TODAY is Canada Day, and Canucksaround the world are wishing each other a“happy birthday, eh!”Here in Costa Rica, they’re throwing aparty, and everyone’s invited.This...
IT’S called Mezcla– mix – and it’snot just a mixof musicalstyles, butalso ablendof languagesandnationalities.Tamela Hedstromwill launchher first album,Mezcla, today atthe Hotel Martino,in La Garita,...
“BIG Mike” loves food.“Without food there would be nothing,”he asserts. “Everyone needs food.”A well-built man from Florida, MikeForbes has worked in hospitality all hisprofessional...
ALL of us rememberthings we did andtraditions we carriedout in our senior year– that delectable andscary time when weknow we are justabout to escape...
RESTAURANTEEl Aguacate –the avocado pear –is well named, asthis delicious fruitis one of the stapleingredients used inthe imaginativemenu. This is aperfect place for aleisurely...
THE road for concessions as a way to build publicinfrastructure projects may have just gotten a littlesmoother.Rocío Aguilar, head of the National ConcessionsCouncil, was...
While avian flu and the West Nile viruscould reach Costa Rica “at any moment,” thecountry is inadvertently pumping so manyantibiotics into the wild that...
THE U.S. Senate voted yesterday, 54-45, to approvethe Central American Free-Trade Agreement with theUnited States (CAFTA), moving the pact one step closerto taking effect...
The Tico Timeswould like to welcomeour readers to a newregular column highlightingsome of themost important andinteresting activities ofthe country’s presidentialcandidates, lawmakersand politicians.While we willcontinue...
