President Laura Chinchilla declared that Friday would be a holiday for public employees as long as they spend their day off watching some World Cup action.
Venezuela against Japan and Spain will play Italy in today's semifinals of the Under-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. Each team will be dreaming of winning what would be its first title in the fourth edition of this tournament.
The final four is set for Monday in Liberia, the capital of the northwest province of Guanacaste. Japan and Venezuela clash first at 5 p.m., followed by a meeting between European rivals Italy and Spain at 8 p.m.
Costa Rica hosted its first ever World Cup event Saturday night. But the Under-17 Women's World Cup team had its hosting debut spoiled by Venezuela. Venezuela crushed The Ticas, 3-0. After a couple of rest days, the Costa Rica team has a shot to redeem itself against Italy.
The organizing committee of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2014 has announced ticket locations and prices for the tournament, which will be held for the first time in the country from March 15-April 4.
Starbucks has opened its 33rd store in Costa Rica while Dunkin' adds locations in Zapote and Sabana Este, intensifying competition in the country's coffee and doughnut market.
Costa Rica has detained 56 Peruvian nationals today after finding them working without authorization at a gold mine in Miramar, Puntarenas. The workers had...
Michael Lawrence Brannon, a U.S. businessman who previously held an ownership stake and board position in the group that managed Club Sport Herediano, has...
