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Monthly Archives: January, 2008

U.S. Raises Fees For Visa Application

The cost for foreign tourists, students and business travelers aiming to enter the United States is on the rise. Starting Jan. 1, the application...

Buses to Alajuela, Heredia Back on Paseo Colón

Buses headed to Alajuela and Heredia from San José have returned to Paseo Colón after almost two years rerouting to Avenida 10. The busy San...

Idea Theft Sparks Heady Legislative Debate

At first surprised and confused, entrepreneur Claudio Pinto later shrugged off the news that his $10,000 software was selling for $15 at a flea...

Free Trade Still Dominates Political Agenda

A free-trade treaty and a United Nations Security Council seat will focus political attention this year on issues that extend beyond Costa Rica’s borders. As...

Tragic Toll Continues

Esteban Acuña, 28, was driving Wednesday night in Cartago, east of San José, when a car slammed into his. Unidentified assailants got out of...

’08 Will Not be a Good Time for Flora, Fauna

The dirty laundry is out of the hamper, and it isn t pretty. Costa Rica, it appears, is quickly headed from ecoparadise to eco-disaster...

‘Joint’ Effort Pays Off

The bounty from the largest marijuana bust in Costa Rican history is sitting in a forensics lab, awaiting its demise. Police made the record seizure...

U.N. Envoy Warns Against High Expectations

Jorge Urbina, Costa Rica’s ambassador to the United Nations, took his hard-won, albeit temporary, seat this week on the U.N. Security Council, considered the...

6 Killed, 20 Injured in Bus Accident in Nueva Segovia

MANAGUA – Six people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus rolled over Dec. 23 in the northern department of Nueva Segovia,...

Beach Land Occupants in Costa Rica Are Renters, Not Owners

Dear Tico Times: Your recent front-page article Property Owners Reeling from Tax Sticker Shock (TT, Dec. 14) is very deceptive in characterizing Maritime...

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