Monthly Archives: February, 2011

While both nations wait for a decision about the border conflict at The International Court, Nicaragua is moving right along on the Río San Juan dredging project. Communities on the north side of the river are excited at the prospect of the possible tourism boom that could arrive with a more navigable river. People on the south side of the river don't seem to share the same perspective. Could Costa Rica benefit from the river dredging?

In the country music capital of the world, Guerrero is the music director of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.

Or will telecom powerhouses Telefónica and América Móvil soon wipe out the Costa Rican monopoly? Some experts see ICE telecom losing millions of dollars.

An exhibit of shiny pearl-like objects found with the cremated remains of the Buddha and other spiritual masters are set to bring inner peace to believers in Costa Rica.

Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama ready for retirees.

Owners of homes valued at more than $212,000 have been required to pay the impuesto solidario for two years now. Find out how it’s done.

Costa Rica I’m from California and chose Costa Rica as my pick of retirement places because I found in Guanacaste, at the beach, a climate...

Second in a two-part interview with former Sandinista fighter Edén Pastora: The legendary Nicaraguan commander known for leading the Sandinista revolution in the 1970s feels Costa Rican media has unjustly deemed him the villain in the ongoing Río San Juan dredging project.

Thousands of unlicensed taxi drivers, known as “porteadores,” idled their vehicles at Plaza González Víquez, south of San José, in a form of protest...

Traffic gives way to a variety of family-friendly activities through Easter on the city’s main west-side thoroughfare.