costa rica

Costa Rica has been seducing foreign visitors with its volcanoes, beaches and rain forests.  

You should be in Costa Rica I confess that I take bizarre delight in following the U.S. Presidential race. Every four years we get to hear both parties discuss the same old stuff: Constant talk about how much we need “change” Gloom and doom outlooks on the economy Endless discourse on taxes...  

42 miles of this kind of road today took us 4.5 hours. Some of these potholes are as much as one foot deep! Bob, ahead of me, has pulled way over to the left-side of the road to avoid huge potholes! From my book..."On the road at 9 AM, and on the ...  

Last night was a lot of fun. The Canadians cooked us dinner, I bought a lot of wine, and we had a blast drinking our sorrows away in the rain.  

A not-very-Costa Rican town built for foreign surfers. Come to think of it, what IS Costa Rican? I talked about this with Eunate and heard similiar comments from other people: Costa Rica is incredibly rich in ...  

Some 5.000 people have been directly affected by tropical storm Hanna in the province of Guanacaste and Puntarenas, as Hanna indirectly influenced the flooding in various areas of the provinces. The Cruz Roja Costarricense (Costa Rican Red Cross) has ...  

Twenty years ago nobody had ever heard of Contemporary Art in Costa Rica. There wasn’t any art exhibition so to speak or any artists producing work that ...  

SPORTFISHING BUSINESS & BOAT for sale INCLUDES: 1990 31ft Ocean Master with twin 2005 225HP Mercury Outboards. “Fastest boat in northern Costa Rica” - tops out around 43mph with a cruising speed 30mph @4000rpm. The boat has a wide 10.5ft. Beam, Rupp Tuna Tower with upper helm controls, Rupp...  

A nice little town, with a nice little beach backed by a nice forest. A few too many bracelet-makers for my liking though.  

Two Pop Icons Will be Visiting Costa Rica in the Coming Weeks. With more than 2 million tourists coming to visit Costa Rica each year, the country has attracted quite a tourist following. Somehow, though, those visitors rarely include popular artists and groups, who often prefer Mexico or South...  

Costaricaeye.com presents Costa Rica real estates for sale that has been the slogan for those who are seeking a stifling Disneyland-like nature-friendly tour experience, with monkeys, birds, and butte... [WebWire - Thursday, September 04, 2008]  

From my book..."05/17- (Day 137) At San Jorge. 6 AM temperature was 80 degrees. Bob rejoined us after his solo expedition. On the road at 9 AM, heading for the border of Costa Rica about 30 miles distant. We arrived at the border at 10 AM and finally ...  

New Law Would Make Drivers and Bar Owners Think Twice about Alcohol Consumption. Bar and Cantina owners will be held responsible if patrons are caught driving over the legal blood alcohol limit or have an accident while under the influence of alcohol. They will not receive a criminal offense but...  

The Circus of Moscow is here and it never fails to cause a sensation. I saw it many times when I was a kid in Paris, so I was more than excited with the ...  

(Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday approved a new three-year us$258 million lending program for Costa Rica to help improve education, telecoms reform, infrastructure development and tackle climate change. The program covers lending from August ...