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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...

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...

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...

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...