In Focus: Costa Rica heads to elections under unprecedented polarization between left and right
Email this page SAN JOSE, January 31, 2014 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) – Costa Rica heads to general elections on Sunday under an unprecedented polarization between right and left, but with…
Latin American left eyes Costa Rica, El Salvador votes
Email this page SAN JOSÉ, January 31, 2014 (AFP) – The rise of the left in Latin America could get a further boost Sunday with elections in Costa Rica and…
Chinchilla criticized for declaration praising Chavez
Email this page January 31st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) President Laura Chinchilla is being criticized for signing the final declaration of the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States…
Costa Rica’s Central Bank promises to intervene against rising dollar, falling colon
Email this page January 31st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) After the dollar gained significant ground against the colon this week – rising in price by nearly ¢7 during Wednesday’s trading alone –…
Dollar sees huge one-day rally in Costa Rica, reaches highest price in 2 years
Email this page January 30th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The dollar gained ¢6.55 on the Monex wholesale market in a single day yesterday, reaching a level not seen in two years. The…
Costa Rica’s ban on political advertising starts today
Email this page January 30th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Beginning today, Costa Rican law prohibits all forms of political advertising until the conclusion of the general elections on Sunday, February 2nd. …
4.9-magnitude temblor rattles Costa Rica, followed by aftershock
Email this page January 30th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) shook much of the country…
Chinchilla, Latin America leaders pledge not to resort to force in conflicts
Email this page HAVANA, January 29, 2014 (AFP) – Regional leaders declared a “zone of peace” in Latin America and the Caribbean Wednesday at a summit in Havana that also…
