Costa Rican consulate workers in Nicaragua could not answer press questions this week – they were too busy filing thousands of daily visa applications.
The...
President Oscar Arias acknowledged this week that the overwhelming sense of insecurity that is spreading across the country is not just perception.
The country’s highest...
December closed with the highest monthly inflation of the year, at 1.64%, bumping 2007’s final accumulated inflation to 10.81%.
The month also had the...
Coffee and pineapple exports showed strong growth, according to recent figures released by the government.
Coffee exports grew by more than 7% in December compared...
One of Costa Rica’s oldest and largest construction materials distributors has been fined for anti-competitive practices.
The government’s Competition Promotion Commission slapped Abonos Agro with...
Along with its year-end results, the Banco de Costa Rica announced plans to increase the availability of credit to low-income households, starting with mortgages.
Carlos...
Amateur and professional shutterbugs, both foreign and national, take note: The Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals (ACOPROT) is offering two $1,000 prizes for...
The JuanSantamaríaAirport could soon have fingerprinting machines that take visitors’ thumbprints upon entry into the country.
Immigration Director Mario Zamora said the proposed system –...
