Ad Astra Rocket Company lead by Costa Rican physicist, mechanical-engineer and former NASA astronaut, Franklin Chang, signed an agreement with Aethera Technologies Limited, and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to receive additional funding for the development of the VASIMR® engine. The financing of $1.5 million, “Provides a measure of Canada’s long-term vision of the importance of high-power ele...

A group of U.S. citizens living in Costa Rica, gathered in front of the US embassy this Saturday to manifest against Trump’s immigration policies. Chanting “What is democracy? Resisting is Democracy!” and “We are ashamed!” while holding signs with messages like “Liberty for children in the boarder”, “No to families’ separation”, “They are refugees, please help them”, “Stop tearing families apar...

Photo Credit: La Nacion/ Alejandro Gamboa Madrigal. Canadian company Worldwide Charter Group (WWCG) rejected the fraud accusation made by Costa Rican travel agency DestinosTV. Jose Cortes, General Manager of Destinos TV publicly accused Worldwide Charter Group of fraud in a press conference held on June 19, in reference to over 300 Costa Rican travelers that were stranded in the county after...

The LGBTI diversity parade – Pride Costa Rica 2018 takes place this Sunday, July 1st and Government officials as well as several public and private institutions have confirmed their participation in this event and also their commitment to the defense of the rights of the LGBTI community. The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA), Cost...

Children in Costa Rica are enjoy their mid-term vacation period and it is the perfect time to visit the Children’s Museum in San Jose, where a new exhibit presents 16 animatronic dinosaurs that offer an incredible Jurassic experience. Family photo booth, activities and interactive devices, complete the exhibit “Jurassic Expedition – An Adventure Among Giants - that opens today (June 30) and wil...

Costa Rica is known to be a peaceful country covered in green nature and is also one of the happiest countries in the world, these are part of the reasons why the country has become an important destination for wellness and medical tourism including drug and alcohol treatment centers. Drug and alcohol addiction is a growing problem everywhere in the world, on the road to recovery many choose to...

An imposing figure, known for its activity, the Poás Volcano is a perfect example of how a “living mountain” can bring about diverse, exciting tourist attractions in the neighboring areas. In this case, this area includes the communities of Poás, Vara Blanca, Fraijanes, Poasito, Sarchí and Bajos del Toro. Just a few days away from the country's mid-term vacation, between July 2-13, this region ...

Air Canada announced the increase in the frequency of flights connecting Montreal, Canada to Liberia, Guanacaste, going from one to three flights a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) starting December 18, 2018; while flights from Toronto to Liberia will go from four a week to daily as of December 15, 2018, the increase in flights will maintain through April 2019, covering the high season. ...

The alert was given after 2 p.m., when penitentiary police at La Reforma prison in San Rafael, Alajuela first realized inmate Juan Jose Palacios Rivera was missing. The man (photo included) is a native of Nicaragua, and he was incarcerated October 2017 convicted of aggravated robbery and simple theft. Palacios was in a “trust” regime and worked in the prison’s kitchen, apparently, with the h...

A 54-year-old man became the first person in Costa Rica to receive the pension of his partner with who he lived many years and passed away in February 2016. The man, Roy Calderon, presented his request to receive the benefit to the National Direction of Pensions; however, the same was rejected back in December claiming that it did not fulfill the requirements as established in Article 8 of the ...

The Social Security Service (CCSS) in Costa Rica revealed that the institution invested over $246 thousand (USD) on the attention of Samuel one of the former siamese twins that underwent a separation surgery back in February 23, 2018 which extender for about 18 hours. “The data comes from an analysis carried out by the subarea of Hospital Expenses of the Financial Management, in which variables...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation and Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) which operates the escrow Route 1, announced that the first works for the route between La Sabana (San Jose) and San Ramon (Alajuela) will begin in the second semester of 2019. The announcement was made in a press conference at the Presidential House with the participation of President Carlos Alvarado, the Minister of...

The Ministry of Public Security in Costa Rica, headed by Michael Soto, has been carrying out mega-operations involving the different police forces in the country with the purpose of increasing security, preventing crimes and seizing drugs and firearms, in total 12 coordinated operations have taken place, in different areas of the country, since the new government took charge, but the total number...

You have probably already heard and read all about the advantages of dental tourism in Costa Rica, the high quality of services, the considerably cheaper rates, and, of course, the added value of visiting a beautiful country while at the same time taking care of your teeth. Traveling to Costa Rica to see a dentist makes all the sense in the world, but, in order to ensure you have a good experie...

Lebanese, Ziad Akl, has been in preventive imprisonment in Costa Rica for over one year and  was sentenced today to over 23 years of prison for six separate crimes. Ziad, is the brother of Elias Akl the man who was assassinated back in May 2017 outside a private school in Guachipelin, Escazu alleged to be drug related.  A report in Diario Extra states that Elias was the head of the Lebanese Maf...

Costa Rica says goodbye to the Russia World Cup with a draw in a match that was just a formality for the Ticos, the team had lost the possibility of getting past the group stage after loosing to Serbia and Brazil. The performance of the La Sele national soccer team has been strongly criticized in this World Cup, particularly because of the strategy which has consisted mostly in the defensive ga...

The community of San Ramon in La Virgen de Sarapiqui is taking matters in their own hands to promote Eco-Tourism in the area through the creation of a new trail to the Braulio Carrillo National Park. With the support of the San Carlos' headquarters of the Costa Rica Technological Institute (TEC), members of the community organized and have come up with the project that will be ready by early 20...

UnCruise Adventures announced their new options for 10 and 12 night cruises in Costa Rica and Panama which will begin April 2019 and carrying through September. UnCruise Adventures is known for its small ships that have capacity for 22-90 guests and carry adventure gear for travelers to enjoy kayaking, paddle boarding, hiking, biking, snorkeling, etc. "After a year of operating in Costa Rica...

Image for Illustration Purposes Only Information released by Channel 7 regarding the drug trafficking cell associated with a Mexican cartel operating in Costa Rica   which was dismantled by the Judiciary Investigative Police (OIJ) on May 26, used helicopters to move the drugs between Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. Channel 7 (Telenoticias) reports, numerous videos and photos were found on c...

A new report released today by the non-governmental organization, Nicaraguan Pro Human Rights Association (ANPDH in Spanish), confirms that the total number of victims that the conflict in this country has left since April 18 is 285, while 2500 have been injured, 156 are missing and 42 are permanently disabled; the report also details that among those who lost their live are 20 minors, 1 journalis...

Alaska Airlines announced this Tuesday the increase in the frequency of flights from three a week to daily in the route Los Angeles-San Jose, during the high season; while United Airlines confirmed the increase in frequency of the Chicago-San Jose flights. When it comes to Alaska Airlines the itinerary will operate from November 15 through the 26, 2018 and from December 16, 2018 to January 6, 2...

Usually when people visit the beach they worry about sharks or even sea snakes, crocodiles hardly every cross their minds, but the reality is that seeing crocodiles at the beaches is not uncommon, at least not in Costa Rica. Every year sightings of crocodiles swimming in the beaches are reported in Costa Rica, some of the beaches where this has happened include Tamarindo, Playas del Coco and Pa...

The morning Monday June 25th, the offices of the General Directorate of Migration in Costa Rica were abnormally crowded by Nicaraguans waiting to request refuge status. The government insists that the majority of the requests are coming from Nicaraguans that already reside in Costa Rica, however, the number of requests this Monday was of over 1,200 by 10 a.m., exceeding the normal average of 10...

The largest floating library, Logos Hope from OM Ships International will be arriving to Puntarenas Costa Rica October 25 and will be stationed at this port until November 12,2018. Logos Hope was transformed from a ferry into a ship and began its active service in February of 2009, it is operated by GBA Ships  a private non-profit, charitable organization based in Germany. “The ship remains ...

As informed by local news site, CRHoy.com, the Costa Rican government has plans to open an embassy in Stockholm, Sweden by end of this year or beginning of 2019. Epsy Campell, Vice-President of Costa Rica and Minister of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the information to CRHoy and also talked about the possibility of opening an embassy in Finland, however this will not happen in the near future sin...

Classes were cancelled in the public education system, the services in the public health centers were also affected and some roads were blocked, these were the results of the general strike organized by the labor unions this Monday to stand against the fiscal plan proposed by the Government. The Government, following legal, procedures has requested to the Attorney General of the Republic prese...

Three modern simulators are now being used by the Costa Rican Firefighters’ Academy to train their personnel. “The firefighter department has recently acquired three last generation simulators, one that simulates the driving of an emergency vehicle, another that simulates the pumping panel of an extinguishing unit, and a simulator of control and emergency strategy”, explains Ronny La Touche, ...

The crisis that has affected Nicaragua since mid-April and that has left over 200 deaths, including a 1 ½ year-old baby, according to the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh), has affected the Central American country not just socially but also economically. Commerce both in imports and exports has been affected as well as the tourism industry. Today Volaris airlines, for instance, an...

The Fiscal Control Police of the Ministry of Treasury conducted a search this Saturday in a storage in San Ramon, Alajuela where they found a large quantity of smuggled products. According to Irving Malespin, director of the Fiscal Control Police, explained that the operation was executed successfully thanks to the actions in conjunction with the Customs office of Peñas Blancas, location throug...

Migration Police in Costa Rica intercepted a bus aboard which were 80 Nicaraguans with irregular migratory status. The bus was detained close to the Juan Santamaria Airport in Alajuela and apparently it departed from La Cruz in Guanacaste. Migration Police checked the identities of each of the Nicaraguan natives; their situation will be clarified on Monday by the General Directorate of Migra...

The Abangares Eco-Museum usually doesn’t appear in the lists of “places you must visit” in tourism sites, many people, in fact, don’t even know it exists, but it is a wonderful place full of history and that offers visitors an insight to what the Tico “Gold Fever” was like back in the late XIX century and beginning of the XX century. The museum was founded in 1991 and it stands in the same pla...

The Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) announced the agreement with Apple Vacations to operate a new charter flight connecting Rockford, Illinois to Liberia, Guanacaste. The new flight will be operating once a week starting January 4th and through April 5, 2019. Apple Vacations is a travel agency that organizes vacation tour packages for North American tourists and operates its own charter pla...

The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, the Minister of Environment and Energy, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, international guests, personnel of the Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC) of the National System of Areas of Conservation (SINAC), celebrated the 40th anniversary of the declaration of Isla del Coco as a National Park. Alvarado reconfirmed the commitment of the government “to contin...

The 61,595 Costa Ricans that work in the corporate services sector, which are attracted by the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), added a total of US$3.125 million in exports, last year. This represents 72% of the knowledge-intensive services exports generated by the country. This group is comprised of corporate services and the information technology sectors (ICTs). It represents...

Photo Credit: ShowtimeBoxing Shields got the win with scores of 98-91, 97-92, 97-92 and earned, her second World Title in a very short time as a professional. The native of Michigan holds the World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Female Super Middleweight Champion (168 lbs.) and today won the IBF and WBA Female Middleweight World Titles (160 lbs). It was ...

The six-year old Costa Rican child that was found Tuesday afternoon abandoned and alone in Luckerville, Arizona near the border, will remain in the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the information was released by the Ministry of Public Affairs in Costa Rica. Mabel Segura, General Consul to Costa Rica in Los Angeles and Carmen Bermudez, Honorary Consul in Arizona, agr...

The Minister of Presidency, Rodolfo Piza, asked labor union leaders to reconsider their decision of going on strike this coming Monday, June 25 and asked them to continue the dialogue to reach a resolution regarding their opposition to the fiscal plan. The statements were made by Piza in the third meeting held with labor union leaders and which also included the participation of the Vice-Presid...

Both Costa Rica and Brazil had to look for the win in their match today in the Russia World Cup; after losing to Serbia 1-0 Costa Rica needed a positive result to remain alive in Group E; Brazil previously tied with Switzerland 1-1 and also needed to secure its position. Brazil came out pressuring, with a structured and fast game; however, Costa Rica’s defense responded as expected Oviedo, Acos...

Florida Ice & Farm (FIFCO) opened its new Imperial Bar at the Daniel Oduber Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste; this is the third of its kind in the country, but the first one operated as a franchise. The Imperial Bars are part the FIFCO Hospitality division which operates Reserva Conchal, where the first Imperial Bar opened; the second one is located at the Juan Santamaria Airport. “The Hosp...

Costa Rican World Champion Hanna Gabriels is in Detroit ready to face U.S. World Champion Claressa Shields this Friday, June 22. Both fighters  successfully made weight, weighing in at 159.6 lbs just below the 160 lbs limit. The Costa Rican is the current WBO (World Boxing Organization) and WBA (Word Boxing Association) Female World Super Welterweight Champion (154 lbs.); while Shields is a ...