MEDITERRANEANcuisinehas influenced thedining scene recentlyand Bökaos,like many otherrestaurants, is partof this trendy claimto fame. Here,Mediterranean gastronomyis predominantlyItalian,French and Spanish,with a samplingof Greek andNorth African...
DESPITEheavy on-and-offrains at BarraColorado, on thenorthern Caribbeancoast, the fishinghas been incredible,but with no clearpattern. I spent acouple of days at theRío Colorado Lodgelast week,...
As environmental organizations here continuetheir struggle to end the practice of sharkfinning in Costa Rican waters, a German-basedconservation group has shoved President AbelPacheco into...
PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco this week confirmedwhat many supporters of the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) havelong suspected: he is undecided...
THREE U.S. citizens are in custody this week awaitingextradition to the United States for charges stemmingfrom a multimillion-dollar U.S. federal fraud and tax evasioncase.The...
THE fact thatthe National InsuranceInstitute(INS) is the onlyinsurance companyin Costa Ricadoesn’t mean INSmedical insuranceis the only coverageavailable.Other sourcesinclude:The Internet.Since the popularizationof theInternet, various medical...
SCIENTISTS are monitoring the lakein the active Poás Volcano’s main craterfor further temperature changes after itheated up last week and began to releasehydrochloric acid,...
ALTHOUGH legislators from theNational Liberation Party (PLN) andSocial Christian Unity Party (PUSC)attempted to apply a new fast-track procedureto the Permanent Fiscal ReformPackage this week,...
THE Public Services RegulatoryAuthority (ARESEP) this weekannounced a 5.9% reduction in gas pricesand a 6.2% reduction for diesel.The prices take effect today, accordingto a...
PERU-BASED Ajegroup and U.S.-based Bridgestone Firestone and Coca-Cola are among the multinational firmsthat have announced plans to expand theirCosta Rican operations in recent weeks.Tire-producer...
