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The process to obtain residency in Costa Rica is a process, which basically means it is a Bureaucratic hassle to try and get started even.  However, new procedures have finally made it easier… in one aspect anyhow.For those who...

A brand new initiative designed to identify properties using a ‘cadastral map’ has been implemented by the Registro Nacional (National Register) in Costa Rica.  A new real estate certificate will include a two dimensional aerial view of the land or...

New York, NY, February 17, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The very creative entertainment organization Mark Lugo Creative Entertainment ventures out into the Latin American market and opens an office in San Jose, Costa Rica, announced Josh Greene, Vice-president of Operations for...

Canada and Costa Rica have concluded a second round of talks on the improvement of their existing free trade agreement (FTA).The successful conclusion of this stage in negotiations was announced by Canada's Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and...

Opening of Aloft Bogota Airport and Aloft San Jose in Costa RicaSTAMFORD, Conn., Feb 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With the highly anticipated debut of Aloft Bogota Airport in Colombia this past December 10th, and Aloft San Jose, Costa...

Amidst the political and social turbulence that plagues many of the Latin America countries, Costa Rica has been able to sidestep that. The economic, political and social stability of Costa Rica is one characteristic that has distinguished it through...

One of the many great things about retirement in Costa Rica is the quality and affordability of domestic help and other manual labor. Maids, cooks, gardeners, childcare workers or property caretakers are all a bargain compared to North American...

Over the years, terms like construction, development and real estate have failed to take into consideration the words sustainability and environmental well-being. In fact, so much so that infrastructural development tends to take place at the cost of natural...

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) plans to open its first Costa Rican location in May as the world’s largest coffee- shop chain boosts its presence in the region.Since announcing plans to enter the Central American market in August 2010, Starbucks has...

A few nights ago when friends were over for dinner, we were relaxing and talking over glasses of wine in our back patio “dining room” when one of us looked up toward the ceiling and spied a large black...