With just a week to go before the start of Costa Rica's mid-year vacations, the demand for lodging remains low. And although tourism business owners hope this year will be better than last, they also say the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will lower occupancy rates here.
Park rangers on June 14 detained a boat fishing illegally near Cocos Island National Park, a protected marine area more than 300 miles from Costa Rica's Pacific Coast. The boat's fishermen had hooked 11 sharks on their longlines before the rangers intervened.
National Police officers in the Caribbean canton of Pococí, Limón, seized 7,000 bottles over the weekend of adulterated liquor and shut down two local bars that sold them.
SANTOS, Brazil – Costa Rica may need just a point against England on Tuesday to secure top spot in Group D but coach Jorge Luis Pinto will still ring the changes, assistant boss Paulo Wanchope said Sunday.
It was clear that the Room2Board staff was giddy about its “boutique hostel,” and deservedly so: The place is well designed, sparklingly clean, and a coconut's toss from the beach. They have marketed themselves shrewdly – Room2Board caters to surfers and discriminating backpackers.
Everything in the group stage of the World Cup is interwoven, with a result 1,500 miles away affecting teams preparing for their games 24 hours later. Such was the case Saturday as the favored Germans settled for one point, opening a glorious chance for the U.S. to seize first place Sunday evening with a victory over Portugal.
As Ticos across the country slumber through a National Day of the Hangover after defeating Italy 1-0 on Friday to advance to the next round of the World Cup Brazil 2014, we at The Tico Times were searching for a way to keep the party going.
