Culture & Lifestyle

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Aguirre, the sixth canton of the province of Puntarenas, has decided to change its name and return to its roots under the name Quepos.On Tuesday, lawmakers approved a bill that restores Aguirre to...

Costa Rica, like any other place on the planet, has it's own quirky ways to let you know it's that time of year again: Christmas.Thankfully, gaudily lit houses flashing in-time to the same Christmas carol for hours on end...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - In their online course “The Science of Happiness”, UC Berkeley measured the subjective happiness of more than 40,000 students from 58 countries. The Qualtrics survey measured happiness according to several metrics, including loneliness,...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - It’s exhilarating when the ground shifts under policies once thought permanent and unchangeable—when the unthinkable becomes commonsense. That is happening today with drug policy, and Costa Rica has an opportunity to be part...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Through a tweet, Deputy Ronald Vargas, member of the Broad Front for the province of Guanacaste, spoke in favor of the province discussing the possibility of autonomy and separating itself from Costa Rica.Hoy...

In recent years, Costa Rica has experienced a boom in real estate and property investment from foreigners in this marvelous spot in Central America

Costa Rica is renowned for its adventure tourism, from skydiving to zip lining to scuba diving.  What many people don’t realize is that in addition to these common adrenaline junky activities, Costa Rica also offers a one-of-a-kind spiritual opportunity...

The idea of owning a beachfront property in the tropics is a dream of many people - who hasn’t thought about that? However, many become perplexed once they start hearing about “concession” vs “titled” on Costa Rica beachfront properties

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Closing out the year with ambition for a greener tomorrow, over 200 journalists, advocates, and world leaders in ecotourism came together for the Fourth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Tourism.  Hosted by the...

Hollywood, Florida: October 23, 2013 – Alternative Fuels Americas, Inc. (AFAI), an advanced biofuels company, announced today that United Biofuels of America (UBA) has joined AFAI’s Project Jetropha.“UBA has been recognized by Shell Oil as a top biofuels enterprise”,...