Tico Times

“Mission: Wetlands Life for All” intends to protect the wetlands near the the area where Nicaragua is dredging the Río San Juan.

Canciones del Mar offers a down-to-earth retreat from the hustle, bustle and high-rises of this booming Central Pacific beach town.

For more than 60 years ICE has ruled the electrical, telecommunications and cellular markets of Costa Rica and has been a source of pride for the nation. But since CAFTA passed in 2009, competition has entered ICE's world. Two new giant multinational corporations are waiting for the green light to enter the cell market and vie for market share in the next few months. Could the ICE reign as king be in jeopardy?

EXCLUSIVE: While Costa Rica has deemed Edén Pastora the villain of the ongoing dispute, he feels misjudged. Pastora, known as Comandante Cero during the Nicaraguan revolutionary of the 1970s, said Costa Rica is yet to realize the benefit of the river dredging.

The most expensive tickets, which include a dinner, will cost $600.

Carlos Campos, the first Latino to present his new collection at the New York Fashion Week, used Chilean poet Pablo Neruda as inspiration for his designs.

Juan Santamaría International also was named the region's most improved airport.

The part of the highway that connects Atenas-Orotina closed Sunday at 11 p.m. for at least two weeks.

Nineteen works by Inuit artists from the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut are on display at the Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center in eastern San José.

INSURANCE IN COSTA RICA: SUGESE’s lengthy approval procedures mean there’s still not much to choose from in the sluggishly opening insurance market.