Monthly Archives: April 2012

Costa Rica’s earthquake experts are suggesting more study of the theory that one might be able to smell a coming earthquake. The Red Sismológica Nacional took note of a study that says the level of ozone in the air increases … Continue reading →

Costa Rica quietly has made strong inroads against the mosquito that carries malaria. The country registered 1,879 cases of malaria in 2000. In 2011 there were just 17 cases, according to the Ministerio de Salud. And the latest reports say … Continue reading →

A long-time Escazú expat faced down a gang of masked robbers Friday night and killed one of the intruders in a shootout. The gun play took place at the Bello Horizonte home of the man identified by the Judicial Investigating … Continue reading →

Judicial agents had no trouble making the arrest of a crack distributing suspect Sunday. They said they just watched him in the infamous Tierra Dominicana, a section of San Jose’s Avenida 7 where the residents are mainly foreigners. The man … Continue reading →

Fuerza Pública officers said that they have detained a suspect in the rape of an 18-year-old North American woman in Playa Tamarindo. The arrest took place in the Pacific beachtown, they added. There was little additional information but it appears … Continue reading →

Banco Nacional said Friday that it is the first Costa Rican banking institution to affiliate with Pay Pal, the U.S. electronic payment system owned by eBay. Many companies in Costa Rica already are Pay Pal customers, including A.M. Costa Rica. … Continue reading →

Expat artist Donaldo Voelker has a show with his oil paintings through May 29 at the Museo Juan Santamaría in Alajuela. The title of the exhibition is La Otra América or “The Other America” in English. The artist said the … Continue reading →

College campuses are among the least religious places in America, largely because people tend to drift away from faith when they are young. But a study focusing on 18- to 24-year-old Americans finds many rejecting religious doctrine and orthodoxy in … Continue reading →

The country’s tax collector has set June 1 as the date for fully electronic sales tax reports. The reports that usually are due by the 15th of the month have been produced during the last few months on the EDDI-7 … Continue reading →

The U.S. government is prepared to award up to $850,000 to organizations interested in promoting clean energy in Central America and the Caribbean. The grants will be the result of a competition in which organizations will submit proposals. The competition … Continue reading →

Tuesday is the Día Internacional de Trabajo or international worker’s day, sometimes called May Day. In Costa Rica, the day is a legal holiday, and the big event is a march by workers and others up Avenida 2 to the … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla sent a proposal to the legislature Wednesday night to see a suspension of eviction orders for those that are living on land in the maritime zone. According to a representative in Casa Presidencial, there are approximately 50,000 … Continue reading →

Passengers on a Costa Rican-bound cruise ship sighted what appeared to be a drifting fishing boat in waters about 100 miles south of Panamá, and were surprised to see the ship continue even after they informed a uniformed crew member … Continue reading →