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Monthly Archives: January, 2009

Negotiations With EU Are So Far So Good

Costa Rican officials involved in the European Union and Central American negotiations see the latest round of talks in Brussels as “positive.” So far members...

Wal-Mart Central America Chooses Costa Rica for HQ

Wal-Mart Central America’s board of directors has decided to set up a corporate office for the isthmus in Costa Rica. The office, which will...

Skids Are Greased for Venezuelan Oil Deal

Costa Rica is on the brink of entering into an international agreement known as Petrocaribe that would guarantee the supply of petroleum into the...

HSBC to Start Selling INS Life Insurance

The National Insurance Institute (INS) will soon start selling insurance at HSBC bank branches to compete with new firms entering the market this year. HSBC’s...

Photographer Creates Archive of Tico Heritage

The ruined church in Santiago de Puriscal, 40 kilometers southwest of San José, is a nostalgic landmark for its inhabitants and anyone driving through...

Kilted Toast Poet, Salute Haggis at Burns Supper

Joining hands at midnight to sing “Auld Lang Syne” (Scots dialect for “Long time, no see”) is one New Year’s Eve tradition that never...

Birding Club to Teach Newbies the Basics

One inescapable fact of living in Costa Rica is that wherever you go, be it the middle of downtown San José or the wilds...

Frogs Strut Stuff In OTS Calendar

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) has released its 2009 calendar with a spotlight on frogs. It chose the amphibians to draw attention to...

Costa Rica Is Seafood Distributor’s Oyster

They’re out there: the surfer dudes and gals, along the breaks that stretch from Malpaís to Santa Teresa, near the southern tip of the...

Malpaís Eating Odyssey: Nicoya Peninsula Beach Town Delights Foodies

Not long ago, the sleepy fishing villages of Malpaís and Santa Teresa, on the southern tip of the NicoyaPeninsula, were virtually unknown, hard to-reach...

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