Female body parts found in Atenas
Email this page November 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The partial remains of a dismembered woman were discovered by workers floating in the Chuca dam in Balsa de Atenas. According to…
Fugitive from Costa Rica, Paul Watson eyes anti-whale battle from afar
Email this page LOS ANGELES, November 5, 2013 (AFP) – Fugitive eco-activist Paul Watson is due in a US court this week for his latest legal battle — but, after…
Man who helped run “global bank to criminals” from Costa Rica pleads guilty in New York
Email this page November 5th, 2013 (AFP) – A New York man accused of being a “global banker to criminals” pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court last week in connection…
Costa Rica arrests four alleged FARC rebels; seizes cocaine and weapons
Email this page November 4, 2013 (AFP) – Police in Costa Rica have arrested four suspected members of Colombia’s FARC rebel group, authorities said Friday. The overnight operation at various…
Shooting leaves at least twelve people injured
Email this page November 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man opened fire after leaving a bar last night, leaving at least twelve people wounded, one of them seriously. The incident took…
Wastewater plant will reduce amount of San José raw sewage dumped into rivers
Email this page November 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A new sewage treatment plant currently under construction will reduce the amount of raw sewage that is currently dumped directly into several rivers…
Did it snow in Costa Rica on Friday?
Email this page November 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Images of “snow-covered” ground near the Irazu volcano spread quickly on social networks on Friday. However, Elado Solano, an official with the…
ICE seeking electric rate hikes in hearing this month
Email this page November 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) is requesting increases in electric rates as a result of what it describes as increased costs and…
