Paypal Merchant Services in Costa Rica VIA Banco National

After years of wondering if the day would ever come, today Costa Rican e-commerce got the boost it was looking for. Leading online payment processor, Paypal, today announced their alliance with Banco National (BN). What this means is that now, online s…

Costa Rica – ALL SALES FINAL!

Having spent any amount of time in Costa Rica, one quickly realizes that customer service is not that high on the agenda. I’ll be the first to tell you that Costa Ricans are incredibly generous people and will bend over backwards to help a person…

Costa Rican Police Officer In Deep Water Over Nazi Photos

Photographs published on the Facebook profile of Murdock Ronald Herrera, an official of the security forces(police), are causing a stir. Murdoc appears in uniform, conjuring gestures and emblems of the Nazi ideology. These photographs were reported to …

Gas Prices In Costa Rica Will Reached Highest On Record

According to data provided by the press office of the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP), the fuel price will increase this month. The ARESEP informed to the press that the increases will be made before the end of April with a 22¢ incre…

Many People Question Loosely Used Term “Affordable” When Talking About Real Estate in Costa Rica

We all read about it, hear about and watch it advertised on television, but some people question the loosely used term of being “affordable” when talking about purchasing real estate in Costa Rica. For years Costa Rica was head to head with…

Costa Rica In The Social Hot Seat Over Pantera Photos

OIJ on Monday asked two young men who posted photos of a decapitated black panther head on Facebook, about the circumstances leading to them acquiring it. These photographs have sparked anger and outrage of many users of the social network Facebook. An…