Former Costa Rica President Jose Maria Figueres participated in the World Future Energy Summit 2012 held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 15-17 as guest of His Highness Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and guest of Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of MASDAR the sponsor of WFES. Mr. Figueres spoke [...]
Most of us would have to get a map to know where Costa Rica is located. It is not a country that has been in the news. It has no army. It is not a country that has called attention to itself due to hunger and poverty because it has the ability to feed itself [...]
Teatro Jaco announces the second production of its inaugural season: 17 Border Crossings. This internationally acclaimed play arrives at Teatro Jaco Costa Rica directly from Madrid on a world tour. Following the enormously successful “A Christmas Carol” Teatro Jaco announces the second production of its inaugural season: 17 Border Crossings. This internationally acclaimed play arrives at Teatro [...]
Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Foreign direct investment in Costa Rica rose 52 percent to a record $1.56 billion in the first nine months of 2011 on increased spending by technology and telecommunications companies. Investment in the Central American country’s free-trade zone, where U.S. corporations such as Intel Corp., International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. [...]
While many Costa Ricans are very disappointed in the play of the Costa Rican Men’s National Team, they should be excited about the Woman’s team. VANCOUVER — Costa Rica defeated Cuba 2-0 in a dominant performance Thursday to open play in the CONCACAF women’s Olympic soccer qualifying tournament at BC Place. Costa Rica controlled the early [...]
You do not have to lose curb appeal to have a self-sufficient homestead as Mykal Blueskyes illustrates to you in his lovely rendering here. Views differ from one to another on how to build a self-sufficient lifestyle, and the amount of space necessary to build a self-sustaining homestead. This is my version of what it [...]
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – Sweat slid down the cheeks of more than 30 men wearing shoulder pads, helmets and shorts during a recent football practice at the La Sabana Metropolitan Park in the nation’s capital. Between shouts and gestures indicating the extent of their physical strain, the Rhinos – an American football team – [...]
To compliment Germany’s commitment to environmental issues,the German Development Minister arrived at Costa Rica to commence a three-day visit to discuss trade and promote environmental conservation and renewable projects with Costa Rica. Niebel with a delegation of 27 people including representatives of German renewable energy and sustainable tourism businesses started with going to see a [...]
How two friends made a dream about early retirement come true in Central America The first thing I see each morning when I step out on the porch of my home in Costa Rica is the ever-changing Gulf of Nicoya. As I write this (in September), it’s the rainy season, which means there are a [...]
Central America and especially Costa Rica has seen a large surge in Biofuel initiative. There new Biofuel cooperative projects, intercropping (with food and oil bearing plants) development, including a new investment wave called Multi Purpose Real Estate, United Biofuels Of America (UBA) Investing in bio-fuel is profitable in the short term and long term and [...]
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