A group of tourists found the baby sloth alone in Playa Cocles, Puerto Viejo, Limon, and brought him to the Jaguar Rescue Center, where the personnel and volunteers took on the task of searching for the mother. The baby sloth weighed only 400 grams. They recorded the baby sloth’s cry and went into the forest armed with speakers playing the recording over and over. It took them two days but they...

The Judiciary Investigative Police in Costa Rica (OIJ) are making progress on the case of the Italian businessman, Stefano Calandrelli, who went missing the evening of May 14. Evidence indicates that Calandrelli, 51-years of age and co-owner of the Italian restaurant L’Incontro, was kidnapped; OIJ have detained 4 men and 1 woman in relation to this case yesterday evening in an operation carried...

“Let’s Tour Costa Rica” is the new video created by LCA Productions for the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) which aims to promote national and international tourism in the country. The new Minister of Tourism, Maria Amalia Revelo, has commented that the objectives for the next four years are focused on working with small and medium size companies through the tourism chambers in the different r...

Back in March 35 members of congress approved in first debate a project that would allow trawling practices once again disputing the previous ruling of the Constitutional Chamber which annulled the trawling permits that had been issued by Costa Rican Fisheries and Aquaculture Institute (Incopesca). Today, the Constitutional Chamber, known as Sala IV in Costa Rica, declared unconstitutional the ...

The government claims that efforts are being done to comply with the security and safety requirements established by the National Emergency Commission necessary to reopen the Poas Volcano National Park to the public. Tourists and tourism businesses are impatient and tired of waiting, in fact, neighbors and business owners are planning to march this Sunday at 9 a.m. as a protest to demand the pr...

This Saturday, May 19 at the National Stadium parents will have the possibility of having 20 private schools in one location offering information on their educational offer during the ‘Feria de Colegios” or School Fair. The event is hosted only on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include also stands for other companies all related to education and children such as Genius Lab; Tutor Doc...

The changes in the regulation regarding the sale of ammunitions in Costa Rica went into effect today, with the publication of the same in the official newspaper La Gaceta. According to this regulation those businesses authorized to sell ammunition have the obligation of registering for all sales the name and identification number of the physical (of legal age) or legal corporation acquiring them....

In the frame of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the Executive Branch announced the naming of attorney Luis Eduardo Salazar Muñoz as the Commissioner for Matters Relating the LGBTI population. “One of the biggest challenges of the Bicentennial Government will be to deepen the culture of respect and non-discrimination, as well as the understanding and the cons...

Low-cost airline Volaris inaugurated its new route San Jose, Costa Rica to Washington D.C. via El Salvador this Wednesday, May 16. The flights will travel from San Jose twice a week on Monday and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. arriving in Washington D.C. at 11:35 p.m. While from the U.S. capital to Costa Rica the flights are scheduled from Dulles Airport on Tuesdays and Thursdays leaving at 1:52 a.m. ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the population in the American continent has won 16 years of life in average in the last 45 years; today, life expectancy in this region is of 75 years. BBC launched a calculator that shows a person’s life expectancy based on the country you were born in, and using this tool and analyzing the results for Latin America, Costa Rica is in the firs...

On October 15th and 16th, Costa Rica will gather high-level exhibitors from the life sciences industry, as well as decision makers from the companies that are global leaders in the sector, key suppliers, consulting firms, and others, in the fourth edition of the Life Sciences Forum Costa Rica 2018, organized by the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE). The recently inaugurated Costa ...

Costa Rica has experienced an ample growth during the last two decades. Much of that growth is uncontrolled and can create confusion among land owners. The country has laws to protect property rights, some of which are unknown and usually go unused here. Easement laws protect property owners, so they can control what is built around them. Certain easements rights can be acquired over time, like th...

Information released by the Municipal Consulting and Development Institute (IFAM) as part of the VI Recycling National Encounter, shows that Costa Rica is currently recycling close to 264 tons of ordinary waste out of the 4000 generated on a daily basis, which represents close to 6.6%. The numbers have improved from previous years, back in 2014 the Ministry of Health estimated that only 1.26% o...

The Judiciary Investigative Police in Costa Rica (OIJ) requires the help of the public with providing any information they may have on the whereabouts of Italian businessman Stefano Calandrelli. Calandrelli has lived in Costa Rica for several years, he owned a chain of Italian restaurants and was once married to presenter and sports journalist Adriana Duran. According to OIJ, the 51-year-o...

Press Release Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has reached an academic partnership agreement with the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The new five-year partnership with UCR, coupled with the current faculty-led travel study programs through Central American Mission Programs (CAMP), provide new opportunities for collaborative engagement in fields like pharmacy, dental medicine, nursing ...

The Judiciary Investigative Police in Costa Rica (OIJ) requires the help of the public with providing any information they may have on the whereabouts of Canadian citizen James Hogg. According to the information provided, Hogg is an expat living in the area of Quepos, Puntarenas area and was last seen last this past December. He is 70 years of age. If you have any information please call: 800-...

The Juan Santamaria International Airport became the first airport in Central America to get the Airport Carbon Accreditation in Mapping level, which is awarded by the Airports Council International and ratifying the commitment of the airport administrator, AERIS, with Costa Rica and the environment. “The Airport Carbon Accreditation is empowering Airports’ efforts to make further strides in ma...

A lot has been said about the cost of living in Costa Rica, and for the most part we can safely say that you can save money on  services such as medical and dental care as well as real estate for example, but you will spend a lot more on other commodities such as clothes, cars and electronics. In Costa Rica your lifestyle has a big influence in how much you spend on a month to month basis. A da...

The Danish company, Coloplast, which belongs to the ostomy and continence Life Sciences sector, chose Cartago, Costa Rica as the location where it will construct a manufacturing plant for medical devices, the first one of its kind in the American continent. Coloplast will begin its operations in a temporary plant located in the La Lima Free Zone, where the first group of 100 Costa Ricans will b...

Cayuga Collection Hotel Chain was one of the winners of the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards in the category People Award. “Cayuga Collection of Sustainable Luxury Hotels and Lodges, Costa Rica Hotel management company Cayuga runs nine sustainable luxury hotels and lodges in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, only working with projects that share its vision of responsible tourism and are 100% commit...

Salt takes a whole new meaning for Salt Traders Costa Rica, a small company located in Santa Ana and which started out as an entrepreneurship in the University of Costa Rica by Russell Davis and Adrian Arroyo. “For some time now my fascination for salt and cooking was growing, and I presented my class with the idea of creating the first Costa Rican brand specialized in sea salt”, explained Arro...

The Costa Rica Supreme Electoral Court (TSE in Spanish) announced this Monday that citizens will now be able to change their name according to their gender identity and it will be shown this way in their ID cards. The decision was made in session number 49-2018 in which the members of the TSE analyzed the advisory opinions given by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding gay marriage...

In his last days as President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis signed at the beginning of May, an executive decree to declare the Hammerhead Shark Sanctuary of Golfo Dulce, a critical nursery habitat for the Scalloped Hammerhead, a shark that is listed as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. “This Shark Sanctuary designation ...

The Costa Rican government confirmed this Monday morning that several of their websites were hacked in an attack that apparently started on Sunday. All sites hacked have the extension go.cr and the total number of pages affected has not yet been confirmed. Some of the websites are already reestablished and working normally while others such as the pages of the municipalities of Puntarenas, Mati...

“Costa Rica expresses its solidarity to Nicaragua and regrets the events that have caused the loss of human lives which harm fundamental aspects related to the dignity and physical security of the people”, this is part of the statement made by the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs in relation to the tension and violence that Nicaragua has lived in over the past three weeks. “Costa Rica su...

Several companies in Costa Rica appear in the “Great Place to Work in Central America 2018”ranking. This is a ranking created  by the Great Place to Work Institute Central America and the Caribbean, an institute of investigation, research, training and assessment that recognizes the efforts of organizations working under their own model of culture and organizational climate. The list obtained i...

Costa Rica’s Attorney General of the Republic (Procuraduría General) responded yesterday to the questions set out by the Constitutional Chamber (Sala IV) on whether or not the advisory opinions given by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights are binding regarding gay marriage. The Constitutional Chamber submitted the consultation to the Attorney General of the Republic regarding an unconstitu...

The Ministry of Security organized  a police operation on Friday involving over 600 officers in different areas of the country with the purpose of patrolling the streets and preventing crimes such as small-scale drug trafficking. “From the analysis of criminality in the country we have established that the hours between 4 p.m. and midnight there is a peak in the number of incidents reported, pa...

Michael Soto, the new Minister of Public Security in Costa Rica recently visited the Northern frontier, in particular the area of Crucitas which has presented a growing problem due to the presence of gold panners, the majority of them illegal immigrants, who have caused incredible environmental damage. Reinforcing the security and control in the North frontier has become one of the priorities i...

Prestigious tourism magazine Condé Nast Traveler Spain named Costa Rica the international tourist destination of 2018. Costa Rica received the award, part of the Gold List Traveler Awards 2018, in a gala celebrated in Casino de Madrid in Spain, this event is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Costa Rica was voted initially by readers and followers of the site among 25 destinations, and then ...

Britt launched a new line of coffees: Hábitat. The new blends are inspired in Costa Rican wildlife and go hand in hand with the commitment of the company on matters of environmental sustainability, including the protection of native species in the region. “These blends will support conservation efforts throughout the country, with focuses on specific native species. Our first blend is dedicated...

The National Theater of Costa Rica, which was recently declared a National Symbol of Historic Architectural Heritage and Cultural Liberty will open its doors to national and foreign tourists this weekend to offer a unique tour of the theater, where visitors will get so see some rooms and areas of the building usually not accessible to the public. This Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 from 10...

President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado was emphatic during the inauguration ceremony about the importance of protecting the environment and of taking the necessary steps towards reaching the country goal of becoming a carbon-neutral economy by 2021. The Presidential Inauguration Ceremony was a carbon neutral event, the president, his family and team arrived at the ceremony aboard Nyuti the fi...

Infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges Costa Rica has and one of the top priorities for the new government as established by President Carlos Alvarado; the new Minister of Public Works and Transportation, Rodolfo Mendez Mata, is aware of the difficulties ahead and willing to resign if he does not reach his goals. Mendez Mata took his position as new Minister of Public Works and Transpo...

Texas Tech University officially inaugurated today its campus in Costa Rica, the first one outside the United States. TTU is one of the most prestigious universities in the state of Texas and has began its expansion internationally, the campus in Costa Rica is a key step in this direction. “We are very happy to inaugurate the first international campus of Texas Tech University. This proces...

Many tourists choose Costa Rica as their vacation destination because of the variety of options that the country offers, beautiful beaches, relaxation, wellness retreats , eco-tourism and of course adventure. 23% of the tourists that visit the country said they did so with the purpose of experiencing adventure tourism according to statistics by the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT). Canyoning is a...

The Center of Investigation for Biotechnology (CIB) of the Costa Rica Technological Institute works in the elaboration of a syrup with the use of a plant that grows in the North Zone of Costa Rica which will help save the life of poisoned dogs. The syrup is intended to provoke the vomit in a poisoned animal and diminish the effects of the toxic substance. At this time the group of investigat...

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) is replacing 100 vehicles that work with diesel or gas for electric cars. The cars purchased are 2018 Hyundai Ioniq EV's that will be used throughout the entire territory. The signing of the purchase for $3.5 million took place on Monday and the cars will be delivered within the next 5 months; funds came from a loan given by the Inter-American Develop...

The hotel chain Selina, which focuses on millennials and offers “hostel” style lodging, chose Costa Rica as the site to establish its first wellness center, Vida by Selina. “Secluded in the foothills of Costa Rica’s Montes de Oro, Vida by Selina is a hidden oasis with expansive views of the Pacific. Greet dawn with a peaceful vinyasa. Venture down to the fruit orchard to pick fresh mangoes and...

The Costa Rican-North American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) shared its criteria regarding the ten topics that should be considered as a priority during the first 100 days of Carlos Alvarado’s new government. “Working hand in hand with the government has always been one of our characteristics, proposing strategies and actions directed to strengthening the competitiveness of the country. As we ha...