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Port of Limon Costa RicaRodrigo Bolaños, President of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), said this year may reduce the level of the country's exports, the result of global economic conditions, coupled with slower growth in the international...

Among the many celebrations that European and American ex-pats have brought to Costa Rica, Valentine’s Day is a holiday that has been embraced by native Costa Ricans and foreigners alike. Known as “ Dia de Los Enamorados”,, literally translated...

Casa Montserrat in Escazú, Costa Rica is one of the few Luxury Coffee Estates on the market.Have you ever thought about owning your own coffee plantation? Owning a luxury home on a wine vineyard has been a dream of...

The annual Carnival of Puntarenas is one of the most anticipated Parties of the year in the country, attracting lots of people nationally and internationally.Known to the locals as the 'Pearl of the Pacific,' Puntarenas is a historic port...

European UnionThe head of the delegation of the European Commission for Central America and Panama, the Spanish Francisco Javier Sandomingo said this past week that Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama agreed to ratify the partnership agreement signed...

"Unfair to women". said President Laura Chinchilla on the latest data released by CID Gallup poll, indicating that 72% of women and 71% of men consider that the odds are low that a woman will be president again of...

Earthquakes in Costa Rica are common because the regions unquie structure. four plates converge in the region, the Cocos plate, the Nazca plate, the Caribbean plate and the Panama microplate. Further the thinnest mantle on the globe is found...

Vice President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro (Archive Photo)Latin America News - The vice president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, read a letter from President Hugo Chavez addressed to other leaders in the region during the First Summit of the Community...

Costa Rica News - The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, on the final day of the Summit of CELAC, asked Latin American countries unite to regulate commerce in firearms and to "fight illegal flows north to south. ""I...

Guaymie Indians on the Osa Peninsula (ariverofhope.org)Costa Rica News - The government and indigenous groups of Costa Rica established a dialogue to address various issues related to land tenure and development plans for communities, said an official source.The initiation...