"Marea Verde"
The "maera verde" (green tide) took over Paseo Colon yesterday as the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) held it's "plaza pública", closing off Paseo Colón, for the last big push of the campaign to elect Oscar Arias this Sunday.

Cold Front Headed Our Way
According to the Instituto Meteorológico - the weatherman - we are in for a cold spell by the middle of the week, as strong winds will prevail, which will also bring rain.

Largest Tourism Growth
Costa Rica was the Central American nation most visited by tourists last year, at 1.5 million, 19.2% more than in 2004. That figure is almost one fourth of the overall number of visitors to the region.

Canopy Tours With Many Fans
Surveys done by the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) - Costa Rican Tourism Institute - found that adventure tourism is at the top of the preferences of visitors, a full 40 percent of which said they wanted to take a canopy tour.

U.S. Investment
Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives manager Edna Camacho reported that 80% of the direct foreign investment in Costa Rica in 2005 came from U.S. companies.