Housing

A new law passed this month aims to give peace of mind to the locals who have been living in the refuge since before it was declared in 1983.

If approved by the full Assembly, yearly rent increases would be capped at 10 percent, down from the current 15 percent.

Recent data released by the Costa Rican Construction Chamber (CCC) reflect relatively slow growth from October 2013 to September 2014. The CCC report suggests that both public and private construction stagnated during the yearlong period, and previous estimates for public construction did not materialize, particularly in the area of power generation.