Costa Rica's minimum wage will go up by 2.63 percent in January, affecting some 1.5 million workers in the private sector. It will be the second increase within a two-month period.
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla heads to Colombia on Monday where she will participate in the 12th Tuxtla summit. The last summit was held in Costa Rica's JW Marriott in Guanacaste last year.
The owner of a farm in Costa Rica along the Río San Juan has reported an intrusion and abuses by Nicaraguans involved in the dredging of the river. The farmer said several cows have been slaughtered and two of his workers are missing.
With agrochemicals most heavily used during rainy season, now’s as good a time as any to start shopping organic at farmers markets, supermarkets and specialized stores around Costa Rica.
