If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Costa Rica has 801 miles of coastline along with scenic rainforests, and the Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort wants visitors to take in as much as they can while visiting. So, for bookings through Sept. 28, 2013, the resort in Costa Rica is offering one of the premier Costa Rica vacation p...

We had the privilege to spend the day with the team at Croc's Casino Resort preparing content for an upcoming article, however there are a few photos below of the updated construction process as of September 7th 2013. The construction has come a very long way since the opening media event and ground breaking party that we attended a few months ago. It looks as though they are on track for a Decemb...

During a recent trip to Jaco, I learned about a free community newspaper called The Jaco Journal, photo herein. Print media is not doing very well as an industry globally, as everyone moves online and uses smart phones, however hyper local print newspapers will always have a marketplace and locals will read them in volume. Especially a great service like this in English for expats and English ...

Everyone is usually at least a little nervous and excited about heading out on a stand up paddle board for the very first time. After all, walking on water up until this point in time has only been something to dream about. Yet, now is the time and you have no idea how to get started. Well, never fear because Supconnect is here... to share a few tips that will help make the experience more ...

Nataly Bernold, Roxy team riderIf you would like to view the complete photo shoot with Nataly Bernold, click here, thanks to Scott Alexander for the photography and interview. At 7am on the south end of Jacó beach, Nataly Bernold casually pedals up on her bike, surfboard under her arm. The gray sky above is reflected a bright, metallic blue in her sunglasses; her smile radiates even more bril...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Jaco, Costa Rica – Revel in the lush beauty and fantastic waves of Costa Rica’s Green Season during Vista Guapa Surf Camp’s YOLO SUP Experience set for October 19th to 25th in beautiful Jaco on the Pacific Coast. The YOLO SUP Experience offers an all-around SUP-based adventure where guests enjoy dai...

Britt Nelson standing alongside some of the exhibit. Patio Bar, Jacó, Costa Rica Every generation has its cultural icons and historical high and low points. Baby Boomers, coming along at a time when the world was shifting dramatically on every conceivable front, have proper claim to an inordinate number of defining moments: landing a man on the moon, the assassination of JFK, Woodstock, the Br...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Croc’s Casino Resort knows its business. Taking care of its local and worldwide guests with gracious hospitality and exhilarating entertainment. Edica Construction knows its business. Building world-class resorts with exacting standards, keeping their clients beyond satisfied. Both Croc’s Cas...

Charles Boyd is a huge supporter of community development projects and here at The Costa Rica Team we are always looking to edify the community in which we operate. Most recently, one way in which we have accomplished this is through our proud sponsorship of our local heroes at the Jaco Volunteer Fire Department, Bomberos Voluntarios Compania 63. The Jaco Garabito District has a paid Fire Depa...

Ocean Ranch Park is an 850 acre 4.4 kilometer private river valley located just 10 minutes south of Jaco that includes over 1000 feet of waterfalls. Unspoiled Costa Rica nature awaits you and your family and friends to explore this national park like setting on horseback, ATV, rappel and canopy with professional guides insuring your safety. Included in the staff is a Costa Rican Biologist,...

Now this is living. Whether you are already retired or near retirement, the residences at Croc’s Casino Resort are an easy decision. Life is grand as you relax poolside, while dinner at your favorite resort restaurant has been personally prepared with love and catching a sunset from your residence balcony just becomes the norm. You deserve the finer things in life with the ease of a Costa Ri...

In the past The Costa Rica Star has published about Prostitution in San Jose Costa Rica, and the price of those sexual services, using information from various Universities in Costa Rica. When people think of Costa Rica they picture its toucans, monkeys, volcanoes, and pristine beaches with amazing surfing locations up and down the coasts. They see in their minds the flora, the fauna, ad infini...

Lifeguard Seco Herrera. Source: Facebook Thanks to the quick response of lifeguards, the Cruz Roja (Red Cross) and surf instructors in Jaco Beach, ten teenage tourists lived to enjoy another day in Costa Rica. Such was a recent scene witnessed and described by Captain Richard Barone, a nature conservation activist known as Capi from his blog Capi Writes. According to Capt. Barone, the teena...

Soda Doña Marta aka Rancho Shadday I had planned to put together a nice overview for out-of-towners on some of the standout sodas in Jacó. However, as I began to embark on taste-testing dishes at local sodas, I realized that this was a task beyond my culinary powers. I'm not a foodie. In fact, I operate with a very basic three-star rating system when it comes to food: 3-Stars: That's th...

Jair Perez. Photo by Alfredo Barquero. Source: FEDESURF CR In the pro surf circuit of Costa Rica over the last few years, a few names keep coming up time after time: Carlos Munoz, the McGonagles, Luis Vindas, etc. This year, however, a name seldom heard before is being talked about as one of the strongest contenders to win the coveted National Circuit: Jair Perez. Although Jair Perez is jus...

The Oceano Jaco Beach condos hotel in beautiful Jaco Beach, Costa Rica offers you the latest in affordable, luxury living. Combining the best of both worlds, the Oceano condotel is set up as a boutique hotel containing fully-furnished 1 and 2 bedroom condos. Residents get all the benefits of hotel living, such as a beauty spa, modern fitness center, pool side café with room service, jewelry sho...

Carton Surfboards, Calle Madrigal, Jacó, Costa Rica. During the course of a bikini shoot a few weeks ago here in Jacó, I discovered that the model I was shooting knew Carton, the owner of Carton Surfboards, who I had wanted to meet. I was always seeing his boards out in the water and was curious to both meet the maker and learn about the whole business of surfboard shaping. (Nerd-like tendenci...

If Costa Rica’s professional surf scene had an A-team, it would look something like this: Carlos Muñoz, Jair Pérez, Noe Mar McGonagle, Gilbert Brown, Anthony Fillingim, Luis Vindas, Leilani McGonagle, Lisbeth Vindas, and Nataly Bernold. The nine top surfers seem to shuffle places between being national champions and taking the top five slots at any given competition, with the odd interloper upsett...

How can you help to reduce the number of animals hurt or killed on the streets of Costa Rica by automobiles? Join the 'I Brake For Animals' campaign organized by McKee Project Jaco and place a bumper sticker on your car to let people know that you brake for all of the animals of Costa Rica, including sloths, monkeys, cats, and dogs. Accidents happen, and animals get killed on the roads, and not...

The Jaco Rays Club Sport Herediano (CSH) is the reigning champion of First Division football (or soccer for readers who insist) in Costa Rica, but that did not seem to prevent the second division team Jaco Rays from beating them during a visit by the champs to the beach. CSH traveled to the Garabito Stadium on Saturday night, and left with a loss to the Rays by a single goal. The goal by Jaco s...

Photo above is the ribbon cutting inauguration for the ground breaking event, now the construction begins. The ground breaking event for the finest luxury Casino-Resort in Costa Rica, Croc's Casino, was held this Thursday. Despite the rain it was a huge success, and The Costa Rica Star had the pleasure to attend the event and spend time with the invited guests and other media personnel. ...

The picture above is an artistic rendering of the Casino-resort pool area. A ground breaking is scheduled June 20 in Jacó for a 17-story casino resort. The business, to be known as Croc's Casino Resort, is expected to be in operation by December 2014. The building will be on the north side of the central Pacific community of Jaco. Owners are Dag and Jennifer Hascall. He is the owner o...

Announcing the construction starting June 20, 2013 of Croc’s Casino Resort, the Central Pacific’s Newest Address. Change is in the air as Jaco is soon to be home to one of the country’s best resorts. The ground will officially be broken Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 4pm with a celebratory pool party rich with dignitaries, celebrities, local influencers, media and sports figures from Costa Rica...

The Cacao Lounge opened December 16th 2012 as a new concept of delectable art chocolates, and desserts with fresh flowers in a lounge setting. The Cacao Lounge is a completely new concept developed over a period of five years by partner owner and designer Marianna Love. The concept is everything dipped in chocolate in a relaxed beautiful atmosphere. These special treats and chocolates are t...

  Anchors End Tattoo-Playa Jaco is an internationally acclaimed art studio offering the finest in body decoration and body piercing. Owner artist Keely Tackett has brought 33 years of experience to Costa Rica. We offer freehand style, state of the art to each client who is seeking professional one of a kind body decoration. National tattoo association member for 29 years. Red cross cert...

This morning we are getting reports of a woman who was attacked in Jaco Beach yesterday, while swimming offshore. A French couple heard her screaming by a surf lesson tent, they came to her rescue and brought her out of the water onto the beach. There was a huge gaping hole in her thigh, which revealed her bone and was bleeding heavily. At this point the emails we are receiving about the ...

From erotic body painting, through topless ziplining, through naked horseback riding, the program is seeking out those that want an adventurous vacation experience in the friendliest place on earth. These are special weeks made available to open-minded adults only at two locations in Costa Rica. Each week is themed to coincide with the new for 2012 onsite Social Directors, the renowned enterta...

FLINT, MI -- A Flushing couple is out on bond after the federal government claims that they purposely hid profits from millions in foreign investments from tax officials, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court. James Stanley Gray, 80, and Karen Amerling-Gray, 67, are accused of purposely failing to claim their foreign bank accounts that were funded by profits from the million...

Note: This is a creative writing article by the contributing author, graphic content, reader discretion is advised. The OIJ and other Costa Rican authorities have finally found a semblance of facts as to the cause of the bizarre zombielike and suicidal behavior which occurred in Jacó two weeks ago. A suitcase full of “Bath Salts”, the confusingly named Mephadrone and Methylenedioxypyrovalero...

Note: This article is written by someone who has worked as a bartender in Jaco Beach for many years, sharing his thoughts and experiences. It contains opinion and is meant to offer you a different perspective on your trip to Jaco. Behind the shadows of the nearly ever present sun and underneath the grains of beach sand, in the eyes of the smiling faces that try to sell you a fishing trip or a 4...

Teatro Jacó in Jacó Beach, Costa Rica will be holding a festival of insanely funny comedy productions from Texas, New York, and San José from July 5th through July 28th. There will also be comedy workshops available in English and Spanish, so take the hour drive from the central valley and make an appearance to support the art of laughter. Production showcases: July 5th- 9th at 8pm: Faye...

It was another relaxing grey day, with waist to head-high surf for the FSC 2012 Olympus National Circuit’s second day of the competition event in Jacó. Saturday and Sunday’s event rounded off the fifth of seven weekend surf competitions that will decide who are Costa Rica’s FSC 2012 National Circuit champions in two months. The surfers ripped their boards across the waves and onto the judges’ s...

Here on the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, surfing is a part of culture. It’s a way of life, almost like a religion. And this Saturday church was in session. The overcast skies and cross-shore breeze was a welcomed occurrence for the hundreds of parishioners of the Church of Surf who were sitting on the beach in front of Morgan’s Cove in Jacó on the 16th day of June. The crowds gather...

Fourteen characters, two actors, two hours. That's the essence of ¡Que Zambrote! (What a Mess!), a sketch comedy especially written with modern Tico society in mind. This dynamic theater play is acted by experienced actress Rita Campos, who returns to the stage after a hiatus due to maternity leave, and Ricardo Segura, a young newcomer who graduated from the prestigious Conservatortio de Castella....

At an official ceremony held last week in Jaco Beach in the Garabito canton, Province of Puntarenas, the coastal resort town was confirmed as one of the host cities for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Jaco Beach is the second host location selected outside of the Greater San Jose Metropolitan Area. There was an additional announcement made at the ceremony: the construction of a new st...

Residents of Playa Jaco in our Central Pacific coast are in for a spectacular sunset. On Sunday, April 1st, at the Malecon Bar Restaurant in Jaco, acclaimed Tica pop singer Debi Nova will perform an acoustic set as the sun goes down, as part of the Roxy Sunset Unplugged event. For those who are not familiar with Debi Nova, she is a talented singer and songwriter who has found success in the int...

JACO BEACH, March 9th, 2012 – Super Thinking + Spanish teacher John Sloan will be in Jaco Costa Rica from March 25th to the 28th for Learn Spanish in Four Days training for those who want to increase their Spanish language comprehension. Spanish is the second-fastest growing language in the world, according to the official language institute Royal Spanish Academy (known as RAE by its Spanish a...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to run your Press Release on our news website, check out our advertising page. Executive Summary The business plan for SALT reflects the opportunity to purchase the building, assets and leasehold improvements a restaurant currently operating in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. The current owner is interested in selling the operations ($415,000.00), and/or ren...