AS the second state institution in as many monthsbecame engulfed in a shocking corruption scandal thisweek, the government announced it will increasefunds to departments...
The three days of public and privateappearances could best be summarized asinclusive, solemn and cheerful. The XIV DalaiLama, Tenzin Gyatso, visited Costa Rica forthe...
SAN JACINTO, León – From “sand boarding”down the hot, black slopes ofCerro Negro Volcano, to hiking up thesteep, smoldering peak of Momotombo,the spectacular volcanic...
GRANADA – Most Nicaraguans thinkit’s time for former presidents ArnoldoAlemán and Daniel Ortega, the respectiveparty bosses of the Liberal ConstitutionalParty and the Sandinista NationalLiberation...
CERTAIN pieces of real estatein San José aren’t for sale, thoughthey might be considered among itsmore beautiful locations – the cityhas several parks that...
IT’S becoming an ever-more-common scene in theCosta Rican lifestyle: before arriving at your house, youcheck in at a guarded entrance before entering the protectedconfines...
OLD timers may lament the malling ofCosta Rica, but the trend seems unstoppable.If last year saw an east-suburban boomwith the opening of the Multiplaza...
IT’S called a “quality problem” when so much good occursthat difficulties arise from the prosperity. And that’s exactly thepredicament Costa Rican realtors are finding...
