Costa Rica’s tallest building is completely sold out
Email this page December 7th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s tallest building is no longer the Banco Nacional building in San Jose, at 81 meters. A new building, 97 meters…
Costa Rica’s Chinatown opened yesterday
Email this page December 6th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) With music, dances and various activities, hundreds attended the inauguration of the new Chinatown in San Jose yesterday, including the mayor of…
ICE wants more electric rate hikes starting January 1st
Email this page December 6th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Industrial Chamber of Costa Rica expressed its opposition of rate hikes for electricity yesterday during a public hearing of the regulatory authority…
Lack of competition fuels high drug prices in Costa Rica
Email this page December 5th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Little or no competition in the local private pharmaceutical sector, the result of a highly concentrated industry, results in Costa Rica being one…
March against Monsanto GMO’s reaches San Jose, decision stalled
Email this page December 5th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) After a one week, 200-kilometer journey which began in Gauancaste, marchers fighting against a plan that would introduce genetically modified Monsanto corn into…
IDB lends Costa Rica $35 million for innovation program
Email this page December 1st, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Thursday the approval of a $35 million loan to Costa Rica for a program that will help boost…
Only 5% of Costa Ricans approve of government’s economic policy
Email this page November 30th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican consumer confidence remains at a standstill. The Christmas season, “Aguinaldo” (extra month’s payment in December), nor vacations, have so far been…
Wyndham Garden San Jose Escazu Opens in Costa Rica
Email this page November 30th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with nearly 7,260 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), announced on Wednesday the debut of…
