APPOINTMENTS to request visas tothe United States can now be made bycalling 208-4949, in addition to the previousnumber, 900-1-VISA-USA.The calls can be made from...
To the dismay of all thosewho ever enjoyed the Bambú Bar’sfamous Reggae Night, the bar, in the popularCaribbean beach destination ofPuerto Viejo, burned to...
(Part one in a two-part series on solar energy options in Costa Rica.)FROM solar panels to wind turbines,options for those looking to power theirCosta...
DECADES of sweat and tears at thedrawing table have earned Costa Ricancartoonist Arcadio Esquivel a place in theweighty volume “Political Cartoons of theYear 2005,”...
THE Vice-President of Spain, MaríaTeresa Fernández de la Vega, met withCosta Rican leaders here Monday andTuesday to talk trade, debt and insects.Fernández discussed with...
A study of the opinions and knowledgeof adolescents not attending schooland their parents on the topic of reproductivehealth and sexual education concludedthat the information...
THE Central Bank announced July 29that it has raised its estimated inflationrate for the year from 10% to 12.7%.Bank President Francisco de PaulaGutiérrez explained...
THE Costa Rican Tourism Institute(ICT) and the National Tourism Chamber(CANATUR) are holding free seminars inboth English and Spanish on how the PermanentFiscal Reform Package...
CALLS to the nationwide, operator assistedtelephone directory, reached bydialing 113, are free for the rest of theyear as a result of a disagreement overthe...
WORLD Trade Organization (WTO)arbitrators announced Sunday that theEuropean Union must reconsider its hikeof import taxes on bananas from LatinAmerica, saying the hike would denyLatin...
