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A Haven in Heaven! Turn-key, fully loaded, fully furnished, this opulent, beautiful and precision crafted master piece is a unique, one-of-a-kind home in a quiet rural neighborhood in San Pedro, San Ramon Costa Rica. Incredible craftsmanship, this open concept,...

Costa Rica’s state-owned gas and oil refiner RECOPE is looking for Costa Rica to increase natural gas usage as an energy source, a change requiring an investment of over $180 million.Many feel this is a wise choice as natural...

While USA has been largely absent in Central and South America, Chins has been in Latin America news almost on a daily basis.China Costa Rica Free trade Agreements and bi-lateral relations continue at an exponential rate and continues with...

Meet Lady Gaga backstage in Costa RicaLady Gaga in Costa Rica… have you heard? Posters, billboards, pre-scalped tickets (yeah right!), t-shirts and backstage, all-inclusive contests;One contest, Meet Lady Gaga backstage in Costa Rica to benefit The Young Storytellers Foundation,...

The United States and Costa Rica announced in September the first eleven favored Costa Rica environmental projects with money from the second debt-for-nature granted by the U.S. government in 2010.The eleven projects NGOs will receive a total of $...

Nicaragua Volcano Activity to be InvestigatedA team of experts in seismology and geophysics Cuba began an investigation to assess recent seismic and volcanic events that occurred in Nicaragua, said a representative from the specialist group.The Cuban delegation, headed by...

Costa Rica Coffee Industry to Host International ConferenceIn November, Costa Rica will host the International Conference on Coffee Science ASIC, the world's largest conference on the crop. It will be held for the first time in Central America, announced...

Small Business In Costa Rica Gets Boost from European UnionThe European Union (EU) will give a donation of 4 million euros (5.2 million dollars) to Costa Rica to support SMEs in meeting international requirements for export.The project called PROCALIDAD,...

Privatization has struggled for many decades in Central America, but as regimes and dictators have lost power, and governmental bodies in Central America has failed to lift Central Americas from poverty, crime and corruption, and as more money flows...

Ayales Edgar, Minister of Finance and the Legislature recognized that during the preparation of the national budget with Roberto Gallardo, planning was minimal and the meetings were only to discuss the budget concerns.The Revenue Commission and Public Expenditure detailed...