Daily Archives: February 14, 2012

Judicial police reported Monday that they detained a suspected bank robber after a series of raids in Alajuelita in an area known as Urbanización Vistas del Sur, in Concepción Arriba. The man is accused of robbing a Banco de Costa … Continue reading →

Lawmakers spent two hours in private discussions trying to reach accord on how the president’s tax proposals would continue to be discussed. This is the measure put forth by Laura Chinchilla Miranda that would bring in an additional $500 million … Continue reading →

Biologist, author and director Ina Knobloch is proposing that the Costa Rican government create a new museum dedicated to the Isla del Coco. Ms. Knobloch recently wrote a book about the island entitled, “Das Geheimnis der Schatzinsel,” which translates to … Continue reading →

An environmental organization is planning to show up at the Asamblea Legisaltiva today at 2:30 p.m. to protest aspects of the revised traffic law. The organization, Preserve Planet, said that lawmakers in committee decided to impose stiff taxes on environmental … Continue reading →

Two more expats in Costa Rica have been detained as workers in the long-running business opportunity frauds that preyed on frequently elderly U.S. citizens. The U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced the arrests Monday. The suspects … Continue reading →

A Jacó operator of a vacation rental firm died in his luxury condo under circumstances that are mysterious. Police responding to an emergency call found the American citizen dead at the condominium complex Sunday. The man had a plastic bag … Continue reading →

U.S. officials are trying to stem the growing frustration among Central American officials with the war on drugs. A clear example is the new Guatemalan president, former general Otto Pérez, who is suggesting that the United States and Central American … Continue reading →

The offshore zone that gave the country a seismic wake up call Monday is well known to geologists. This is about the same spot where a 6.9 magnitude quake took place Aug. 20, 1999, according to the Laboratorio de Ingeniería … Continue reading →

Costa Rica’s most romantic places are Playa Tamarindo and Hotel Villa Caletas. Manuel Antonio came in a close second. Followed by the locations of Volcan Arenal, Tortuguero and Monteverde. Guanacaste is the most romantic province because of the blue water … Continue reading →