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After years of existing largely as an environmentalist’s fantasy, commercial production of biofuels for the world civil aviation industry is slowly becoming a fact, with production starting up across three continents.The leading contenders for biofuel feedstocks are jatropha and camelina,...

The XIV Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (Foromic 2011) will be hosted in San José, Costa Rica from October 10-12, 2011.The forum, a microfinance and microenterprise development event in Latin America and the Caribbean, is organized by the Multilateral Investment Fund...

Costa Rica’s offshore investment has increased steadily over the past 15 years.The largest areas of growth is still real estate, but new growth sectors in Biofuels and Medical Travel has seen a sharp rise in the past 5 years.Costa...

The project aims to equip rural students and teachers with computers, connect them to the Internet, and provide training.

After a year of effort and a few thousand dollars, Layne and I have finally accomplished our goal of becoming legal residents here in Costa Rica.

Mark your calendars! Big sales can be found at all Walmart stores in Costa Rica starting this Friday.

Now you might think that paddling a kayak is too strenuous for us retirement age folks, but you’d be wrong. With little exertion, we glided smoothly over the swells with calm morning winds brushing our faces...

Many of us have been wondering about it as we shop in our local super markets. Now the World Bank has confirmed our suspicion. Food prices have indeed gone up over the past year.

The United States and Canada utilize the escrow process when it comes to purchasing real estate - but what about Costa Rica?