According to Lonely Planet, publisher of travel guides, Costa Rica stands out as having the most accessible contact with nature in North and South America. One of the many tall trees above your head creaks and you raise your head to see a troop of white-faced monkeys eating fruit. A ‘mono’ notices the presence of […]
Archives for March 2014
Dollar may continue to rise
In recent days, the appreciation of the dollar relative to the colon has caused concern among most Costa Ricans who receive their income in colones. Rodrigo Bolaños, President of the Central Bank is stressing the importance of not taking loans in dollars for those who receive income in colones. He also told the press that […]
National Seismological Network reported 11 earthquakes felt in Costa Rica during February
According to the National Seismological Network (RSN: ICE-UCR), a total of located 191 earthquakes were recorded in Costa Rica for the month of February. However, all the movements were under 4.5 in magnitude, none caused any damage and only 11 were strong enough to be felt by people in Costa Rica. Two of the quakes […]
Chinese vehicles make their way into the Costa Rica market
In the last five years, vehicles manufactured in China went from 0.3 percent of new cars registered in Costa Rica, to 2.2 percent in 2013, according to the National Registry. Last year a total of 47,471 cars were registered in the country. Toyota and Hyundai were the market leaders with 11,768 and 10,273, respectively. Chinese […]
Colombians and Mexicans most deported in recent years for narcotics
According to data provided by the Directorate of Immigration, between 2000 and 2013, a total of 1,355 Colombians, 187 Mexicans and 142 Guatemalans and 58 Hondurans were deported. Typically persons being deported from Costa Rica have recently completed a prison sentence. On average it takes about one month to process a deportee out of the […]