The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The third edition of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week San Jose famous for highlighting the designer masterminds will feature Costa Rican fashion, for three days.
After 27 entries that were strictly evaluated, eight designers (five...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This past week Costa Rica announced its invitation to join OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), an international organization for advancing industrialized nations and emerging nations.
Excerpt from ODEC Press Release on Costa...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Seventh Summit of the Americas begins today in Panama City, Panama. For this Summit, scheduled for April 10-11, 2015, the central theme is “Prosperity with Equity: The Challenge of Cooperation in...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica Travel - On a platform at the back of a speed boat, in the middle of the ocean, a man secured my harness a second time. Soon, I felt the...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - While Costa Rica’s Foreign Direct Investment target of $1.9 million for 2014 was exceeded, growth slowed with an overall decrease of 21% compared to 2013. The Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE)...
A Canadian naval vessel, the HMCS Whitehorse, in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy participated in a large drug raid last month on the Pacific high seas off the coast of Costa Rica. Information on the...
The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry released a statement on Wednesday of this week, announcing its plans to close the canals and repair damages to Isla Portillos caused by Nicaraguan dredging.
Territorial problems and border disputes in Central America have always...
Shortly after 3 am last night, many residency of Alajuela south and west were awakened by a 4.6 Earthquake in Vara Blanca. There was no damage and no one was hurt.
The quake was felt throughout the Central Valley.
The area...
The humble and tropical coconut: we couldn’t live without it. Utilized by the culinary industry for its rich cream and sweet flesh, its aromatic fragrance also means that it belongs to the beauty and cosmetics industry as well.
It is...
Climatologists are warning of a rare “double El Niño” event for this year. Several months ago it was just speculation. However, this month more climatologists have issued warnings.
A Double El Niño means two consecutive years of warmer than average...
