The Central Bank Museums included a small souvenir/gift shop two years ago, here visitors can find close to 250 articles created by Costa Ricans and representative of the country’s history and with relation to the items in exhibition at the Museums. Jewerly, pottery pieces, glass work, leather products, are just part of the many options available. “Each item here has a story to tell, every...

Just this past August 21st the Costa Rica Sports Institute (ICODER) announced it had made the highest investment in the different sports disciplines in comparison with past administrations with close to US$32 million since 2014. The same press release confirms efforts have been made to strengthen different programs and the disbursement system was also modified to ensure a better distribution o...

If you are looking to buy a house or property in Costa Rica this might be a great place to start looking. ExpoCasa y Decoración (House and Décor Expo) kicked off today in Costa Rica and this year it has the participation of 88 real estate developers, 15 financial institutions and 15 home decoration companies, among other exhibitors. The fair is being held at Kölbi Center in Parque Viva and it ...

At around 9:20 a.m. this morning the Poás Volcano in Costa Rica presented a new eruption which is still going at this hour. The column reached over 500 meters above the sea level (3,008 meters or 9,866.24 ft above sea level) according to the report by the National Seismology Network. The Turrialba Volcano in Cartago, on the other hand has also had constant small pulses of ash eruptions...

With the creation of national parks on August 24, 1945 Costa Rica made a commitment to protect areas of biological importance to improve the quality of life of current and future generations. According to information provided by SINAC, the country has 169 protected areas, which represent 26% of the country’s total area; this includes national parks, forest reserves, national monuments, wildli...

Model Leonora Jimenez in a gown by Costa Rican Designer Rob Chamaeleo 26-year-old Costa Rican designer Rob Chamaeleo received an invitation to participate in the World Fashion Week in Malaysia, an event considered the maximum global platform for fashion professionals. Chamaeleo participated recently in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week San José, and it was because of his participation in this ...

Costa Rica is known globally for its high-quality coffee, and this September 9 the country will celebrate National Coffee Day with a Gastronomy Boulevard in San Jose’s China Town. National Coffee Day is usually celebrated the second Friday of the month of September as established in an Executive Decree in 1988. The event is organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, the San José Municipality,...

Behavioral economics is a ¨method of economic analysis that applies psychological insights into human behaviors to explain economic decision-making¨, this was the method used in an experiment ran by the Curridabat Municipality to promote recycling habits among its residents. Curridabat is a county to the east of San José, Costa Rica and which according to the Municipality has close to 20,600 ho...

The county of Santa Ana on the west side of San José, Costa Rica continues to grow, in the past few months there have been several announcements: the new PriceSmart which opens in October in Rio Oro, the new Clínica Bíblica in Pozos, the Santa Ana Country Club, the City Place Town Center (second stage of City Place shopping center) and the shopping center Santa Ana Town that will be ready in the s...

The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, a German non-profit organization created a multimedia exhibition that takes visitors on a trip of scientific discoveries through video stations and interactive exhibits. This exhibition has traveled to several countries in Europe and America and it is expected to arrive in Costa Rica between November and December this year, an activity that...

The Poás Volcano in Alajuela, Costa Rica had gone through several days of relative calm, with just the now common vapor and gas emissions; however, today starting at 3:17p.m. local time it registered an eruption that continued through almost 6 p.m. The eruption had presence of ash and the column elevated around 500 meters above the crater, (3,008 meters or 9,866.24 ft above sea level) according...

Legendary American actor and comedian Jerry Lewis passed away this Sunday, August 20 in his house in Las Vegas and surrounded by his family, confirmed his agent. Lewis was 91 years-old. Lewis, a native of Newark, New Jersey, jumped to fame when he partnered with singer Dean Martin in the Martin and Lewis comedy team in 1946; in the following decade they made regular appearances in comedy club...

The Costa Rican Frontier Police located this Saturday a truck used for the transportation of pineapple carrying 50 Nicaraguan citizens with irregular migratory status. The driver of the truck was a Costa Rican with last name Pérez, he has apprehended and presented to the district attorney’s office in San Carlos charged with presumed human smuggling. The truck entered the country from Nicarag...

The whale watching season begins in the South Pacific of Costa Rica and national and foreign tourists have been posting their videos of the impressive mammals on social media and these go viral very quickly. The spectacle of humpback whales and dolphins during the months of July through October with a peak in September increases tourism to the South Pacific, particularly the area of Uvita a...

The 17th edition of the Travel Show Expo is scheduled for August 23 at the Aurola Holiday Inn Hotel in San José and it will gather close to 100 companies in the tourism industry, including hotels, car rentals, restaurants, tour operators, and local artisans, among others. The event will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with companies representing products, services and offers of al...

This 2017 the service center sector has announced the opening of close to six thousand jobs in Costa Rica, almost double the amount of the previous year. The company that has shown the biggest and most aggressive expansion is Amazon, which recently opened 2,500 openings in different areas; other companies that have considerably increased their payroll include Microsoft, Roche, MSD, Concentrix,...

Starbucks Costa Rica continues growing its business in Costa Rica, a new location will open in the next month and a half in Paseo de las Flores Mall in Heredia. This new location brings Starbucks to a total of 12 establishments in the country, this is their first in the province of Heredia and it will follow the same concept as the rest of the locations. Starbucks confirmed this will be the ...

The Costa Rica Tourism Board has been aggressive in its strategy to attract more tourism to the country and diversify its markets. With many new European airlines operating in the country the number of tourists from this continent has increased considerably. Efforts continue and apparently the country will be celebrating the arrival of more airline options soon. According to Aeroinfo Costa Rica...

This Monday, August 21, a solar eclipse will occur, a rare and amazing phenomenon that many people in the United States will be able to see it as a total eclipse while in Costa Rica we will only be able to see it as a partial solar eclipse. The phenomenon will begin at around noon and the maximum point will be reached at close to 1:17 p.m. and finalizing at 2:22 p.m. Unfortunately, according to...

Mexican actress Salma Hayek who was vacationing in Costa Rica last week, made an appearance at the Jimmy Kimmel show and shared anecdotes of their experience in the country. Hayek, along with her husband, French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault and daughter Valentina Paloma spent time in Santa Teresa de Cobano, Puntarenas, and shared some fun moments of her vacation on her Instagram; her expe...

The traffic police (Transito) and the municipality cops had made the warning several weeks back that with the changes in the transit law they had the authority to write tickets and take down the plates of any vehicle that is partially or totally blocking the road, or parked in restricted zones, whether the driver is present or not; this applies even in residential areas in the event a report is fi...

Vacationing in Costa Rica is wonderful, but living in Costa Rica is definitely not stress free, just like living in any other country, everyday work problems eventually catch up with you and your health pays the price; if you’ve had a rough week take a day or two to relax in The Retreat, a wellness destination located just 30 minutes from San José. The Retreat Costa Rica is located in Altos del...

Close to 11:15 a.m. this morning an earthquake was felt in most of the great metropolitan area in Costa Rica and in the Central Pacific. According to the National Seismology Network the magnitude was of 4.9 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was 30 kilometers to the southwest of Savegre in Quepos, Puntarenas. Social media users reported they felt the earthquake of “moderate” intensity in...

Fogo Brasil Restaurant in La Sabana opened doors almost 7 years ago and soon earned a steady clientele that loved this rodizio style option where you are always sure to find perfectly cooked beef cuts and an assorted salad bar. Fogo Brasil restaurant was recently acquired by Tsunami Global Group, the corporation that owns the chain of restaurants Tsunami Sushi; the company has confirmed they p...

The fifth date of the Costa Rica Touring Car Championship is this Sunday, August 20 as usual at Parque Viva in Alajuela, starting at 9:45 a.m. This time the race involves four heats of 15 laps each. The fourth date was won by Danny Formal who is only five points away from the general leader José Andrés Montalto. André Solano is on the third place of the general table and Juan Carlos Alvarad...

The Costa Rican Ministry of Economy (MEIC) ordered the Wyndham Hotel to put an end to a promotion they had been running in social media in which they offered a 10% discount to those who arrived to their Mother’s Day Gastronomy Festival in an Uber. The notification was received by Gustavo Araya, CEO of Wyndham, on August 17, Araya made clear that the promotion in reference was valid only for Mot...

Late last year the Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) in conjunction with Aprender Haciendo (Learn Doing) announced that Costa Rica would be hosting the 14th edition of the World Robot Olympiad November 10 to the 12th. The event is now confirmed and scheduled for these dates at Parque Viva in La Guácima, Alajuela; this is the first time that this event will be held ...

Costa Rican boxers continue to make headlines, this time it is Costa Rican Female World Champion Yokasta Valle who will be back in the ring September 9 in Puerto Rico with the hopes of earning another world title in a different weight division. Valle is the Light-Mini Flyweight Female World Champion (102 lbs) of the International Boxing Federation (IBF); but this time she is going after a title...

Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas continues with his achievements, yesterday he played his game 100 with the Real Madrid and celebrated along with his team by winning the Spain Supercup; today Navas was nominated along with another 24 male candidates to The Best FIFA Football Awards. This is the second edition of this award ceremony which will take into consideration the candidates’ perfo...

“Costa Rican Art Masters’ Fair” is the name of the exhibit that will be showcasing close to 250 works from over 40 Costa Rican artists in the Gallery 11-12 in Plaza Itzkatzú, Escazú. The exhibit will summarize over 100 years of Costa Rican art history. “We want to follow up in an activity that began in 1986 and that since then has had the goal of promoting art as part of the national identity ...

The first edition of Visa Infinite Dining Series in Costa Rica is already here, a gastronomy event that includes 12 of the country’s best restaurants. The offer is for holders of Visa Infinite, Signature or Platinum cards, and it is available through the end of September, “an entrée to unique culinary experiences” and the opportunity to share with renown national chefs. Visa Infinite Dining ...

Located in Manzanillo, Puerto Viejo, Limon, the hotel Almonds and Corals has over 24 years offering accommodations that blend in with the lush nature that surrounds it. Almonds and Corals is a small, family owned hotel that started out with only one room in 1993, and has evolved throughout the years to where now it has 24 suites, each of them with hot water, Wi-Fi, jacuzzi tub, among other amen...

Santa Teresa de Cóbano in Puntarenas is known as a surfer’s paradise, an ideal spot to vacation away from the big resorts of Guanacaste, one of the preferred locations for celebrities that come to Costa Rica, a remote and perfect getaway… but we certainly never consider Santa Teresa as a place of technology innovation. Silicon Paradise, is exactly that, an initiative to develop new technologica...

The Costa Rica Philharmonic Orchestra continues to sell out its concerts and win over its audience, its concert “Songs of Freedom” , a tribute to Bob Marley was a great success and therefore they will be presenting it one last time at the Coca Cola Amphitheater in Parque Viva, Saturday, September 23. The two hour show was presented for the first time in March 7, 2016 at the Melico Salazar Theat...

Hotel El Mangroove in Panama Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, will celebrate Costa Rica’s independence day with the fourth edition of the event A 10 Manos (With 10 Hands), a unique event in the country that celebrates high cuisine with a five course meal created by the hands of 5 renown international chefs. This year’s theme will be the Mesoamerican Contemporary Cuisine, which seeks to praise the...

The Central America Birding Trail is the name of a project developed by Birdwatching Central America and Operador Latino two companies that focus on bird-watching tours and that wanted to create a new option for birding fans. Around 1500 species of birds can be spotted in the Central America region, from Guatemala and Belize to Panama. Sergio Arias, director of Birdwatching Central America e...

Being the co-main event to the Mayweather-McGregor fight this August 26 is any boxer's dream, a huge stage, incredible exposure, the opportunity of a lifetime, some fighters can only dream of it, but that is not the case for Costa Rican Francisco Fonseca, he is just 13 days away from his dream come true, the chance he has been waiting for is here, perhaps not under the best circumstances, but this...

Costa Rica inaugurated its new Center for Pain and Palliative Care of the Social Security Administration (CCSS) that will benefit between 10-12 thousand patients. The new infrastructure had a cost of 6,300 million colones (almost 11 million USD) and include 5,950 square meters of construction that provide services such as: specialized medical services, day hospital, palliative care interventi...

As we reported earlier this week, several celebrities are vacationing in Costa Rica, one of them, Mexican actress Salma Hayek along with her beautiful young daughter and her billionaire husband Francois-Henri Pinault; the famous family was spotted in Santa Teresa de Cóbano, Puntarenas, but they had been discreet and careful about their time in the country; however, the sexy actress shared some of ...

Photo Credit: To The Wonder Now we can all take pictures of everything anytime we want, but one thing is being able to take a decent selfie and another thing is to have the skills and knowledge to take amazing, breathtaking photos. If photography is something you enjoy, whether as a hobby or on a professional level and adventure travel is on your agenda, this is something you'll certainly be in...