PLAYA CALETAS – On a moonlessnight, the beach was uniformly gray, treetrunks were indistinguishable from thesand, and spotting turtle tracks seemedunlikely.They are a dark...
TICO Timessubscriber BrianSmith, who lives inHeredia, fished theFlounder I with hisbrother out ofQuepos last weekand reports theycaught and releasedfour sails to 110pounds, two doradothat...
Nine years of negotiations for a CentralAmerican Customs Union are finally bearingfruit – at least for Costa Rica’s neighbors.With Honduras and Nicaragua poised to...
AFTER 10 years of what some environmentalistscall dismal operation, the private administratorof the country’s two public zoos has been told itscontract will not be...
A lengthy battle between the Costa Rican TourismInstitute (ICT) and the Comptroller’s Office has taken aturn against the tourism industry as the institute wasforced...
One Year AgoNine domestic violence-relatedslayings in January moved the governmentto create a special commissionwith representatives from eight governmentagencies to tackle the problem.The owners of...
A 55-year-old tourist from Holland,identified as Hank Sloot Beeks, diedSunday during a rafting trip on theSarapiquí River in north-central CostaRica.The cause of death has...
PUERTO VIEJO, Limón – Banco deCosta Rica inaugurated its newest branchlast weekend on the southern Caribbeancommunity of Puerto Viejo, ending thelongtime need for residents...
COSTA Rica’s Second Vice-President,Luis Fishman, presented his resignationto the Legislative Assembly yesterday,saying that the country is “going bad.”Fishman’s resignation comes afterthree years of having...
LAST year, more Ticos divorced eachother than married, and there were moredivorces than ever, following a trend of atleast the last four years.The Civil...
