Environmentalists opposing the Crucitas open pit mining project dug, in protest, a mine at the rotonda La Hispanidad, in front of the San Pedro mall. With machinery, picks and shovels, they dramatized what is believed to be the gold mining in Cutris, San Carlos. More protests are planned for today. |
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The Mystery Of the Devaluating Dollar in
Costa Rica
For months now
there has been a Costa Rica mystery gone
un-answered and even less; justified.
The mystery is: “How come the Dollar has
devalued so much in this country while
appreciating against so many other world
currencies, hard currencies, but not the
“off the radar” Colon?”
The US Attraction To
The Costa Rican Lifestyle
These days, most of us are performing our
daily tasks in a state of numbness, while
day dreaming of a simpler life without the
worries and stress we deal with on a daily
basis.
Now with FREE
International Text Messaging
Visits To Costa
Rica On The
Increase
The effects of
the world
economic crisis
seems to be
behind us says
the Instituto
Costarricense de
Turismo (ICT),
reporting an
increase in the
number of
visitors during
the first
trimester of the
year.
Legislator Found
Guilty For
Sexual
Harassment
The Tribunal de
Trabajo (Labour
Court) on
Wednesday found
legislator for
the Partido
Liberación
Nacional (PLN),
Federico Tinoco,
guilty of sexual
harassment of a
female
assistant, who
filed charges
against the
legislators more
than three years
ago.
Biting Back:
Costa Rica
Experts Harvest
Deadly Snake
Venom
The dreaded
Matabuey, a
snake so
fearsome its
name means "ox
killer," has a
deadly bite that
immobilizes its
prey in minutes,
making it the
kind of creature
generally to be
avoided.
Costa Rica's
Imperial Beer A
Hit In Dallas,
Texas
Tina Danze,
writing for
dallasnews.com's
food section has
this to say
about Costa
Rica's national
beer, the
Imperial: "It's a good
warm-weather
beer. It's kind
of like Corona,
only a lot
smoother, and
without the skunky finish.
You don't have
to put lime in
it to enjoy it."
Wait Your Turn,
Rodrigo!
The online news publication, El Pais, offers
a satirical look at Costa Rica's leadership,
mainly the manipulations of Oscar Arias, who
after winning the right to re-election some
years back, promoted his legacy to be
continued by his former first
vice-president, Laura Chinchilla, who is
will be followed by Oscar's brother, Rodrigo
Arias, the current ministro de la
Presidencia.
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