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Costa Rica Politica Scene for 2014 Elections Heats Up

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:27:57 +0000

PAC leaders look to for agreement on Executive Committee as the Costa Rica ‘Politica’ scene ramps up for 2014 Elections This past week, two of the five candidates Citizen Action Party (PAC) came to an “agreement” regarding the positions of the Executive Committee. The agreement between Juan Carlos Mendoza and Luis Guillermo Solis angered other [...]

Costa Rica Politica Scene for 2014 Elections Heats Up © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Central Bank of Costa Rica Made Heavy Dollar Purchases this Past Week

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:25:02 +0000

Last week, the Central Bank purchased $80 million in the wholesale market. The abundance of dollars pushed back the price of the currency to ¢ 500. Also, this week the public sector decreased the quantity demanded of foreign exchange. According to data published by the Central Bank on its website, in the four weeks preceding [...]

Central Bank of Costa Rica Made Heavy Dollar Purchases this Past Week © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Avianca-Taca Changes Travel Routes for 50,000 Customers

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:21:54 +0000

While some 50,000 passengers had bought Avianca-Taca flight tickets from Costa Rica to Los Angeles, New York, Quito or Guayaquil Havana, due to routing changes caused by downsizing and restructuring, they will now have to make stops in El Salvador or Colombia, according to Avianca-Taca. The length of a direct flight to New York is [...]

Avianca-Taca Changes Travel Routes for 50,000 Customers © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Chinchilla Feeling the Heat on Colombian Drugs Jet Scandal Facing Possible Charges

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:19:13 +0000

The heat continues to be turned up on President Laura Chinchilla after it was revealed that she used a private jet owned by Gabriel Morales Fallon who is a Colombian business man suspected of having links to narco trafficking, and was also questioned by authorities in Costa Rica for money laundering. This past week, Chinchilla [...]

Chinchilla Feeling the Heat on Colombian Drugs Jet Scandal Facing Possible Charges © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Popocatepetl Volcano Mexico Spews Ash 1,300 Feet, Area on Alert

TCRN STAFF — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:33:44 +0000

Latin America News – The Popocatepetl Volcano first explosion occurred in the early Wednesday morning, spewing ash and throwing rock fragments in several directions. The explosion was followed by a series of tremors. A huge column of ash from the crater of the volcano was seen 400 meters (1,300 feet) above the crater. Mexican authorities [...]

Popocatepetl Volcano Mexico Spews Ash 1,300 Feet, Area on Alert © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Press Release – Que Comemos Launches in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:39:14 +0000

Press Release – Everyone’s favorite online food delivery business Juanlotrae.com, recently bought the domain QueComemosCR.com (Que Comemos) to offer another great way to attract customers to the first and best online food delivery business in Costa Rica. Que Comemos is a brand name from a company originally launched as Tico Express, and they thought that [...]

Press Release – Que Comemos Launches in Costa Rica © TheCostaRicaNews.com

New App Shows Costa Rican Biodiversity

TCRN STAFF — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:03:27 +0000

New app will help Tourists to better understand and locate about 500 species in Costa Rica. The app is called Touit named after a national bird Touits costarricensis The application can be downloaded for free by logging on to www.touit.cr . The app is offered in Spanish and English. The app is designed to assist [...]

New App Shows Costa Rican Biodiversity © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Costa Ricans Dissatisfaction with Chinchilla Continues to Grow

TCRN STAFF — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:56:21 +0000

The latest surveys show Costa Ricans dissatisfaction with Laura Chinchilla is continuing to grow. Current surveys show 50+% of Costa Ricans rate Chinchilla Bad or Very Bad. Laura Chinchilla has the second worst president assessment in the last 35 years, only surpassed by Rodrigo Carazo and currently there are an increasingly number of people who [...]

Costa Ricans Dissatisfaction with Chinchilla Continues to Grow © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Surfing Contest: Playa Hermosa, Jaco – June 1st and 2nd

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:59:06 +0000

Surfing Contest by ACOS (Asociacion Costarricense de Surf), in memory of Frank Mora, 1950 – 2009, June 1st and 2nd , in Playa Hermosa, Jaco and will have $2,000 in prize. The Costa Rica News (TCRN) San Jose Costa Rica Related articles: Beautiful Playa Hermosa Home Jaco Ha Ha 2012 Comedy Festival Jaco Beach

Surfing Contest: Playa Hermosa, Jaco – June 1st and 2nd © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Long Hot Dry Season Pushes Purchase of 139 Million Liters Fuel for Electricity Generation

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:38:29 +0000

According to the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) they invested 62,300 million colones buying fuel for electricity generation in thermal energy sources following an intense dry season. ICE said they acquired a total of 56 million liters of diesel, and made the purchase of 83 million liters of bunker fuel. The Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP), [...]

Long Hot Dry Season Pushes Purchase of 139 Million Liters Fuel for Electricity Generation © TheCostaRicaNews.com

Latin America had Record Foreign Investment in 2012

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:21:46 +0000

Latin America and the Caribbean received a record number of direct foreign investments in 2012, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations. The foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2012 totaled $ 173.361 billion USD, 6.7% more than in 2011, “despite the external context [...]

Chinchilla Extends invitation to President of China to Visit the Country

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:16:14 +0000

Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica has invited the President of China, Xi Jinping to visit the country. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic, Carlos Roverssi, said that in recent days the president extended an invitation as part of a tour to Latin America and make a stop in Costa Rica. Jinping became President of [...]

Latin America Getting Richer – How Rich is Rich?

TCRN STAFF — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:54:46 +0000

In the last decade, Latin America has shown tremendous growth supported by the strong economic and political reforms implemented during in the past 20 years, the region, even during a global meltdown, managed to show significant growth patterns throughout Latin America. Global Centa- Millionaires (people worth $100 Million) has risen dramatically over the past decade. [...]

Costa Rica Looking to Attract More European Tourists

TCRN STAFF — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:29:31 +0000

The European region represents one of the main tourists markets for Costa Rica, which, according to figures from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), accounted for 284,996 visitors from Europe, which means about 12% of total reported income in 2012. Europe represents a strong target market because it generates the highest outbound traffic, ie, citizens [...]

PURA VIDA HOROSCOPE May 13 through May 19

TCRN STAFF — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:52:41 +0000

AQUARIUS January 21 – February 19 It feels like you’ve lost your direction and, as a result, there is a strong desire to withdraw this week on several fronts. Rather than trying to fight these feelings recognize them as a precursor to change. Using your intuition, ask yourself: How can I best express my creativity? [...]