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Food Inflation in Latin America Reached 10 % in October Highest in 3 Years

A report from October on Food inflation in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 10%, the highest rate in the last three years, said the regional office of the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The agency...

Costa Rica Is Among the 20 Largest Emerging Economies with Illicit Financial Flows

Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela are among the 20 largest developing countries and emerging economies that have illicit financial flows generated over the past decade; when the overall figure rose to nearly $ 6 billion according to a...

Costa Rica Coffee Exporters Claim that Organized Crime Steals Coffee Exports

Coffee exporters of Costa Rica reported today that they have had an unusual year and not by international prices or production problems, but because organized crime gangs have stolen 18 containers loaded with high quality Costa Rica coffee. The president...

Central American Presidents Start Summit without Laura Chinchilla

Nicaragua President, Daniel Ortega, opened the Summit of Heads of State of the Central American Integration System (SICA) XL last week, attended by four other Central American presidents, except for Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla. After welcoming their American colleagues in...

Costa Rica Nicaragua Proposed Wetland Border Dialogue before International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The Foreign Minister of Costa Rica Enrique Castillo, said today in Managua that Nicaragua has proposed that his country discuss border a wetland in the Caribbean, which both nations (Nicaragua and Costa Rica) claim as their own and have...

Venezuela rejects Obama’s “outrageous statements” on Chavez

Latin America News - On Friday the Venezuela government rejected statements by President Barack Obama on Venezuela and Hugo Chavez. "Obviously the most important thing to remember is that the future of Venezuela should be in the hands of the...

Los Angeles House with Large Lot – Rent or Buy

This home is perfect for retirement with very low maintenance, privacy, and 5 minutes to an expat community, at only $130,000 USD to own and $400 as a rental, this house and property makes our Best Opportunity List. Los...

Two Earthquakes Shake Costa Rica this AM December 13 2012

This morning Costa Rica again felt two earthquake. Preliminary data indicate the entire country felt them. According to the report of the Earthquake Engineering Laboratory of the first quake was presented at about 11:16:17 with a magnitude of 5.2 and...

Annual Jaco Costa Rica Fiestas Kicks Off

The Annual Jaco Costa Rica Fiestas kicked off this year from December 7 - 9, and will continue the weekend of 14th thru to the 16th. The main event is the "tope" which is a Costa Rican tradition, where the...

San Jose Costa Rica Metropolitan Lifestyle Growing

For a majority of the 20th century, San José Costa Rica was primarily an agricultural city. But after the post-war baby boom (1948), large scale urban migration completely transformed the capital next few decades. Explosive growth between the 1950’s...
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Oktoberfest Festival: Costa Rica Prepares for Its 13th Edition

The Costa Rica Oktoberfest, one of the most acclaimed and anticipated festivals by the public, returns this year with...