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Panama's parliament is accelerating the process to revoke a controversial law allowing the sale of land in Latin America's largest duty free zone.Faced with violent protests in last week, the Panamanian government abandoned plans to sell state lands in...

Latin America - In Chile, the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, raised the ideas of creating a common currency in Latin America to remain competitive in the current context of economic globalization.Correa said the "regional currency" would protect small...

Banco de Costa Rica, Banco Popular, National Bank weigh in on rising interest rates and demand for more ColonesPublic banks say competitive reasons causing rising interest rates. Between September and October, the base rate moved between 10% and 11%,...

Located in the heart of Santa Ana, the fastest growing residential and commercial areas of San José, this La Rosaleda condominium is perfect for the metro life style.Santa Ana Central Valley Costa Rica Real Estate Condominium PropertyBedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1.5 Price: $215,000 USD Interior: 1,776...

Surrounded by lush virgin primary forest, with river frontage, this large 7,754m2 Costa Rica Property also has an in-ground pool and 3 tilapia and shrimp production ponds and is located in La Esperanza de Piedades, 10 kilometers north of...

An elegant, luxury home with style; this large 350m2 home sits on a beautiful 460m2 lot that is perfectly designed inside and outside. This is a must see home only minutes from downtown San Ramon, Costa Rica.San Ramon...

Despite severe rain that has drenched certain areas of Costa Rica recently, the first eight months of the year we have had 18% less than average nationally. The North Caribbean Region, ranging from Rio San Juan to Limon, has...

Costa Rica weather to be affected by Tropical Storm Sandy for next couple days: Several areas of the southern area of the Central Valley were affected by landslides and flooding from the impact of Tropical Storm Sandy, located 440...

Costa Rican NGO, Fundación Rahab, dedicated to combating human trafficking and sex trade, won second prize for the 2012 Vidanta Foundation Award "Contributions to the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean."This award has the...

Costa Rica Rica Earthquake Update: Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), said this morning that after yesterday's strong 6.6 quake, which occurred at 06:45 pm, in Nicoya Cangrejal in Guanacaste, 260 aftershocks have occurred.They said the strongest...