A Canadian tourist passed away today at the RIU Hotel in Guanacaste. The press office of the Organism of Judicial Investigation, confirmed the man was 42-year-old and of last name Shawn. Apparently the man was arguing with someone at the hotel and the argument escalated to the point that the hotel security had to intervene, the man was handcuffed and they sat him down on a chair at which point ...

Costa Rica’s rich biodiversity is one of the many attractions this small country has to offer, the variety of fauna is more evident when it comes to birds, amphibians and insects. There are actually a few species that are endemic to the country, here is the short list of the animals you will only see in Costa Rica: 1) Red Poison Dart Frog or blue jeans frog: Its beautiful red color lets predato...

As it had been announced some weeks back the Science Tunnel by German non-profit organization Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, will be in exhibit in Costa Rica, and the dates and venue have now been announced. Children and adults alike can enjoy this fun and educational experience from Thursday, November 2 through Sunday, December 10 at the Villa Olímpica in Desamparados. Th...

The Costa Rica Star had announced the reunion concert in Costa Rica of the band Helloween along with Kai Hansen (singer and guitarist) and Michael Kiske (singer), part of their Pumpkins United World Tour which started this October in Mexico. The event will take place this Monday, October 23 at the BN Arena in Hatillo, and is the only stop in Central America. The German band, founded in 1984...

Believe it or not the city of San José, Costa Rica is ranked as the “least stressful city” to live in Latin America, according to British company Zipjet and its 2017 Global Least & Most Stressful Cities Ranking. Zipjet develops technology which aims to reduce stress in people’s lives; they carried out a study to find out how the most stressful cities around the world can benefit from the exampl...

The San José Half Marathon will take place this Sunday, October 22; this is the second edition of the race and will have the participation of close to 2,000 runners. The event includes the individual 21 km category; 21 km relays (two runners, 10.5 km each) and the 5 km category. This year it will also have a recreational 21 km race for up to 500 cyclists, “This is something new we wanted to ...

The prestigious travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler published its “Top Hotels in the Caribbean and Central America: Readers’ Choice Awards 2017” list and Hotel Grano de Oro in San José, Costa Rica took second place in the list. This boutique hotel received a score of 95.59 just behind Hotel Casa Palopó in Guatemala which received 96.79. The list is a result of the reviews and comments given by...

Season 3 of T.V. Show “The Bachelor Canada” had some of its episodes filmed in Costa Rica. The season is just starting, at the end of Episode 1 and after saying dismissing five contestants, the bachelor and the remaining 15 bachelorettes set off to Costa Rica. According to information on the W Network site, the cast stayed in luxury vacation rental Casa Bali, located in the gated community o...

San José, the capital city of Costa Rica is considered by many as dirty, collapsed by heavy traffic, street vendors, and affected by insecurity; many times, however, we have highlighted the many treasures that this city hides and that are worth discovering; and apparently there are many tourists that have made their way to San José attracted by some of those jewels. According to Global Destinat...

As The Costa Rica Star had announced back on September 16, Costa Rica will have the privilege of listening to several of the greatest rock hits of the 80’s in the voice of some of the members of the popular bands Toto, Chicago, Kansas and Journey. Tickets are now available for this unique concert that will take place November 19 at 5 p.m. Parque Viva in La Guacima, Alajuela. Kevin Chalfant ...

Cinepolis in Terramall inaugurates today its second movie theater specially designed for children. The “Sala Junior” is a movie theater that incorporates different attractions for young children, these include a playground, slides, balls pool, among other safe areas for kids to enjoy. The idea of these space is that parents can take their kids to the movies without having to worry about them...

The number of Costa Rican girls that are battling obesity is growing at an alarming rate a situation that is affecting practically every country in the world, a condition that is now considered a pandemic. A report by the Center for Non-Communicable Diseases and the World Health Organization (WHO) which analyzed 2,416 studies carried out from 1975 through 2016 that measured weight and height of...

The Presidential Campaign in Costa Rica has started already and the Costa Rican Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has everything ready for Ticos to be able to cast their vote even if they live abroad. In total, almost 31 thousand Ticos that live out of the country will be able to vote next February 4th; the majority of these voters are in the United States with a total of 20,000 voters; 120 are ...

The General Direction of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica invested this year ₵13.6 billion colones, (around US$24 million) in the local or national airports with the hopes of increasing the number of tourists that choose to travel by plane to the different national destinations, the plan is to invest an additional ₵7.2 billion colones in 2018. The funds this year were used in the airports of Coto 4...

As The Costa Rica Star announced last month, music idol Bruno Mars will be performing in Costa Rica December 7th at the National Stadium. Today, production company SD Concerts Costa Rica finally released the information for ticket sales for this highly-expected concert. This show is part of the singer’s 24K Magic World Tour. Ticket sales began this Wednesday, October 18 for American Expre...

The official press conference to announce the performance of Cirque du Soleil in Costa Rica was held yesterday with the presence of Charly Alberti and Zeta Bosio former members of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo. The show Sép7imo Día – No Descansaré (Seventh Day – I won’t rest) inspired by the music and lives of Soda Stereo will take place at Hacienda Espinal in Alajuela, the same location ...

The US Ambassador to Costa Rica, Sharon Day, introduced herself through a video published on Facebook, Day revealed she fell in love with the country during a family trip where she visited the country to enjoy its nature and biodiversity. Day was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas but lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the past 25 years. She has been part of the U.S. Republican party for ...

Recently Forbes published an article on “27 Best Places for Solo Female Travel”, the list was made by three experts in solo female travel and includes destinations in different parts of the world that are considered exciting and a good choice for women who enjoy traveling alone; among them, they include one destination in Costa Rica, but, there are certainly several other destinations in Costa Ric...

Relocating to a new country can be both exciting and scary, but usually, more than anything it can be quite a challenge, especially if you are making the move with your entire family, since this poses particular needs. If you’ve already made your decision to relocate to Costa Rica you probably have a lot of questions, and it’s important that you make your research and try to get all your answer...

Timothy Stubbs is an American man from Grand Junction, Colorado who fled to Costa Rica in December of 2015 two weeks before receiving final sentence for tax evasion and failing to file personal and corporate tax returns. According to the evidence that was presented during the case, Stubbs was the owner of National Rebate Fund Inc., an investment fund in Grand Junction which earned over US$7 mil...

Anyone that is or has been involved in the sport of boxing in Costa Rica knows the name Ezequiel Obando, and today they mourn the death of this man, who passed away today in his house in Alajuela, after losing his long battle to colon cancer, he was 64. Obando, as he was known by everyone, was born in Corralillo de Nicoya, Guanacaste, raised in the humble home of a family that made a living by ...

A project to improve the infrastructure and conditions of the different Wildlife Conservation Areas in the South Pacific is already on its way, the same is part of the program “Tejiendo Desarrollo” of the Ministry of Environment and the National System of Areas of Conservation. Improvements include, lodging shelters, adequate bathrooms and showers, souvenir shops, bridges, among others, and wi...

This is the opinion of Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) in interviews given to different Costa Rican media outlets. Rifai, who was in the country participating in the international conference Planet, People, Peace (P3), said that Costa Rica is perceived in the world as an example of sustainability, not just environmental but also economic and social. Acc...

Feature Image Photo Credit: Accidentes de Costa Rica / Facebook The afternoon of this Saturday, October 14 a multiple collision between three vehicles and a truck on Route 27 (San José-Caldera) caused a car to catch fire while the driver, a 54-year-old woman was not able to escape the burning vehicle. The accident took place close to 1 p.m. and occurred between Atenas and Orotina, in the roa...

The Costa Rican National Theater opened its doors to the public October 19,1897 with the presentation of famous opera “Fausto”; this year, this architectural jewel, witness of a wide number of incredible cultural and artistic performances celebrates 120 years with a week full of fun activities. Celebration begins on Tuesday, October 17 with the presentation of the book “Costa Rica National The...

The Costa Rican Children’s Hospital has been requesting the help of the general population to get enough diapers to satisfy the demand which is of close to 300 thousand diapers a year. The medical center provides assistance to an average 13,500 children annually with different conditions, an about a 70% use diapers. Some patients require constant diaper changes as is the case of children with ...

Forbes Mexico released earlier this year its list of Richest Men of Central America. Their research showed that these men had reinvented themselves, they had invested in emerging markets and diversified their businesses, which is a reflection of their vision and abilities. The list includes 9 names, only one is Costa Rican. Although the Central American region with a population of over 46 milli...

The International Tennis Federation announced Costa Rica as the site to host the Davis Cup 2018 for the Zone Group III of America. The tournament will take place starting July 30, 2018 at the Costa Rica Country Club in Escazú. “We are very pleased with the news; it is a big responsibility for the tennis of Costa Rica. We will see games of a great level and hopefully our team will earn a pass...

Costa Rican World Champion Hanna Gabriels managed to retain her WBO/WBA titles with a unanimous decision win with scores of 97-92, 96-93 x 2 against Dominican Oxandia Castillo at the Gimnasio Nacional this Friday. The result of the fight didn’t necessarily reflect what many saw in the ring. The Dominican dominated many (in my opinion most) of the rounds; she kept the pressure from beginning to ...

You’ve probably heard the term in the news over the past few months, or maybe a friend or coworker has mentioned it to you, but the amount of information is overwhelming and of course in Spanish, even for a Spanish speaker the craziness of this case has been hard to follow. “Cemento” is the Spanish word for cement; and like with Odebrecht or the Panama Papers, “Cementazo” is just the term being...

The Government of the United States donated two last generation ships to the Costa Rica Coast Guard Service (SNG). The intention of the U.S. of donating this equipment had been announced since June,2016, by U.S. Assistant Secretary William Brownfield of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs after a meeting with Costa Rica’s President Luis Guillermo Solis. The two...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Nate that slammed into Central America last week, there is an urgent need to adapt to increasing risks of climate change, Costa Rica's deputy minister for environment, Patricia Madrigal, told EFE. "It will take us years to reconstruct the road network after Nate," Patricia Madrigal said. Nate, which Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis had called the bigge...

Once again Costa Rica made the list of InterNations’ Expat Insider “The Best & Worst Places for Expats in 2017”; the country holds the second place in the list of best places for expats. This year’s survey saw many changes in relation to the 2016 result, although there is consistency in the bottom 3 with Kuwait and Greece maintaining their bottom positions for four consecutive years while N...

Last year in December the Costa Rica National Theater along with the ballet company Danzay presented the classic story “Alice in Wonderland”; the presentations were a complete success, each event sold out; due to the great acceptance this fun family show had, it will be presented again this December. The tickets are already available for purchase through the online platform eticket.cr. The date...

Costa Rican black bean soup is a delicious and nutritious dish, even famous chef Jamie Oliver agrees, apparently, the gastronomy connoisseur tried this dish while in a trip to the country and now is teaching others to prepare it, with of course his own twist. Known in Costa Rica as “Sopa Negra” (black soup), there are many different ways to prepare it, after all is a family recipe and therefor...

Costa Rican Female World Champion Hanna Gabriels is ready for her rematch against Dominican Oxandia Castillo. Both fighters successfully completed the weigh-in ceremony with official weights of 153 lbs. for Gabriels and 154 lbs. for Castillo. Gabriels is putting her WBO and WBA titles on the line against the only fighter that has managed to beat her. The first time these two fighters met i...

Costa Rican Company CRB Restaurants, owner of the Chili’s franchise in Costa Rica, is opening new restaurants but this time with pizza as the main dish. The Crew Pizza & Salad opened its first location this October 10 at Plaza Real Alajuela; a 200 square meter are with capacity for 70 customers and with the concept of creating your own pizza or your own salad. Andrés Gómez, general manager ...

Cirque du Soleil has confirmed through a press release that Costa Rica will be one of the stops where they will be presenting their show Sép7imo Día – No Descansaré (Seventh Day – I won’t rest) inspired by the music and lives of Argentine rock trio Soda Stereo. The show made its debut this 2017 in Argentina and is the first Cirque du Soleil production based on a Latin band; the entertainment co...

Upscale chain Swarovski known for its crystal jewelry, watches, Christmas ornaments and home decorations has announced the establishment of a Global Business Service in Costa Rica from which it will handle its operations in America. To retain its strong competitive global position, Swarovski continuously looks for ways to improve and adapt its business and processes to stay one step ahead. The ...

No, it wasn’t your phone, it wasn’t your computer or your Internet provider, Facebook actually went down, and the virtual community in Costa Rica and around the world didn’t know how to react for a while, until, they turned to Twitter. Since about 9:30 a.m. Costa Rica time, both the Facebook site and the App are failing to load in what is apparently a global crash of their system; when you go ...