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Monthly Archives: October, 2009

Community Fishing Area Proposed for Central Pacific

Fishermen from Puntarenas, a port town on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast, are seeking to create a community marine fishing area off the coast...

C.R. Sub-20 Team Beats Egypt, Moves Up

The Costa Rican under-20 national soccer team is proving that despite the dark clouds hanging over the chances of the men’s national team to...

Raid on Drug Dealers Nets Arrest of 16 Foreigners

A raid in a drug-riddled area north of San José was conducted by government officials on Wednesday, two days after a 78-year-old man was...

Foreigner Investor Status Could Boost Home Sales

When Costa Rica’s immigration reforms were approved in August, one change seemed to escape the headlines in local media reports. And that change could be...

Hondurans Back to the Negotiating Table

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Repres– entatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and interim President Roberto Micheletti met Wednesday for the first time since July, but...

Plans for Electric Train System Rolling Ahead

Plans for an electric train in San José appear to be moving ahead smoothly. Just over two months after the Heredia – San José diesel...

Over Their Heads In Lettuce

It is a sad and ironic fact that, while farmers across drought-stricken Costa Rica lament the loss of cattle and ruined crops, lettuce farmers...

Hewlett-Packard Products To Be ‘Made in Costa Rica’

U.S. computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) opened a research and development center Tuesday in Heredia, north of San José, a development that is expected to...

Reforming Tax System Difficult

“I say this because the Costa Rican system is very imprecise. The tax is neither progressive nor fixed, and no restructuring has been instituted...

Gardening Club Grows

Here’s the hottest news on the gardeners’ grapevine: We now have a dynamic gardening club in Costa Rica that’s growing every day. Thanks to...

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