Consider, if you will, the lowly Costa Rican land crab.Sure, it’s not adorable like a monkey, hard to spot like a sloth, spectacular like a scarlet macaw or precious and venomous like a poison-dart frog. But pound for pound, the little red and purple crabs that scuttle from hole to […]
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The effort deployed by The Clean Wave Foundation and the SalveMonos Association will allow the construction of 20 wildlife crossings in the Playa Grande community in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. These projects will be financed with the contributions received during a donation drive held on October 21. According to Andrés Bermúdez, […]
A 24-year-old tourist has been apprehended with eight kilograms of methamphetamines hidden in his luggage. The drugs, cleverly concealed using carbon paper, were an attempt to evade security checks at Juan Santamaría Airport in Alajuela. The Ukrainian national, identified as Novytskyi, was confirmed to have been taken into custody on […]
The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) has announced that the low-pressure system they have been tracking has evolved into Tropical Depression Nº 19 in the Pacific, situated off Central America’s coast. This system will indirectly affect Costa Rica’s weather patterns. Based on insights from meteorologist Roberto Vindas and the National Hurricane […]
Mountain biking enthusiast have a reason to smile: La Ruta, the iconic mountain bike race that has been pushing cyclists to their limits since 1993, unveils its renewed spirit in its 29th edition. The much-anticipated event is set to span from November 30 to December 2. This year, participants and […]
Like all cultures, Costa Rica’s has its share of legends. These tales are meant to be scary to keep people in line. Who’s going to venture out for a little mischief knowing that the headless man, the beauty who turns into a beast, the devil dog, witches or creatures who […]
Of the many frustrating, funny, difficult, and wonderful situations one encounters in the daily life of being an expat in Costa Rica, two items that are frequently at the top of list are difficulty managing your adopted second language and properly maneuvering through the inefficiencies of attempting to successfully complete […]
The Minister of Security Mario Zamora expressed concerns over the so-called “shark loans” or “drop by drop” (gota a gota), highlighting them as precursors to organized crime’s extortionate practices prevalent in other regional countries. He appeared before the Security and Narcotics Commission to champion the urgent approval of file 23.575, […]
Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo on Sunday proposed holding a referendum to decide whether to repeal the mining contract that sparked massive protests in the country nine days ago. Protest leaders, however, announced that demonstrations will continue in the streets. In his brief two-minute message, Cortizo said he will ask the […]
In a distressing incident during the early hours of Monday, a bus rollover occurred in the Barranca sector of Puntarenas. The Costa Rican Red Cross immediately sprang into action, dispatching multiple emergency units to the scene. According to a preliminary report provided by the Red Cross, the bus, was transporting […]