Man who chopped off police officer’s arm with machete sentenced to 35 years
Email this page April 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 50 year-old man was sentenced yesterday by the Criminal Court of San Carlos, Alajuela, to 35 years in prison for chopping off…
“Toro 3” hydroelectric plant inaugurated yesterday, will supply about 60,000 homes
Email this page April 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) With a cost of $188 million, the Toro 3 Hydroelectric Plant was inaugurated yesterday in Marsella de Venecia, San Carlos. The new…
Hotel in Limon decides to close due to escalating security threat
Email this page April 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Colon Caribe Hotel, located in the southern Caribbean coast in Limon, has decided to close due to the escalating security threat in…
BREAKING: Mining company threatening Costa Rica with $1 billion lawsuit
Email this page April 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Canadian mining company, Infinto Gold, has just issued an ultimatum to Costa Rica stating that if they are not allowed to resume…
Costa Rica calls on North Korea to abandon belligerent attitude
Email this page April 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Costa Rica called on North Korea yesterday to abandon its belligerent attitude and made a new call for that country…
Authorities want better enforcement for condos, homes used as vacation rentals
Email this page April 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Ministry of Finance and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute are joining forces to detect those that offer lodging outside of the law.…
Documentary shows problems faced by Costa Rica’s Maleku indigenous people
Email this page April 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Directed and written by Jeffery Lopez, the short documentary, Hami Toro, deals with the indigenous Maleku people’s struggle to regain access to the…
Volcanic eruptions have slowed global warming, according to study
Email this page April 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The rise in global temperatures between 2000 and 2010 has not been as fast as expected due to the effect caused by sulfur…
