Building For You And Your Family In Costa Rica
For many, building a home in Costa Rica, a tropical paradise by all means, can seem like a far off distant fantasy while fading off as you stare through the dusty dirty window of your office. Why do you dream about it all the time? Why not JUST DO IT? …
Perez Zeledon Gets New Mayor Tomorrow
Vera Corrales Blanco will become tomorrow in the new mayor of Perez Zeledon. She will be the first person in the country in reach that office after a recall referendum of credentials. Corrales will replace Luis Mendieta Escudero, ousted by a vote of …
Four Foreigners Arrested in Guanacaste with 11 Kilos of Cocaine
Four people, all foreigners, were arrested yesterday by the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) for allegedly hiding drugs in the room of a hotel in Liberia, Guanacaste. Two of the men arrested were Colombians, one Venezuelan and a Dominican. Acc…
Missing Taxi Driver Found Dead
The body that was found yesterday in Monte la Cruz, San Rafael de Heredia, is Juan Carlos Chavarria, the taxi driver who disappeared on Tuesday, confirmed his family. The body was found covered almost entirely by land and under various branches. You co…
Chinchilla Met With Figueres Before Mexico Vacation
President Laura Chinchilla, sought the warmth of the Caribbean coast of Mexico to spend vacations with her family, but before leaving, she met two hours with former President Jose Maria Figueres. This was confirmed by the Communications Minister Robert…
Traffic Fines to Increase Tomorrow
The year that begins tomorrow will bring to drivers increases in traffic fines. As for the fines, this January 1st will go into effect an automatic adjustment of 14%, which is applied based on the regular annual salary increase of an auxiliary of the j…
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Costa Rica Blog
- My Readers Write – More Questions about Costa Rica October 10, 2011Hi to my faithful readers. Here is yet another addition of “My Readers Write” In this post you will find both emails and comments asking me questions are generally not covered in The REAL Costa Rica or this Blog…. or maybe they are answered, but there is some other twist that I think might be […]
- Applying for a Tourist Visa to the USA September 29, 2011I have had a few emails from readers asking how hard it is for a Costa Rica citizen to get a US tourist. Spouses of North Americans are specifically concerned with this. A Costa Rica citizen applying for a tourist visa to the USA may find the road a bit difficult. My wife just received […]
Costa Rica Area News
- Festival Imperial Has Its Line Up Of ArtistsZapote, Palmares and Puntarenas have all come and gone and now it is up to the Cerveceria to heat up the summer in Costa Rica with the "Festival Imperial" on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, ... […]
- Costa Rica's Recent Seismic Activity in Central Pacific "Normal"Costa Rica's Recent Seismic Activity in Central Pacific "Normal" According to the Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico de Costa Rica Quepos could see more earthquakes with ... […]
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- Police in Limon Bust Man With 243 Kilos of High Grade MarijuanaA shipment of 243 kilos of marijuana compressed – the variety known as “High Red”, was seized by the security forces in Limon. According to police reports, it is a highly addictive drug cultivated in a South American country. The marijuana was transported in a Land Cruiser. The agents were checking the cars traveling on […]
- Drug Ring Busted in CartagoFour women were leaders of a drug ring that controlled the sale of crack and marijuana in Three Rivers and Concepcion areas in the province of Cartago. Agents of the Drug Control Police (PCD) were watching the woman for several weeks and this morning the executed search warrants. During the operation they found 227 doses […]