Daily Archives: July 10, 2012

The Hospital CIMA Guanacaste will open July 27 with six beds that will gradually grow into 20. The grand opening comes over a year after the groundbreaking, due to delays with licensing and construction, according to a summary by the … Continue reading →

That seismic area at the mouth of the gulf of Nicoya was restless again early Monday. Three moderate quakes took place there within 27 minutes. The area is between Jacó on the central Pacific coast and the tip of the … Continue reading →

The Assamblea Legislativa is kicking off a contest for an architect to design a new building for the lawmakers. The current legislative facilities are in poor shape, and the Ministerio de Salud has threatened to close down the facilities. This … Continue reading →

For those with a craving for intense exercise and only a day to spare, a hike up to La Cruz de Alajuelita is one that should not be missed. As the name implies, the path leads to the top of … Continue reading →

Two business chambers are calling on President Laura Chinchilla to reject a bill passed by the legislature that waters down protection of intellectual property. They are the Cámara Costarricense Norteamericana de Comercio, known as AmCham, and the Cámara de Tecnologías … Continue reading →

During this mid-year vacation that ends Sunday many Costa Ricans have gone to the beaches or mountains., But others are getting a head start on the annual visit to Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Cartago, la Negrita. The Virgen … Continue reading →

Ellen Meredith Stubenhaus, previously of Lake Worth, Florida., and later an expatriate living in Costa Rica, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Tallahassee, Florida., the Justice Department and Internal Revenue … Continue reading →

Two 17 year olds broke into a school early Monday in Desamparados. One carried a firearm. But so did the guard inside the school. In the subsequent firefight both burglary suspects suffered bullet wounds. The youths ended up in guarded … Continue reading →