Vehicle owners in Costa Rica can find out exactly how much they owe for the yearly circulation permit, "marchamo," starting Monday on the INS website, by text or by calling a toll free number.
The perspectives of these two artists differ, yet they share an ironic perspective and interest in social crticism. The Tico Times sat down with artists Carlos Poveda and Pablo Romero, who did not meet before this project, at the Artflow Gallery in the San José suburb of Escazú.
Mourners gathered Friday evening and Saturday morning to pay their last respects to Gerardo Cruz, the 22-year-old Costa Rican man who became a national hero for his stance against street harassment of women.
Just like drug smugglers, wildlife traffickers usually pack smuggled wildlife on their bodies while traveling through an international border. Authorities at Juan Santamaría International Airport have seen some doozies.
The new British ambassador to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Ross Patrick Denny, misses Marmite and says his country plans to get more involved in the region.
Travelers at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport waited in long lines Friday as immigration authorities reportedly tightened passport controls.
