A cargo aircraft crashed this Thursday morning after landing at the Juan Santamaría International Airport in. The DHL flight JOS7216 departed Costa Rica for...

Business

Costa Rica Seeks to Tax Cryptocurrency Purchases and Gross sales

Ileana Fernandez -

On Monday March 21st, 2022, The Ministry of Finance submitted their proposal in La Gaceta, Costa Rica’s official newspaper for government affairs. Now, the...

Arts and Culture

Coffee Certifications and What They Mean

Coffee Guru -

When you buy a cup or a bag of coffee, you want to make sure that your was grown and harvested in a sustainable...

Arts and Culture

Costa Rica Neighborhood La Carpio gets a Bad Rap

Guest Author -

On a recent trip to Costa Rica, I had the good fortune of traveling with a local through the downtown neighborhoods of the capitol,...

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Real Estate: The Closing Process and Costs

Jorge Montero -

When buying or selling a property in Costa Rica it is important for both parties to be aware of the normal obligations and expenses...

Business

Costa Rica’s Credit Rating Raised By Fitch

The Tico Times -

The credit rating agency Fitch has revised their outlook on Costa Rica’s financial condition. In announcing the change Fitch stated the following: The revision of Costa...

Big money

Bitcoin use on rise to launder drug money, report says

AFP -

Drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia are increasingly using cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to launder money, the UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said...

Arts and Culture

Can I put CBD Oil in Coffee?

Coffee Guru -

As a coffee drinker, you may be wondering if your can add CBD Oil. Is it unhealthy or harmful? Let’s talk about it. You may...

Costa Rica

7 People in Costa Rica Found Dead with Shots to the Head

AFP -

7 people were found dead Wednesday with gunshots to the head in Limon, Costa Rica's Caribbean province, authorities said, in an apparent dispute between...