Costa Rica News

Traffic In Costa Rica Returning To Normal After Two Days Of Complete Chaos The temporary closure of the San Jose - Caldera Friday morning added to the traffic chaos that has gripped Costa Rica since Wednesday night with the washing away of the Interamericana norte north of Puntarenas, cutting off the main route between the Central Valley and ...

First Woman President Celebrated 60th Anniversary Of First Female Vote In Costa Rica Only sixty years ago did women in Costa Rica get the right to exercise their vote.

Bright Future For China-Costa Rica Ties: Ambassador The establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Costa Rica in 2007 and the rapid growth of bilateral ties since then are in the interests of the two countries and peoples, said China's ambassador to the central American nation.

Ticos Lose Fear Against AH1N1 The Escuela de Estadistica de la Universidad de Costa Rica in its third report says that Costa Ricans have lost fear in being infected with the AH1N1 virus that has claimed 15 lives this year and 67 from the first death in April 2009.

Jen Bechtel hasn't idled away her free time. She has traveled to Costa Rica this summer with fellow members of Calvary Church in Lancaster on a 10-day mission trip.

Parks & Recreation Submitted by Laila Kain, Renbrook School, on 2010-07-29.   Richard Bergen Renbrook campers heading for Costa Rica: From left, Row 1: Katie Parks and Kate Needle.

US troops to come to Costa Rica as Laura Chinchilla, the country's first-ever female president, is forced to make tough decisions on how to fight drug trafficking.

Closure Of The San Carlos Alternate Adds To Nightmare Last night the San Carlos - Zarcero was also complete closed - adding to the nightmare faced by drivers - when two trucks collided on a sharp curve, one of the trucks being a gasoline tanker, forcing the closing in fear of an explosion.

A man that America's Most Wanted says on its Web site had a store in Asheville that sold white supremacy goods has been detained with a woman in Nicaragua, identified as the American couple wanted in Panama in the death of a U.S. woman.

This weekend an estimated 2 million people or about half the country will journey to Cartago and the Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles.

A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 21-count indictment against nine defendants in a multi-million dollar internet gambling ring.

Harolds Blog mentions [es] that 60 years ago, on July 30, 1950, women in Costa Rica were allowed to vote for the first time.

On the 19th July 2010 over 100 friends and family members of missing British journalist Michael Dixon participated in an awareness campaign to mark his first birthday since his disappearance in Costa Rica last October.

Citizens Group Aims To Cap Crime In Costa Rica The Crime Awareness and Prevention is an initiative on a national level intended to rally the ex-pat community around the issue of Citizen Security.

Canadian Ambassador To Costa Rica Says Good Bye It been almost three years and it is now time to go home, as Canadian ambassador to Costa Rica, Neil Reeder, will be leaving Costa Rica in the coming days, making way for a new ambassador.

Published: Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:28 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:28 a.m. A man with Hendersonville ties and a woman arrested in Nicaragua have been accused of multiple murders in Panama, WSPA reported.

Costa Rican water and sewerage utility AyA expects to begin work on three key water infrastructure projects by mid-August, the utility's project manager, Francisco Valverde, told BNamericas.

Detainees identified by Nicaraguan authorities as William Adolfo Cortez, right, of Texas, and his wife Jane Cortez, left, are shown by police to journalists after their arrival at the Judicial Assistance headquarters in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday.

Unions file complaint with US govt as attack on workers and unions continue in Costa Rica under free trade agreement In response to a Patrick-style military attack on dock workers in Costa Rica the International Longshore Workers Union has joined with local unions to take the company and the government to task for breaching its own labour laws.

It's not exactly a jaunt to the neighborhood park. This week and next, nine teenage campers at Renbrook School's Summer Adventure camp will be in Costa Rica to help renovate an elementary school.