Judicial agents arrested six people they suspect are linked to at least 30 cases of theft from homes and shops in Cañas, Tilarán, Santa Cruz, Nicoya (Guanacaste) and Osa Puntarenas. Four of the band were arrested in raids, and two were already in custody for other charges. Authorities say the gang started operating in March […]

ZooAve on Wednesday, received an anteater that a homeless person had been caring for after it suffered a head injury. The rescue center expects to care for the animal for seven months, before releasing back it into the wild in Guanacaste. On average the center receives 2,000 injured animals per year. The anteater will be […]

Although the number of cell phone lines increased by 1.2 million between 2012 to 2013, total market share held by the national telecom ICE declined. According to statistics from Sutel, the telecom regulator, in 2012, 79 percent of the market belonged to ICE, 9 percent Claro, 7 percent Movistar, 3 percent Tuyo Mobile, and 2 […]

On Wednesday evening, the central bank announced an expansion in its rules for managing the Foreign Currency Market (Monex), allowing for interventions to correct long term fluctuations of exchange rates. According to Rodrigo Bolaños, President of the Central Bank the change will prevent a “snowball effect” when exchange rates slides consistently in one direction. He added […]

2014 is the fifth season of Art City Tour, which opens museums, art galleries, theaters and cultural spaces in San Jose to the public, free of charge. To date the tour has admitted 30,148 people since its first night on February 24, 2010. Expenses for the free event are $7,500 per night in expenses, and […]

Insecurity for trucking companies in Central America is a problem, and carriers are traveling less at night and using armed escorts to counter robberies. In Costa Rica, the most dangerous route is the Route 32 highway between San Jose and the port of Limon. Throughout the isthmus, Guatemala and El Salvador are the most dangerous […]