Author Archives: Aaron Knapp

I panted heavily as I leaned up against a tree next to the ascending path covered in muddy rocks and roots. A stiff wind blew across me further chilling my skin and my t-shirt that had become saturated with sweat … Continue reading →

A group of robbers invaded a home in Bello Horizonte de Escazú Tuesday night and attack three men who were there. The three men were beaten, gagged and left lying on the floor while the robbers pillaged the house, said … Continue reading →

A chamber representing Costa Rica’s hospitality industry released the results of a survey Tuesday in which hotel operators predicted that 74 percent of their rooms will be occupied over the rest of the month. This survey by the Cámara Costarricense … Continue reading →

Top officials at the security ministry are drafting a bill for the legislature that will give Fuerza Pública officers the ability to investigate crimes. If passed, a new law would mean that victims of petty crime could simply report the … Continue reading →

Hours, days and weeks of waiting culminated Sunday night when an enthusiastic announcer placed a small wooden ball with the word “MAYOR” written on it in front of a camera. In that moment, the announcer shouted the word on the … Continue reading →

Costa Rica has attracted foreign businesses to start 40 new projects in Costa Rica and generate more than 8,000 jobs here this year, said Anabel González, the minister of Comercio Exterior, at a press conference Wednesday. Ms. González and officials … Continue reading →

Costa Rican coffee exporters have called on the Judicial Investigating Organization to take more aggressive action in finding those responsible for stealing large amounts of coffee on its way out of the country. Leaders of the Cámara Nacional de Exportadores … Continue reading →

Members of a chamber representing the tourism industry said that demand for lodgings will go up this holiday season, according to a survey. Analysts at the Cámara Nacional de Turismo made this assessment based on the results of a survey … Continue reading →

Roger Maxi Cruz stood patiently but resolutely outside of a community meeting Saturday where about 50 residents of the Reserva Indígena Kekoldi in Talamanca had gathered for an emergency meeting. Most of them came to air their grievances to political … Continue reading →

Since she was a girl, Viviana Batalla Otárola has envisioned herself making confections that are both sweet to the tongue and sweet to the eye. She started paving the way for that reality as a 10-year-old when she began making … Continue reading →

Residents and business owners in Playa Flamingo are calling on municipal officials for help in stopping an annual New Year’s party that is expected to bring in more than 5,000 people for seven days. Residents say that the young Tico … Continue reading →

Security officials and the Fuerza Pública announced Wednesday that police will operate under a new computerized-data system that will eventually cover the whole country. The U. S. Embassy in San José is contributing nearly $500,000 in equipment and training staff … Continue reading →

An international, non-governmental organization again is urging the legislature to toughen Costa Rica’s child pornography law. The organization, Alianza por tus Derechos, submitted a proposed law to a subcommittee of the Asamblea Legislativa last year. The legislature has still not … Continue reading →

Police and coast guard patrols from three countries captured two large shipments of cocaine passing through Costa Rica. The first occurred Wednesday evening when a Canadian Coast Guard patrol boat captured a Costa Rican fishing vessel carrying more than a … Continue reading →

Roadway and infrastructure regulators plan to implement an automated weigh-station system on several major roadways. The Consejo Nacional de Vialidad announced Thursday that it will invest 8.7 billion colons or about $17.4 million in the system over five years, using … Continue reading →

Leaders of a tourism business chamber said Thursday that the economic crisis has actually benefited the tourism industry by making businesses aggressive in competing for customers. That is the implication that the Cámara Nacional de Turismo is getting from a … Continue reading →