TLC (CAFTA) 2007: Good Outlook
As leaders from Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic met in San José over the past weekend, the mood was generally upbeat. And with good reason.

Latin Americans Disillusioned with 2006 Economy
(ARGM) - Very few Latin Americans qualify their own country’s finances in a positive way, according to the 18-country Latinobarómetro released by The Economist.

Super and Regular Gasoline Prices To Drop; Diesel On the Way Up
Just as we got used to the latest increase of the price of gasoline that came into effect yesterday, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) - the regulator of public prices and services - announced yesterday a decrease in gasoline prices come the new year.

Costa Rica DeVito's Destination of Choice
Hollywood film and television star Danny De Vito believes warm weather, food and drink and family are the secrets to a successful Christmas.

Colombian Guerillero in Costa Rica Deported
Early this morning members of the Fuerza Pública and officials of the Ministerio de Seguridad Pública quickly and quietly moved former Colombian "guerillero", Héctor Orlando Martínez Quinto, to a small aircraft on the tarmac of the Juan Santamaría (San José) airport, for his deportation from Costa Rica.

Purple Monster Rules!
The streets of Costa Rica were quiet last night as most Costa Ricans were glued to their television sets to watch the annual squaring off of the country's top two soccer teams, the Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and Deportiva Saprissa.

Cerveceria Costa Rica To Buy Pepsi
The Cervecería Costa Rica - the nation's beer brewer - is in negotiations to purchase the Pepsi distributor in Costa Rica.