Tag: San Jose
Yolanda Oreamuno Unger: A Successful Woman’s Story
Yolanda Oreamuno Unger was a Costa Rican writer (born in San José, Costa Rica, April 8th, 1916 – died in Federal District, Mexico, July...
Discover the Main Attractions of San José!
San José is a capital city, a province and, additionally, the main center of human concentration in Costa Rica. It is located in the...
Green Initiative Proposes Reforesting the GAM to Combat Climate Change
Not long ago, San José was a wild city. Interwoven with the novelty of urban and natural green, the rich biodiversity is quickly being...
Municipality of San Jose Offers Recreational Areas with the Intenet Via Wifi
The Superintendence of Telecommunications (Sutel) will provide free wireless internet in public spaces of the country, as part of the programs of the National...
San Jose: A Piece of Heaven
This autonomous territory, that is, San José, is known as the capital of our country, and is also the head of the province that...
Volunteers Collected about 1 Ton of Trash Last Weekend
A great day of garbage collection was held last Saturday, June 1st, in which it was possible to remove from the streets and sidewalks...
Municipal Nursery of San José Will Produce 16 Thousand Trees
A new tree nursery located in Pavas will produce 16,000 trees and shrubs to contribute to the tree planting process of different parks and...
5,210 Plastic Bottles Were Used in Brand Designs for the “Fashion Week” of San...
The problem of plastics was the inspiration for Costa Rican designers Óscar Hernández and Donato Morales to create the collection they will present on...
San José Downtown Is Being Repopulated
In Latin American cities, the role that central plazas had assumed as ceremonial, religious, governmental, and commercial nuclei, but also of and for social...
New KLM Direct Flights from Amsterdam 4 Times per Week to Guanacaste
KLM -Dutch leading airline- is expanding its network with the opening of the Guanacaste Liberia (LIR) flight, in Costa Rica. With the start of...
Gray Hawk Hailed Bird Lovers in San José
Last Tuesday, very early in the morning, a gray hawk was seen on the balcony of a tower apartment in Sabana. To this bird,...
Intense Earthquake Shakes a Large Part of Costa Rica
Today, at 7:44 am, an intense earthquake shook much of the national territory of Costa Rica.
The tremor that, according to OVSICORI, had a 5.4,...
The Artistic Face of San José
The heart of San José returned to transform itself into a giant stage for the different artistic expressions to show the pleasant face of...
Costa Rica Fights Childhood Cancer
Every February 15 the world commemorates International Children's Cancer Day. This special date was instituted in 2001 in order to raise awareness of cancer...
Cleaning Beaches, Cities, and Rivers Gains Momentum in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama for...
Each year, the purpose for Costa Ricans to provide greater care to our planet gains more and more strength by the way 2019 began,...
Costa Rica Starts 2019 with a Firm Ecological Commitment!
Every year, new collective purposes are taken in Costa Rica to provide greater care to our planet. 2019 began with major initiatives that have...
A Project Will Provide Free Internet in Public Spaces of Costa Rica
Telecable, a telecommunications company with 100% Costa Rican capital, was awarded to implement in 170 sites the ambitious project of "Connected Public Spaces" of...
98 Thousand Families Connected to a Program that Seeks to Reduce the Digital Gap
A total of 98,147 families throughout the country have successfully formalized the "Hogares Conectados" (Connected Homes) service assignment process.
The objective of this program is...
Come and Enjoy the “Zapote Festivities” of San José in This Holiday Season!
Zapote is a district of the canton of San José, located east of the city. They have a special holiday celebration that takes place...
AC Marriott Opens Its First Hotel Gem in Costa Rica
Marriott International was founded in 1993 when Marriott Corporatión was divided into 2 companies: Marriott International and Host Marriott Corporation. In 1995, Marriott International...
San José Will Add More Than 400 Bike Parking Posts
This week began the placement of more than 100 bike parking posts in different sites of the capital city. The Municipality of San José...
Thumping On The Beach, Pura Vida Style
Located in Guanacaste, in the Nicoya Peninsula, on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, Tamarindo used to be a quaint fishermen's village. Tamarindo has warm, pristine...
The Awesome Turrialba Volcano: A Natural Wonder of Our Country
The Turrialba is one of the most active volcanoes in our country. Its last eruptive cycle began in October 2014, presenting the highest activity...
I First Overheard The Phrase Pura Vida About An Hour After Arriving to Costa...
During the month-long trip, I planned on spending half the week teaching English in the capital through the local organization Maximo Nivel, and the...
Francisco Amighetti: A Renowned Costarican Artist
He was born in San Jose in 1907, a great painter, engraver and writer from Costa Rica. Having made more than 500 works, mostly engravings,...
Smart-Bike System Gets to Costa Rica
San José may be the 1st city in Central America to have a smart-bike rental system that facilitates the transport of people, promotes clean...
Emirates and JetBlue Open Shared Route to Connect San José with Dubai
The Technical Council of Civil Aviation approved the request of the Emirates Airlines and JetBlue Airways airlines, for the operation of flights under the...
Know The Requirements for Obtaining The Tico Passport for The Very First Time
One of the most important documents for any citizen of a country, aside from its identification, is his passport.
The passport is a legal document...
A Basic Tourist Recommendations Guide to Read Before Traveling to Costa Rica
Costa Rica receives thousands of tourists from different parts of the world every day. This responds, among other facts, to the great biodiversity of...
Viewpoints that You Should Know When Traveling to Costa Rica
One of the characteristics that best define Costa Rica is its impressive landscapes. The Costa Rican territory has a great variety of climates and...
Cable Car of Costa Rica’s Rainforest
Costa Rica has a rich biodiversity that allows it to be filled with masterful flora and fauna. This includes a long list of forests,...
Reasons to Meet Costa Rica on Your Holidays
Latin America has countries of extraordinary beauty, as well as environmental and cultural diversity. Many are the destinations that you should visit at least...
What Kind of Clothes Should You Bring on Your Trip to Costa Rica?
When making a suitcase to take a trip, whether, on tourism, work or fun, it is important to know certain characteristics of the place...
Construction of New Coca Cola Plant in Liberia Will Generate 250 Jobs
The construction of the new concentrate plant of Coca-Cola Company, in Liberia, Guanacaste, will generate 250 direct jobs during the next 17 months.
The announcement...
Colorful and Majestic Costa Rican Costumes
Costa Rica is identified as a country full of love for its culture, generated precisely from the multicultural ancestry. Before talking about the typical...
5 Tips to Have An Unforgettable Honeymoon in Costa Rica
One of the most special moments for a couple is to choose their honeymoon trip. If you are going to get married, and you...
Best Destinations to Stay in Costa Rica
Costa Rica occupies a special place in the heart of tourists from all over the world, so much so that in recent years it...
New Aerial Monorail Metro System for Costa Rica
Through presentations and interviews, a new project has been announced for Costa Rica. It has to do with the Aerial Monorail; a solution to...
Why is July 4th Celebrated in the United States?
On July 4th, 1776, the United States achieved its independence from the United Kingdom, thus beginning the first representative democratic republic in the history...
Celebrate Father’s Day Costa Rican Style
This Sunday, June 17th, Father's Day will be celebrated in Costa Rica. This is the day where families meet to share with those men...
