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The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica authorities arrested five Colombians, allegedly members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and 35 weapons were seized and 492 kilos of cocaine, officials said.The director of the Judicial Investigation...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Seventeen American countries will advocate for the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP19) in November for the creation of a working group for agriculture within the Convention United Nations Framework on...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Several Costa Rican schools have recently received over 5,000 desks made by inmates in prisons using recycled materials collected by the children themselves.The desks were delivered today at a school in San Jose...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica authorities today seized and destroyed a shipment of 2,500 kilos of rice smuggling into the country via the Nicaraguan border, said an official source.The State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) of the Ministry...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Internet sales company Amazon announced today that it will expand its operation centers in Costa Rica, which will create 700 new jobs in areas such as customer service, administrative and human resources."We...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Andaz Papagayo Peninsula, where the Hyatt hotel chain sits, which will open on December 20th, has announced the hiring of 300 new jobs aimed specifically at people in the area of Guanacaste.According...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A delegation from the European Parliament (EP) in Managua today highlighted the importance of the implementation of the Association Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Central America to launch the pillars of...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The fast pace of modern life, drinks that dissolve quickly in water and the aging of traditional coffee drinkers in Costa Rica have caused a fall in the consumption of this local drink,...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) announced a 4.1% reduction in premium gasoline and 4% in regular, which will come into force soon.This lowers the price of a liter of super gasoline...

A small country in Central America with only 4.8 million inhabitants is one of the countries with the highest quality of life. What makes Costa Rica so special for both foreigners and inhabitants? It is said that the people...