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The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – This week in Geneva, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera called for information on environmental impact from Nicaragua regarding the planned $50 billion canal project - formally called the Nicaraguan Canal and...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - On June 8, 2015, Costa Rica President Luis Guillermo Solís addressed the UN in Geneva. Solis called on the world’s developed nations to understand the importance and value of providing more economic support...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica and China first officially established diplomatic ties in 2007 and their relationship has been developing exponentially ever since. Costa Rica is the only Central American country with which China has official...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica has approved its first Gay Common Law Marriage and become the first country in Central America to do so.Gerald Castro, 37, and Cristian Zamora, 45, began their legal battle for...

The Central Pacific region of Costa Rica has seen the biggest real estate boom in Central American history.Since then other regions of Costa Rica, such as the north Pacific and south Pacific have seen good growth, explosive growth in...

The Gen Xers’ expatriation movement is already well underway.Though the oldest Generation Xer is now 50 to 54 (depending on the date cutoffs given), the Gen X population is growing and are hot on the heels of the baby...

The sleeping giant awoke in October of 2014, erupting numerous times since, causing airport closures, evacuations and national alerts.Starting Monday, May 11th, Geologists from the Observatory on Volcanology and Seismology of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), have been on alert closely...

In December 2014, work began on the Nicaragua Grand Canal, a 175-mile-long canal through Nicaragua connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Nicaragua canal could eventually service 5 percent of the world’s cargo traffic. Advocates of the canal state...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rica economy has slowed in a readjustment phase due to a continuing global economic slowdown.First quarter 2015 production growth in Costa Rica is struggling. Annual growth in February 2015 was 2.2...

May 1 was Labor Day in Costa Rica as well as an important day in the Costa Rican government and legislative body. Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly, comprised of 57 lawmakers, form a new leadership and new committees in the Assembly.Lawmakers...