Araya said the municipality is investing approximately ₡360 million ($647,000) in improving the city’s video surveillance system, which currently has 120 cameras mainly in downtown San José.
Recognizing the growing importance of Costa Rica as a tourist destination for Canadians, Air Canada is increasing the number of Toronto-San José flights it offers from five a week to 11.
Costa Rica's Simón Bolivar Zoo has been a lightning rod for animal rights activists, and in fact it can be a depressing place. Yet with new laws poised to change the landscape of wildlife management in Costa Rica, it's a complicated situation with no easy solution.
Expotur, Costa Rica’s premier trade show for travel professionals, kicked off Wednesday at the National Theatre in San José with President Luis Guillermo Solís saying tourism is “one of the most powerful engines of this economy.”
Experts say a boom in high-rise construction in the Central Valley is driven by changing consumer preferences, favorable credit conditions and quality of life concerns.
The Museum of Costa Rican Art, located in a former airport terminal, displays some striking artwork from the 19th century to the present. And it's free.
