Phoenixville, PA, September 03, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Watching the world go by makes Daniel the iguana very happy. In fact, he loves relaxing in the warm sunshine of his rainforest home. Some of the forest’s busier animals just don’t get it, but that’s OK with Daniel, who stars in Buffie Biddle’s first children’s book, released by Dog Ear Publishing. In the end, he teaches children that they should be...

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) today announced a partnership with the world’s most famous fashion photographer, Mario Testino, to mark the launch of the Huawei watch. The advertising campaign features American supermodel Karlie Kloss and one of the world’s top male models, Sean O’Pry. This is the first time that Huawei has worked with the iconic fashion photographer a...

Source: Courts for Kids Courts for Kids, a charitable organization based in the United States, recently visited Costa Rica to build a basketball court in an economically challenged community. Thanks to the hard work of high school students and employees from a major insurance company, the village of Rancho Quemado, located in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica, near the Osa Peninsula, n...

Source: Airbnb LAS VEGAS, Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Hospitality Solutions, Inc., (OTC: PNOW) announced today, that the Company has added another new property to the Oveedia database, while receiving a notable endorsement from the hotelier. The Playa Escondida Lodge, an Eco Refuge located in Puntarenas Costa Rica, has now joined the ranks of Tango Mar, Guarumo and Samasati, becoming...

Wikimedia Commons ITV Press Release - Seven years ago, Stephen Fry travelled through all fifty states of the USA in a black cab. But he’s always been fascinated by events south of the border, so now, in this brand new four-part series, he embarks on an adventure into America’s backyard. Travelling through Mexico and the entire Central American isthmus, to the Panamanian border with South Am...

Source: @KevinHart4Real Instagram Actor, writer and stand-up comedian Kevin Hart recently enjoyed offshore fishing, hiking, forest canopy tours, ziplines, and relaxation in Costa Rica. News of his visit to our country, which included his children, fiancee and future mother-in-law, arrived via the social network Instagram. A few Instagram photos and videos show Mr. Hart in a sports fishing c...

Melodic death metal band At the Gates is currently on the Latin American segment of a world tour in support of the album At War With Reality, which was in October 2014 after a very long hiatus. In Costa Rica, At the Gates will perform live at Pepper’s Club on Saturday, September 5th. The venue is located in the Zapote district, which is part of the eastern suburbs of San Jose.   The his...

Tourism Police Assisting Backpackers. Source: Fuerza Publica British Embasy Media Release - Glass fragments. Chemical composition. Blood patterns. Conclusive evidence. It’s a Tuesday afternoon at the Centro Cultural Británico in San José and police officers taking their weekly English lesson are furiously transcribing the key phrases that the English teacher has scribbled on the whiteboard:...

Source: OPCW OPCW Media Release - The Second Advanced Regional Assistance-and-Protection Course on Chemical Emergency Response for States Parties in Latin America and the Caribbean was held from 3 to 7 August in San José, Costa Rica. The course was co-organized by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Costa Rican National Author...

JP Media Press Release - The Red Bull Arena in New Jersey will undoubtedly be filled to the rafters on Saturday, September 5th when Costa Rica and Brazil meet for an international friendly match on United States soil.  Both teams have a huge following of fans in the tri-state area that never miss the opportunity to see them play when they come to town.   Currently the Brazilian Men’s So...

Pixabay Commons More than 500,000 personal records managed by La Caja, the national public health and social security system of Costa Rica, were compromised by a network intrusion perpetrated by nefarious hackers. According to a news report filed by Lady Rojas for online news daily Costa Rica Hoy, officials from La Caja have identified the attackers, who are associates of a financial firm that...

Sea Bird Sailing Excursions, a renowned tour operator based in Costa Rica's Gold Coast, is currently offering its business assets for sale. This is an exciting business opportunity for anyone interested in profiting from the lucrative tourism industry in the province of Guanacaste. This well-established business is currently located in Playas del Coco, less than 30 minutes away from the Liberia...

BULLDOGS F.A. Press Release (September 1, 2015) – Bulldogs Fútbol Americano is a Costa Rican semi-professional, Division I, American football team, based in the capital city, San José. The team was founded in 2008 and is committed to developing the skills and abilities of Bulldogs F.A. players as well as guiding the development of new American football programs. Bulldogs F.A. is currently recru...

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Media Release - For several years, people in the Pavas district of Costa Rica were experiencing an increase in crime and in youth marijuana use. But after a coalition was formed, thanks to the training and assistance from CADCA, local citizens developed a planning process and began implementing evidence-based prevention strategies. CADCA began working i...

Source: samasati.com LAS VEGAS, Aug. 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Hospitality Solutions, Inc., (OTC: PNOW) announced today, that the Samasati Retreat & Rainforest Sanctuary, Costa Rica's first Eco Retreat Bio Reserve and Yoga Center, has been added to the Oveedia database. The addition of Samasati to the Oveedia database marks yet another major property listing exclusively on Pure's dual ...

Today, August 31st, Costa Rica celebrates Afro Costa Rican Day, and one of the first activities that many Ticos will undertake this morning will consist of enjoying the most iconic dish of this country. It so happens that gallo pinto, a delicious breakfast that masterfully combines day-old rice and beans with fresh vegetables and spices, is a meal that we owe to Afro Caribbean immigrants in the fi...

Adult film actress Mia Malkova in Costa Rica. Source: Holly Randall Tumblr In March 2014, a renowned photographer and film director from the United States was plying her erotic trade in Costa Rica. Holly Randall was photographing pornographic model Mia Malkova at a waterfall, and the photographer shared her experience about working in Costa Rica on her Tumblr social media page: Finally my sho...

Source: Facebook In the last 48 hours, the Mayors of two significant municipalities in Costa Rica have been suspended from their leadership positions. The political leaders in question are Mayor Nestor Mattis Williams of Limon and Mayor Roberto Thompson of Alajuela. As reported by The Costa Rica Star earlier this week, Roberto Thompson, Mayor of the second most populous city of Costa Rica, ...

Source: Instagram Nadja Purtschert, a professional snowboarder and surfer from Switzerland who also models swimwear and athletic apparel, will travel to Costa Rica later this year to learn Spanish, work on her tan, practice her surfing skills, and enjoy the beaches of our country. While in Costa Rica, Miss Purtschert will be a student of Yalea Languages, a respected Swiss Academy that speci...

Source: OIJ Agents from the Office of Judicial Investigations (Spanish initials: OIJ) raided two bars and arrested two male suspects under suspicion of operating underground brothels. The arrests and raids took place earlier this week in Guapiles, province of Limon, and Cartago, the former capital city of Costa Rica. The two men arrested are brothers aged 56 and 65. According to an official...

Source: Flickr Commons “Drill and fill” is the basic dentistry method applied to treating cavities. Essentially, dental care professionals first remove the soft decayed area of a tooth with special instruments, and one of them happens to be an ominous, high-speed drill that people in Costa Rica and around the world seem to have a predisposed phobia against. The filling comes after the drilling...

Source: Wikimedia Commons 28 Aug 2015 – Sunwing Press Release – Special, limited-time offer by Sunwing: Whether it’s seeking out the perfect Caribbean beach escape, visiting friends and family across the country for the holiday season or making a trip to Florida’s theme parks, winter travel planning just got easier with the announcement of Sunwing’s BOGO seat sale. Available from now until ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Markets Group will host the 3rd Annual Private Wealth Latin America & The Caribbean Forum, the largest conference of the wealth management space. This event is a two day series of presentations, panels, roundtables and interviews on October 20th and 21st at the JW Marriott in Miami, Florida. Attendees will meet and hear from three different keynote ad...

Wikimedia Commons Svalbard, Norway – Crop Trust Press Release – Varieties of one of the world’s most important staple crops will be stored for perpetuity deep in the Arctic ice today. José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is joining scientific experts and delegations from Peru, Costa Rica and Norway to witness a ceremony h...

Source: Pixabay Commons Public Domain It took more than two officers from Fuerza Publica, the national police force of Costa Rica, to take down a naked man who -for some reason- was chanting one of the many names of the chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell, at least in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic faiths. According to a news report filed by metro ...

Source: Facebook Roberto Thompson, Mayor of the second largest and most populous city of Costa Rica, was arrested yesterday afternoon after being summoned to a regional precinct by prosecutors. He is expected to be booked on charges related to unlawful awards of liquor licenses, although an ongoing investigation suggests that other charges may be filed as well. According to a news report fi...

Source: Airbnb LAS VEGAS, Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Hospitality Solutions, Inc., (OTC: PNOW) announced today, that the Guarumo, a rare Costa Rican amphitheater, cafe and chalet, has been added to the Oveedia database. Currently found only on Airbnb, Guarumo will opt to be exclusively listed on PURE's dual database OTA software – Oveedia. Located in historic and world-famous Monteve...

Bayer SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA--(Marketwired - Aug 27, 2015) - The Bayer Group opened a plant for the production of a non-reversible permanent contraceptive device today, with an investment of US$12 million and an initial employment generation for up to 75 people. The plant, located in the Zona Franca Metropolitana in Barreal de Heredia covers about 1,400 square meters, dedicated to the assembl...

When President Luis Guillermo Solis was on the campaign trail against former candidate Johnny Araya from the majority National Liberation Party (Spanish initials: PLN), he presented a single pronouncement on the topic of immigration: He strongly believed that employers should be responsible for handling the required paperwork to assist foreign workers get the proper visa in Costa Rica. More tha...

Source: Diamond Resorts LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - August 26, 2015) - Costa Rica, the "Rich Coast", lives up to its name with an abundant tropical experience for visitors, pristine beaches, diverse rain and cloud forests, and a handful of majestic, mostly dormant volcanoes dominating the center of the country. Diamond Resorts THE Club affiliated GeoHoliday at Pueblo Real welcomes guests to ...

Mindvalley Media Announcement – Five years since its inception in 2010, Mindvalley’s Awesomeness Fest returns to where it all started: to magical Costa Rica. The incomparable beauty of its landscape (ranging from tropical forests, mountains with waterfalls to sun-splashed beaches), its perfect climate, and unspoiled nature have made Guanacaste one of the most visited areas in Costa Rica. The...

Source: U.S. Embassy Officers from the National Coast Guard Service of Costa Rica recently arrested a fugitive tour operator who was wanted on a murder charge. According to official press release CP-1518-2015 from the Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the arrest took place in the coastal community of Quepos earlier this week. The MSP press release explains that officers assigned to the Coa...

A well-funded online classifieds network has entered the crowded marketplace in Costa Rica with a special focus on real estate and jobs. According to a news report filed by Leo Siqueira for the Advanced Interactive Media Group, Navent has been operating in 10 Latin American nations, and it decided to enter Costa Rica last month. Navent owns the CompreoAlquile.com brand of online classifieds in ...

NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: GTHP) announced today that access to the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan has been expanded to Costa Rica, bringing to 20 the number of countries where the Company has shipped its non-invasive, point-of-care cervical cancer detection technology. “We are pleased to see our growing traction among doctors, governments and distributors...

Wikimedia Commons Los Angeles, Aug 26 (EFE).- More than 13,000 people ended up homeless in Los Angeles County each month between 2002 and 2010, a study released by the Economic Roundtable, a non-profit research organization based here, said. The "All Alone" report found that an average of 100,000 children in the county, which has a population of 10.1 million, are homeless every month. Th...

A corporate officer from Banco Popular, one of the major banks that enjoy fiscal support and backing from the government of Costa Rica, has been accused of defrauding an elderly expat with a convoluted scheme to slip away with about $200,000. The officer has been identified as a woman who goes by the last name of Barahona, and her father has also been implicated in this alleged swindle. Accordi...

A long period of inactivity, as well as a conspicuous lack of rhetoric from the administration of longtime President Daniel Ortega, is prompting speculation about whether the quixotic Grand Canal of Nicaragua is an actual civil engineering project or just a smokescreen for some sort of iniquity. As has been reported by The Costa Rica Star over the last couple of years, the Grand Canal of Nicara...

The landscape and greenery of Ecuador Munich, 24 August 2015 — Once more, Ecuador tops the list of the best places to live abroad in the InterNations Expat Insider 2015 survey, which is with more than 14,000 respondents one of the most extensive studies ever conducted to explore the general living situation of expatriates. This year’s top ten also hold some surprises: small country Malta m...

Source: OIJ Agents from the Misappropriation Crimes section of the Office of Judicial Investigations (Spanish initials: OIJ), along with officials from the National Museum, raided a home in Tamarindo Beach and recovered various objects that belong to the archeological record of Costa Rica. According to a press release issued by the OIJ, the case dates back to November 2014, when field agent...

Wikimedia Commons Two nursing professionals were found dead inside a vehicle parked in front of Playa Uvita, located in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica. According to a news report filed by Daniel Chinchilla Salazar of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the deceased have been identified as Jonathan Granados Ureña and Fiorella Castro Flores. Preliminary reports by forensic agents from the Off...