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Monthly Archives: January, 2010

New Chinese Ambassador Takes On Free Trade Issue

A new ambassador to Costa Rica takes the helm at the Chinese Embassy this month at a pivotal time in the two countries’ bilateral...

2009 Inflation Rate Lowest in 38 Years

The economic recession of 2009 in Costa Rica greatly affected consumer prices, as evidenced by the year’s final inflation figures released this week. According to...

Electric Cars Vie for Niche in Tico Auto Market

Amidst the endless swarm of bright red taxis and grunting motorcycles zipping through the streets of San José, automobiles rarely stand out in the...

Escazú’s Buena Tierra Café Gets Down to Earth

Rising from a formerly abandoned corner in old-town Escazú, the western San José suburb, Buena Tierra Café is part of a nucleus of small...

Over the Rainbow in the Cloud Forest

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, there’s a place called the Arco Iris Lodge, and the dreams its Bavarian owner dared to dream...

New U.S. Ambassador To C.R. Arrives Sunday

The newly appointed United States ambassador to Costa Rica is expected to arrive Sunday, and she will officially be sworn in sometime next week,...

A Great Wind to Blow Through Costa Rica

Cornell University’s Wind Ensemble returns to Costa Rica this month and will perform a benefit concert Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. at the CostaRican-NorthAmericanCulturalCenter’s...

Falling Remittances Could Slow C.A.’s Recovery

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – Despite some positive pronouncements that green shoots have begun to sprout amid the wilt of last year’s economic recession, Central...

Baseball Academy To Groom Future Stars

MANAGUA – For the past hundred years, Nicaragua's role in the world of baseball has been a bit like that of veteran catcher “Crash”...

2009 Earthquake Zone Makes Slow Progress

The road through Vara Blanca, a crossroads town on the ridge between the summits of the Poás and Barva volcanoes, north of San José,...

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