THE balance between development and preservation is a challenge that city planners, environmentalists and politicians struggle with around the globe. Here in Costa Rica,...
FOR decades, concrete blocks have reigned as king in Costa Rican construction. Solid concrete walls provide the best insurance against earthquake damage in this...
NOWADAYS, almost everyone shops for real estate on the Internet, as potential buyers can view pictures, features and prices of properties in the comfort...
THE Internet revolution certainly hasn’t left Costa Rica behind.As a result of massive improvement to a large broadband system provided by the Costa Rican...
SAN SALVADOR (EFE) – Salvadoran President Tony Saca declared a national emergency Monday to cope with the effects of ongoing heavy rains of Tropical...
GUATEMALA CITY (EFE) –Environmentalists and human-rights activists this week called on Guatemalan President Oscar Berger to veto legislation ratifying the International Convention for the...
BOGOTA, Colombia (EFE) –Colombian naval forces last weekend seized a Honduran vessel with 72 crewmembers for fishing illegally in Bogota’s Caribbean waters, the navy...
