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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Expats have long been attracted to Costa Rica for many reasons; accessibility, safety, low cost of living, beautiful beaches, modern inexpensive health care, some of the best real estate opportunities in Central America, good infrastructure, lush tropical rainforests, ocean,...

A strong earthquake shook various parts of the country at 12:55 am The quake was felt in San Jose, Heredia and Alajuela some areas, according to the as far as Guanacaste.The revised report Seismological and Volcanological Observatory of Costa...