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Jacó Businesses Combat Sex Tourism

Eight businesses in the central Pacific beach town of Jacó have joined efforts to fight sex tourism, according to the daily La Nación. Inside these...

Wal-Mart to Open New Hipermás store

Wal-Mart Costa Rica has announced plans to build a $12 million Hipermás store in the western San José suburb of Escazú. Like the other...

ARESEP Speeds Up Gas Price Reductions

To keep up with plunging crude oil prices worldwide, Costa Rica’s Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) this week paved the road for quicker gas...

Golfito Marina Project Seeks Final Permits

After months of bureaucratic delays, and with financial backing from a new U.S. investor, developers of a large marina project in the small southeastern...

Video Explores Child Labor Here

Although many Costa Ricans probably wouldn t suspect it, thousands of children spend their days working in the fields here rather than in the...

Businesses Seek to Open Operations in Costa Rica

More than 350 businesses from 18 countries participated this week in the Eighth Commercial Buyers Mission, according to a statement from the Foreign Trade...

Gas Consumption Decreases 5.9%

Costa Ricans consumed 5.9% less gas last month than in August 2005, according to a statement from the National Oil Refinery (RECOPE). In August 2005,...

Opposition Wants More CAFTA Hearings

Legislators in the International Affairs Commission discussing the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) are divided over whether to hold more...

Country Mourns Ex-Minister, Journalism Legend

Leaving a legacy of achievements that stretch far beyond the realm of his professional work, renowned Costa Rican journalist and former Minister Joaquín Vargas...

Feminists Hope to Spark Abortion Debate

While some Latin American countries are taking baby steps toward the decriminalization of abortion, Costa Rica offers no sign it will ever change its...

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