Costa Rica With the Highest Inflation Rate in Latin America
The Banco Central De Costa Rica (BCCR) - Central Bank - recognizes that the high cost of living is hitting Costa Ricans hard.

Taxis Want Increase
Get ready for another major increase - taxi fares.

High Level of Software Piracy in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, only three out of ten actually buy legal software to be used in computers in the home or business. This according to investigation by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), headed by the International Data Corporation, who measures "pirating" indexes all over the world.

Sports Gambling Ring Busted
A major illegal sports-gambling ring based in Queens and Costa Rica and controlled by the Bonanno organized-crime family has been busted, authorities announced Wednesday.

Man Shoots His Mother in Law Dead
Every one has a mother-in-law joke or story. And anyone who has been married knows there is a lot of truth to those jokes and stories. And more than most have had fantasies on how to rid themselves of the mother-in-law.