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Skirt Conflict Plagues Ministry

LAST week’s Independence Day, Sept. 15, filled most streets throughout the country with uniformed children and the staccato, snappy sound of marching band drums...

Police Arrest Teachers Convicted of Sex Crimes

THE Public Education Ministry plans to peek into the histories of the nation’s teachers after two arrests last week called its hiring policies into...

San José Restaurant Offers Breakthrough for the Blind

OLIO Mediterranean Restaurant, in the trendy neighborhood of Barrio Escalante in eastern San José, now offers something diners have never seen – or felt...

What’s In a Name? The Origins of Popular Place and Street Names around San José

PASEO de los Estudiantes. Cuesta de Moras. Paseo Colón. Paso de la Vaca. All are place names that stand out among the numbered streets...

4th of July Picnic Draws Thousands

THOUSANDS of U.S. citizens vacationingor living in Costa Rica attended theAmerican Colony Committee’s annualU.S. Independence Day picnic July 2 at theCervecería Costa Rica in...

U.S. Senate Approves Trade Pact

THE U.S. Senate voted yesterday, 54-45, to approvethe Central American Free-Trade Agreement with theUnited States (CAFTA), moving the pact one step closerto taking effect...

Countdown to 4th of July Picnic Is On

THIS July 2, an expected crowd of5,000 United Statesians in Costa Rica willcelebrate the 229th anniversary of U.S.independence from the British by gorgingthemselves on...

Internet Café for Blind To Open Here

COSTA Rica will be the first CentralAmerican nation to open an Internet caféfor the blind, which will work by meansof a voice system.The National...

U.S. Embassy Touches on Culture, Dual Nationality and Citizen Deaths Abroad

What type of culturalevents doesthe U.S. Embassysponsor?Promotingmutual understandingbetween CostaRica and theUnited States isone of the U.S.Embassy’s goals,and one way tomeet this goal is by...

Isthmus Sloganeers Tourism to Success

WHAT’S in a tourism slogan?Costa Rica knows well the value of acatchy ad campaign. Its “No ArtificialIngredients” slogan is widely credited withparlaying the lackluster...

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ICE Announces No Power Cuts on Monday

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) announced that next Monday, May 13, there will be no power cuts as previously planned. The information was confirmed...

Almost 300 animals transferred to refuge after closure of zoos in Costa Rica

Police, veterinarians, and officials from the Ministry of Environment transferred nearly 300 animals to a refuge in Costa Rica this Saturday, following the closure...

Costa Rica’s Energy Crisis: A Wake-Up Call for Change

Costa Rica is going through an energy crisis, and the entire country will suffer power outages of approximately three hours starting next week. Businessowners,...

Boston to Costa Rica Direct Flights Launch in 2025

Exciting news for U.S. travelers who want to visit Costa Rica: Vinci Airports and Delta announced the opening of a new route from Boston...

Exploring the Realm of Boa Constrictors in Costa Rica

I’ve always had a fondness for snakes. When I was young, I used to keep spare sheets of metal on the edges of the...
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