Category Archives: Costa Rica News

Some expats are being caught up in another one of those governmental kafkaesque situations. This one is courtesy of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. Legal expats have been required to become members of the Caja medical system for the … Continue reading →

Canadians and Friends of Canada will celebrate the country’s 146th birthday at picnic festivities to be held June 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Quinta Roma Vista, Barrio Mercedes, Atenas in the province of Alajuela.  Members of the … Continue reading →

Fire destroyed much of the well-known gay nightclub Puchos late Sunday morning. The downtown location on the southwest corner of Avenida 8 and Calle 11 was unoccupied at the time. The cause of the blaze has not yet been determined, … Continue reading →

At least a dozen earthquakes were felt in Costa Rica over the weekend. The strongest was an estimated 4.9 magnitude quake that the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica said took place at 6:57 p.m. Sunday southeast of Puerto … Continue reading →

Representatives from at least 68 countries will gather in San José this week to consider development. These are the so-called renta media countries with individual average income less than $13,000 a year. The conference is a project of the Laura Chinchilla administration … Continue reading →

This newspaper in cooperation with the La Garita Pistol Club plans an informational meeting June 22 for English speakers who might be interested in obtaining a firearms permit. The day is a Saturday, and the morning session will provide details … Continue reading →

World Cup fever is growing in Costa Rica, encouraged by a 1-0 victory by the national team Friday night over Honduras at the Estadio Nacional. Costa Rica’s team is in México today for a match with that country’s best Tuesday. … Continue reading →

A British and a U.S. newspaper have identified a contract employee of the National Security Agency as the source of leaked information that revealed the spy agency is monitoring Americans’ phone calls. The man, Edward Snowden, 29, says he urged … Continue reading →

When TACA Airlines said May 17 that it was suspending 10 direct flights to and from Costa Rica, tourism operators were outraged. Officials were surprised, and the civil aviation authority said it would look into the lack of notice of … Continue reading →

The nation’s price regulating agency has suspended gasoline sales at an Alajuelita service station because three separate inspections showed that the octane levels of regular and super gasoline were lower than required. The station is Servicio Alajuelita, Until an analysis … Continue reading →

A missing hiker was found alive Thursday in the shadow of Chirripó. The Cruz Roja identified the woman as Rocío Venegas Chavarría who had been missing since Tuesday. Chirripó is the country’s tallest peak, and the territory is rough. A … Continue reading →

Costa Rica will be on the world stage again next week when it hosts the first conference of middle-income nations. So far 68 countries have said they will send representatives, according to the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto. The … Continue reading →

Work has begun on a new museum in downtown San José, and vendors who maintain stalls near the site are not happy. The Instituto Nacional de Seguros, the state insurance firm, confirmed that there was a demonstration Thursday by merchants … Continue reading →

A legislative committee has agreed to investigate the death of Jairo Mora Sandoval, who was beaten to death early May 31. Mora is the man who worked at the turtle refugee in Moín. Lawmakers will not be trying to do … Continue reading →

A 65-year-old man had a run-in with a poisonous snake in Palmar Sur Thursday. The security ministry’s Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea had to fly him to Juan Santamaría airport where he was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Snake … Continue reading →

Heavy storms lashed the Central Valley Thursday, and in no place was the damage greater than in Heredia. The Cuerpo de Bomberos de Costa Rica confirmed the death of one woman who was killed by a falling tree in Guararí. … Continue reading →

Five men including a lawyer, were detained Thursday on allegations that they kidnapped a man to recover a debt. The kidnapping happened in the first week in May, said the Judicial Investigating Organization. The man, a concert promoter, met the … Continue reading →