Source: Imgur A mysterious work of art painted with hyperrealistic overtones has attracted the attention of the massively popular online portal Reddit. The painting features a scene familiar to those who transit the Avenida Central (Central Avenue) boulevard, a heavy pedestrian traffic artery that bisects the capital city of Costa Rica from east to west.   The first online mention o...

Source: Cogsi, DeviantArt After several years being absent from the highest professional football league in Costa Rica, the province of Guanacaste returned to the First Division as the Liberia Municipal football club was crowned champion of the Development League on Saturday night. Liberia did not have the luxury of playing at home on Saturday; the players traveled from Guanacaste to the co...

Choosing the color and tool for applying the material is as important as preparing the surface and painting the right way By Carolina Ruiz Bubbles, craters and roller marks are some of the unwanted results that can occur when painting your home in Tamarindo Beach and other regions of Costa Rica. What causes these issues? Is it the weather? Although the uneven weather conditions being experien...

#MochilaViajante São Paulo ANBA - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched last week a campaign in the Americas that will collect toys for Syrian children refugees who live in Jordan. Brazil will take part and will promote actions in the months of June and August, according to UNHCR’s spokesperson in the country, Luiz Fernando Godinho. The motto of the campaign is ...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL CR A heart-stopping late goal by Karla Villalobos is giving the National Women's Football Team of Costa Rica great hopes at the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Canada. The final score of 2 – 2 against the superior National Women's Football Team of the Republic of Korea was not expected by many analysts, who were surprised that Las Ticas have been able to come away with one point o...

One of the most lucrative film enterprises in history features Costa Rica as a fictional backdrop; alas, our country has not been able to profit from this sci-fi relationship -until now. The buzz created by the release of Jurassic World could translate into a Jurassic perk for Costa Rica in the form of increased tourism. Reviews for the long-awaited summer blockbuster are in, and for the most p...

WASHINGTON (April 7, 2015)—National Geographic invites photographers from around the world to enter the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. The grand-prize winner will receive an eight-day National Geographic Photo Expedition to Costa Rica and the Panama Canal for two. The contest, which is open now, ends Tuesday, June 30, at 12 p.m. EDT. Eligible contestants can visit natgeo.com/t...

University of Costa Rica Campus Yesterday afternoon, pedestrians and motorists transiting near the main campus of the University of Costa Rica were surprised to see a nubile woman and two young men walking in the middle of a busy roadway, completely naked and carrying planters. As a result of this au naturel display, which took place at the same time rush hour was beginning in the capital c...

Scientology objects of faith. Wikimedia Commons Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 12, 2015 – Costa Rican Scientologists, proud that their country was named one of the three happiest nations on earth by the Happy Planet Index this year, are taking a proactive approach to make sure it stays that way, promoting drug-free living with a drug-awareness walk in the center of the nation’s capital, San Jose...

In the world of ecologically-conscious real estate development, Costa Rica has enjoyed favored status in the Americas for a few decades; however, the challenges of getting some of these projects started are prompting some eco-developers to look at friendlier jurisdictions such as Belize. As a real estate activity, eco-development is firmly established in Costa Rica, which means that the governm...

NEW YORK, June 3, 2015 (Magazine.org) – Just in time for spring and summer fishing fun, Outdoor Sportsman Group – Integrated Media today announced the launch of Rigged & Ready Powered by RAM — an innovative new online program aimed at putting anglers onto the hottest places to fish this season. Powered by a custom website designed especially for RAM Trucks, In-Fisherman.Com/Rigged-Ready mak...

LAS VEGAS, June 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/-- Pure Hospitality Solutions, Inc., (OTC: PNOW), announced today, that the Company continues to grow its database, teaming up with the Jaco Tour Company ; officially adding excursions to Oveedia's Travel Network. PURE's growing relationship with properties likeTango Mar and now expedition companies like Jaco Tour Company, greatly increases the viability of Ove...

SCG International website San José, Costa Rica, June 12, 2015 --(PR.com) -- As of May 21, 2015, Software & Consulting Group (SCG) has officially joined forces with ProCons4IT in order to offer a solution that caters the specific needs of small and midsize enterprises of the automotive industry in the MENA region, specifically Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey and the Arab Emirates. Other in...

Playa Nosara, Guanacaste San Diego, California (PRWEB) June 12, 2015 -- The Frederick K. Swaniker Scholarship for Global Citizenship, formed in partnership with visionary African leader Fred Swaniker, has announced 18 inaugural recipients of the organizations’ signature award, which is designed to inspire the next generation of young leaders to propose solutions to global challenges and change...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL It was Tiki-Taka versus Tico-Taka at the crowded Municipal Stadium of the Kingdom of Leon in Spain, and Tiki-Taka proved to be superior as the National Men's Football of Spain won by a score of 2 - 1 against Costa Rica . This international friendly match was highly awaited by fans of Costa Rica and Spain, particularly because it featured two athletes who are making sports...

Source: MSP Officers from the National Coast Guard Service of Costa Rica were busy earlier this week in the southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica as they intercepted a large shipment of compressed and vacuum-sealed marijuana aboard two motor vessels: one named “Leon” and the other “FIFA.” Four suspects were detained in the operation, which started with maritime surveillance by means of vis...

MIAMI (Wednesday, June 10, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) unveiled today the provisional 35-player rosters submitted by the 12 Participating Member Associations for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015. These binding rosters will serve as the foundation for teams to select the teams that will ultimately compete in the Confederation’s flagshi...

Source: Bristol PD Over the past weekend, a family from the tiny state of Rhode Island suffered a great loss as Patrol Officer Richard Jean-Georges of the Bristol Police Department was caught in the treacherous rip currents, which in recent months have claimed the lives of various visitors who come to enjoy the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. These dangerous rip currents have been particularly pr...

A luxury villa in Costa Rica Wilmington, Mass. (PRWEB) June 10, 2015 – Villas of Distinction®, a full-service premier luxury villa provider with an extensive portfolio of thousands and as part of World Travel Holdings, announces that out of more than 500 nominations total in 16 categories, the company was named to the “Best Luxury Travel” category in Ocean Home magazine’s 2015 Platinum List. T...

Alaska Airlines SEATTLE, June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines began selling tickets today on newly-announced routes between Los Angeles and Costa Rica's two major international airports. The eight weekly flights fromLos Angeles to San Jose (SJO) and Liberia/Guanacaste (LIR), Costa Rica, are scheduled to begin Oct. 31and Nov. 1, respectively, subject to approval by the Costa Rican civi...

US Commerce Department building. Wikimedia Commons June 8 2015 -US Dept. of Commerce- American businesses are expanding their networks to include Central American countries as additional markets for their goods and services. With assistance from the Commerce Department’s Foreign Commercial Service, two U.S. companies are establishing new global export markets within Costa Rica. The first co...

Alta Gracia Boutique Hacienda New York, NY (PRWEB) June 09, 2015 -- The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd has announced the addition of five new members to its uncommon collection of authentic independent luxury hotels. The latest additions, in France, England, Tunisia, Costa Rica and Singapore, are part of a diverse collection of more than 400 properties in 80 countries that embody their destina...

Washington, Jun 9 (EFE).- U.S. Judge James Brady has ordered the release of Albert Woodfox, a member of the Black Panthers who has been held in solitary confinement for the past 43 years, accused of killing a prison guard. Woodfox, 68, who always said he was innocent, could be freed immediately, since the judge decided that, given his age, his poor state of health and doubts that the state woul...

Wikimedia Commons Washington, Jun 9 (EFE).- The U.S. Secret Service interrupted the daily press conference of White House spokesman Josh Earnest in order to temporarily evacuate the briefing room and one of the gardens of the presidential residence because of a bomb threat phoned to police that later proved to be a false alarm. Reporters covering the press conference were moved to a street ...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL CR The National Women’s Football Teams of Costa Rica and Spain played an exciting match that marked history for both nations as they both debuted in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. For the Costa Rica players, affectionately known as Las Ticas, the match proved fruitful as they are considered underdogs in a “group of death,” which includes the powerhouse Brazilian and South Korea...

Selva Nueva On June 18th, a luxury real estate auction featuring spectacular real estate in the Caribbean Basin and Central America will take place. Premiere Estates Auction Company will offer $190 million worth of collective inventory for sale in various countries and island nations in Florida, the Caribbean, Costa Rica and Belize. One of the most interesting offerings in this auction is l...

RACINE, Wis., June 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SC Johnson announced it ranked number two out of 88 companies on the 2015 Great Place To Work list in Central America. SC Johnson Costa Rica has been recognized by the Great Place to Work® Institute as a Top 5 company for eight consecutive years. "Being recognized by Great Place to Work in Central America is a testament to the company's commitment to p...

UN-Cruise Ship La Pinta SEATTLE, June 09, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expanding operations across the West Coast of the Americas, small ship operator Un-Cruise Adventures has released its full deployment schedule for 2016 with nine ships offering adventure and river cruises in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Columbia and Snake Rivers, Mexico, Hawaii, and new for 2016, the Galápagos Islands and Cos...

Geneva, 8 June 2015 – President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera of Costa Rica was inaugurated today as ITU Patron for Youth and ICT at a special ceremony in Geneva. The ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs. ITU allocates global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develops technical standards that ...

The Mission of Foreign Visitors (MFV) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Mexico, headed by the former President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, completed its field observation in the federal elections that were held on June 7th. The Mission, comprised of 60 experts and observers from 22 countries, was deployed across the 18 federative entities of the country. Former President Chin...

FINCA LUNA NUEVA, Costa Rica—Representatives from organizations as diverse as Texas A&M University, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Patagonia, Greenpeace and The Millennium Institute are participating in a three-day conference in Costa Rica. The participants are working together to develop and promote a significantly different approach to food production, land use and climate chang...

GENEVA (8 June 2015) – The heads of the 10 UN human rights expert committees, known as the Treaty Bodies, will hold their annual meeting from 22 to 26 June at the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights in San José, Costa Rica. The Chairpersons are scheduled to meet Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís on 22 June.   By meeting in Latin America, the Chairpersons, whose committees ...

Poacher caugh in the act. Source: Sea Shepherd SEA SHEPHERD Media Release -- Just days after the May 31st launch of sea turtle defense campaign Operation Jairo, Sea Shepherd volunteers have located and stopped a poaching operation on Costa Rica’s Pacuare Beach. Shortly after darkness began to fall on the night of June 4th, Sea Shepherd volunteers were preparing to begin their nightly beach ...

Source: ISA ISA Media Release -- The final day of competition at the 2015 Nicaragua Unica… Original ISA World Surfing Games presented by Lafise and Claro ended with an international celebration for the sport of surfing. Twenty-seven National Teams flooded the sands of Playa Popoyo, Nicaragua alongside thousands of spectators to cheer on the action. The entire day was full of fantastic surfi...

Dreams Las Mareas PHILADELPHIA, June 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Witness_X, also known as South Florida native Jerry Kestel, lover of "Long Walks to the Fridge" plus a "Gifted Napper, Papercut Survivor" and an all around "Caffeine based life form" who is "Fluent in emoji," crushed the field in last month's #DreamsCostaRica challenge sponsored by Dreams Resorts & Spas on Spotlight. A newcome...

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 05, 2015 – Ganjapreneur.com recently published an interview with Garyn Angel, the founder of MagicalButter, a product designed to help patients cook homemade cannabis-infused foods. As the legal recreational and medical cannabis markets in the United States have grown, so has the popularity of the many alternatives to smoking. Many consumers prefer to eat cannabis-infus...

Dr. Karla Hidalgo A renowned dermatologist in Costa Rica explains: “A good sunshade with UV protection is even better than a palm tree's shade, and you not always may find a nice, shady palm tree at the beach". Have you ever thought about how many hours spent at the beach can affect your family? Too much unprotected exposure to the sun can increase the risk of skin cancer, but there is a s...

Kayak screenshot on June 3, 2015 During a few weeks in June and July, low airfare hunters flock to select websites in search of travel deals to Costa Rica. Finding these deals takes a certain amount of skills and luck; to this end, joining an online community of bargain hunters will greatly help. Take, for example, the flight shown on the screenshot included in this article: Round-trip from Bo...

Wikimedia Commons SEATTLE, June 1, 2015 /CNW/ -- Six Holland America Line ships will sail 11 full transits of the Panama Canal and one ship will offer 14 itineraries that feature both the southern Caribbean and partial transits during fall 2015 through spring 2016. With cruises ranging from 10 to 22 days, Holland America Line provides guests more in-depth ways to experience the Panama Canal...

Leilani McGonagle. Source: FEDESURF CR Day 2 of the World Surfing Games in Playa Popoyo, Nicaragua, returned more victories for the National Surfing Team of Costa Rica. After a near-perfect performance by Tico surfers on Day 1, two of the best female pro surfers in the planet had an opportunity to show their skills in the water. As widely expected, Lisbeth Vindas dominated her heat, which w...