overhaul, including increased employees, more prison cells and upgrades to its infrastructure, according to Hernando París, minister of Justicia y Paz The Ministerio de … Continue reading →

The ability to continually renew a three-month visa in Costa Rica is a lifeline for many perpetual tourists here. But with official attitudes toward the practice changing and immigration agents granted large amounts of discretionary power, entering the country can … Continue reading →