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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...

Costa Rica has long been known as a place where feeling a connection to the Earth and nature is an essential part of daily life. When the planet responds with its own primal forces, the impact here is as...

In 2014, many regions of Costa Rica experienced months of water rationing. This year has been worse. But what’s going on – don’t we live in the tropics, isn’t water abundant in rainforest regions?Blaming the Weather Doesn’t Address the...

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) officially began their Efficient Vehicle Acquisition Program (PAVE) last week, which already has 15 people who have shown interest in changing their vehicles under this eco-friendly proposition.This program is a pilot project...

The ferry service between Puntarenas and Playa Naranjo has been suspended indefinitely as of Sunday due to strong winds and dangerous waves in the North Pacific.The announcement was made ​​by Coonatramar, the company responsible for providing the service, on...