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Monthly Archives: December, 2013

Tamarindo Talk

For the holidays, the area has a lot of special parties and restaurants are offering special menus for Christmas.  Mar Vista in Flamingo is...

The best of Costa Rica in 2013, according to everyone else

Year-in-Review 2013: Costa Rica is happier, prettier and more environmentally friendly than the rest of the world, some sources say.

Collection of new border crossing taxes continues causing travelers woes

We warned you about a new $5 "roadway" tax charged to travelers leaving Costa Rica by land. But it seems the government forgot to tell people an additional $2 would be tacked onto the tax by the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry. What's going on?

Presidential candidates snub rival José María Villalta’s tamal invitation

The progressive party candidate invited his rivals over to partake in a Tico Christmas tradition.

Attention dessert lovers: Puerto Viejo’s Chocolate Festival begins Friday

Organizers are gearing up for the second annual event by sharing the tradition with local youth.

Electricity rates set to decrease in 2014

Initial price hikes in 2014 will be offset by lower rates during the rainy season.

Central America is prime target for massive Florida-based Christian charity

Since its establishment in 1982, Food For The Poor has provided more than $10 billion in aid to poor people in 17 countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean.

What’s open, closed for the holidays

To help readers make their vacation and fiesta plans, here’s a list of what’s open and what’s closed in the weeks ahead.

Costa Rica misses yet another deadline to lift ban on in vitro fertilization

Lawmakers could not reach a quorum to take up the long-delayed bill, violating another deadline set by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Guatemala tops ‘femicide’ list in Central America

In the past year 707 women have been murdered in Guatemala, followed by 606 in Honduras and 321 in El Salvador.

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