First San Jose Location Opening Just Five Months after Signing Agreement MIAMI, Mar 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Miami-based Pollo Tropical® announces the opening of its first franchised restaurant in Costa Rica, in San Jose’s main square: Parque Central. The opening marks the first of what it hopes will be at least five Pollo Tropical [...]
Mark Mead of Mead Brown Costa Rica is 1 of only 40 villa rental agents in the world named to the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler villa rental agent list for 2012. Playa Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (PRWEB) March 20, 2012 - Mark Mead, president of Mead Brown Costa Rica Vacation Rentals, has again been named the [...]
Napa Valley wine consultant Kerry Damskey has pioneered Costa Rica’s first commercial winery. Damskey told Decanter.com he planted 4ha of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Grenache in December 2011. The winery and vineyards are located above the small city of Copey in central Costa Rica, at an altitude of 2000m. ‘Costa Rica will present [...]
NEW DELHI: Latin American nation Costa Rica today sought Indian investments and cooperation in the field of automobiles, biotechnology and agri food products. The two countries are negotiating an agreement to promote investment and bilateral business relations. In 2010-11, the two-way trade was USD 156 million. “We believe there is a great potential for bilateral [...]
Dallas, Texas, and Mumbai, India (March 21, 2012): Aegis Limited, a global outsourcing services provider and part of the $17 billion Essar Group, announced today that it is expanding its footprint in Costa Rica by opening a 900‐seat call center in Rohrmoser, San Jose, Costa Rica. “Costa Rica has played a vital part of our [...]
Gabriela Llobet is the Director General for the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency, CINDE. Gabriela joined CINDE in July 2007. Prior to joining CINDE, she worked with INTEL for approximately 3 years as the Corporate Affairs Manager for INTEL Costa Rica. Previous to that, she was appointed by the Government of Costa Rica as Viceminister [...]
NARANJO, Costa Rica—Coffee producers in the heart of this region that grows top-notch beans learned a tough lesson in 2001, the last time prices sank: Even gourmet coffee can leave a bitter taste. This time, they are better prepared. Prices of arabica beans, the kind coveted by connoisseurs for their mild taste, have hit 17-month [...]
Costa Rica’s Congress last night gave initial approval to an overhaul of the tax system aimed at paring a fiscal deficit equal to more than 5 percent of gross domestic product. The legislation now awaits a Supreme Court ruling on opposition allegations that its fast-track treatment by lawmakers was unconstitutional. The tribunal takes an average 18 months [...]
Biofuels is on the rise… again. The first time some painful lessons were learned for fast-in investors. This time the focus is on second generation biofuels and Central America. First generation: Why so bad? Some of it´s obvious and has been covered before: using petroleum-based fertilizer to grow corn, which is sprayed with petroleum-based pesticides [...]
In Latin America, many regard the United States as somewhat of a colossus to the North. Symbols of red, white and blue have long contrasted with cultural and political ideals south of the border due to heritage and customs. Today, if nations are to effectively collaborate, it is most often on the waves of an [...]
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