THE venerable Gran Hotel Costa Ricahas undergone a massive face-lift; it is alsothe only hotel in the country to have beendeclared a historical architectural...
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,...
