THE Gran Hotel Costa Rica wasnamed an historical and architectural heritagesite by the Ministry of Culture,Youth and Sports in a ceremony last week.The hotel,...
COSTA Rican adults have a positiveattitude toward the country’s educationsystem overall, but many feel the financialburden on families is too high –despite the fact...
GRECIA, Alajuela – Water consumersliving in this northwest CentralValley coffee town downstream from PoásVolcano National Park are successfullyleading efforts to stop the evolving trendof...
WINSTEAD entered Costa Rica June5, 2003, before he was charged with murder,under his own name, according to theministry press office. He later began usingthe...
THE Permanent Fiscal ReformPackage, a controversial tax reform billthat has been struggling in the LegislativeAssembly for three years, is scheduled toreturn to the floor...
THE newly formed NationalCommission of Afro-Costa Rican Studies,created by a decree President Abel Pachecosigned April 27, will promote interculturalvalues and alternative education strategiesin the...
CROWNED the cleanest city inLatin America in the 1980s by a congressof Latin American municipalities, thenorthwest Central Valley town of Greciaprides itself on its...
NEARLY half of Costa Rican adultsare not interested in voting in the February2006 presidential elections… Of thosewho are interested, most would like to votefor...
PROVING the fears of many residentsare not unfounded, a private watersupplier in the growing beach communitiesof Tamarindo and Langosta, in thenorthwest province of Guanacaste,...
POLICE arrested a 45-year-old manwith the last name Arrieta for allegedlystarting a fire that destroyed five buildingslate Wednesday night in BarrioPinto.Eight residents of the...