For as long as we can remember people have questioned the validity of life beyond Earth. They hold onto the notion that our planet came to be in a Goldilocks Zone where all the perfect conditions were met to...
Costa Rica has gone twelve consecutive months with an inflation whose interannual variation is negative.
This has had repercussion on wage increases, which have remained practically at zero.
Inflation is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), managed by the National Institute of...
Since 2015, the weather phenomenon El Nino has caused floods and droughts around the world. It ended in May of this year, but La Nina, the reverse phenomenon, could manifest itself again in the third quarter of 2016, according...
After being stalled in Costa Rica's legislative assembly for months an animal welfare bill has finally been passed by President SolÃs' administration. Up until now, animal abuse was only considered a minor offense in Costa Rica and anyone found...
Red taxis are still preferred by the majority of Costa Ricans over Uber, the ride-hailing service application. Uber's service and way of operating has gained great popularity since then. This information was revealed by a survey developed by the Interdisciplinary...
Regional growth will be led by Dominican Republic (6.0%), Panama (5.9%), Nicaragua and Bolivia (4.5%), and Costa Rica (4.3%) at the end of the year, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
ECLAC released its economic...
Space is often considered the final frontier, but planet earth's oceans are a much greater mystery. Today it is estimated that nearly 95% of the world's oceans have been explored. New species are discovered nearly everytime someone attempts a...
It isn't easy being green. It means taking an ethical approach to conserving, protecting, and enjoying the environment to the fullest extent, while striving to minimize your environmental footprint. In this sense, hotels have to do a lot more than recycle paper and...
By using extensions, renovations, and even environmental projects, hotels keep the tourism in Guanacaste flowing. This is coupled with the high flow of passengers to the airport in Liberia and the small domestic terminals of Tamarindo and Nosara.
In terms...
President Barack Obama announced an expansion of the program for Central American refugees fleeing violence in their countries of origin. This happened on the day that the Democratic National Convention included an undocumented immigrant among their opening speakers, actress...
