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Costa Rican domestic consumption contracted during the first quarter after being the engine of the economy for most of 2011. During the first three months the consumption rate was merely…

San Jose, Costa Rica – If the goal of the Costa rican government is to make more and more people leave the country then they are  doing a great job. Before,…

San Jose, Costa Rica – Authorities found more than 150 roosters and 243 people including 20 minors. In a swift action taken on the evening of May 21st  la Fuerza Pública…

Beyond visiting the beaches, adventure activities, surfing and fishing, there are a lot of tourists coming to Costa Rica every day to go into the woods to observe animals and…

Paris, France  – When in San Jose, Costa Rica was 1 am, President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla, was having  breakfast in Paris at  9 am and in the luxurious lounge…

The deputy judge of the Second Division of the Supreme Court, Fernando Bolaños Cespedes, who was investigated for his offer for a pension contract, resigned last week. The decision was communicated…

Good news aspiring immigrants! Amendments made to the Costa Rican residency laws have significantly lowered the requirements to qualify for rentista status.The status is given to foreigners who have a…

Without receiving  help, Alicia Zuniga, 99, would probably be sitting in a chair, looking out the window of a nursing home, away from her family and community.  This poor, elderly…