The government has unofficially confirmedthat Tomás Dueñas, president ofthe Costa Rican Investment Board(CINDE) and a former trade minister, willsoon be named Costa Rica’s ambassadorto...
WATCHING a goat be milked is noteverybody’s idea of a great vacation. In fact,only about 3% of tourists would find themselvescaptivated by such activity,...
SINCE the Costa Rican TourismInstitute (ICT) began its SustainableTourism Certification (CST) program in1999, only 49 of the country’s more than380 hotels have been certified.ICT...
THE Costa Rican Tourism Institute(ICT) has a new home. Last weekend,ICT began moving into its new offices inthe former Costa Rican Investment Board(CINDE) building...
NICARAGUA’S new open-door policyfor foreign residents does not appearto be worrying the Association ofResidents of Costa Rica (ARCR).“Nicaragua is not Costa Rica,” saidARCR spokesman...
OMBUDSMAN José ManuelEchandi has filed a legal complaintagainst the Legislative Assembly becauseof legislators’ delay in passing laws relatedto a constitutional reform that givesthe public...
THE country’s cattle farmers have a bigbeef with the government, which theyaccuse of doing nothing to help the sectorprepare for the yet-to-be-approved CentralAmerican Free-Trade...
CHANGES coming: Businesses in the capital, such as thesealong Avenida Central, were supposed to comply with new sizeand height limits on signs this week,...
THE increasing number of new residentialdevelopment projects in theCentral Valley, experts warn, could soonsaturate the country’s real estate market.In recent years, an increasing numberof...
AS the country’s air-traffic controllersentered the third week of their strike, thegovernment stood firm and refused to paythe salaries of the country’s 89 controllersand...
