Costa Rica Mourns Pope John Paul II
In all Catholic churches across Costa Rica masses to remember Pope John Paul II were held. The Catedral Metropolitana in San José was no exception, where masses were held at different times during the day.

Nine Arrested for "Pirated" Music
Three Costa Rican and six Nicaraguans were arrested last Friday for "pirating" music. The arrests were made by police in Central market in Heredia.

Colombian Police Break Up Counterfeiters
Colombian police report that they broke up a gang of counterfeiters that send "dollars" to various countries in Latin America, among them Costa Rica.

No to Re-Negotiation of CAFTA
The possibility that Costa Rica re-negotiate the Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), as has been suggested by the opposition Citizen Action Party (PAC in Spanish), is not an option for the Government, according to Minister of Foreign Trade Manuel Gonzalez.

Need a School for Your Kids? Start Your Own
What do you do if you're an experienced teacher with two young children and a shortage of toddler schools in the area in which you live?

Lava Tours Epic Mountain Biking Supports Costa Rica's Biodiversity
Lava Tours, Costa Rica’s premier mountain biking tour operator, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Association for the Conservation of the Mono Tití (ASCOMOTI) to fund their environmental conservation and educational programs in Costa Rica’s Central Pacific.