Boutique Hotel El Mangroove is located in Playa Panama on the Northern Pacific coastline of Guanacaste, just 20 minutes from the Liberia International Airport and is part of the Autograph Collection Hotels group (boutique hotels by Marriott). The hotel has managed to maintain an average of occupation of close to 70%; part of its recipe to success resides in the importance they give to their cli...

The Four Seasons Hotel in the Papagayo Península, Guanacaste will close down for four months, August through November, in order to undergo a complete remodeling. This hotel was inaugurated in January of 2004 it has 139 rooms and 25 suites, spa, restaurants, bars, pools and other entertainment areas. The company will invest close to $20 million in the make over which will include all areas, f...

"The Festival of Media Global Awards is dedicated to the evolution of media, celebrating the best in media thinking and communications across the planet. Judged by an innovative, respected and diverse panel of global and regional brand marketers, the program is a prestigious event rewarding the very best work. Hosted at the Rome Cavalieri in Rome, the winners for the Festival of Media Global Award...

The coffee industry in Costa Rica can be a good alternative for the young in search of a job in Costa Rica. The Technical-Professional High-School of Santa María de Dota knows this, and therefore “Coffee Industrialization” is a subject included as a subarea within the specialty of Alimentary Agro-Industry with agricultural technology. The area of Santa María de Dota is located in the Zona de Lo...

As a result of the recent visit of the Costa Rica President Luis Guillermo Solís and the Minister of Tourism Mauricio Ventura to Spain, an agreement was signed with the Spanish aviation company Iberia to promote Costa Rica to the Italian market. Iberia will be using two direct flights Milan-Madrid and Roma-Madrid to connect both cities and their travelers with San José, Costa Rica; in order to ...

The third date of the Costa Rica Touring Car Championship takes place this Saturday at Parque Viva. The 150km (93 miles) Shell Cup is happening on the night of Saturday, May 13 when 15 professional drivers will participate in the endurance competition that starts at 5 p.m. in what is known as “Circuito Sur” in Parque Viva, the track has been illuminated with 23 mobile light towers. “Last y...

The project started with the idea of creating alternative, unconventional, sources of electricity; this led researches from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) to develop e.Wave, which uses the ocean waves to generate electricity. Christopher Vega, Juan Luis Guerrero and Julio Rojas, engineers at TEC’s Electro-Mechanic School along with a group of students led by Iván Segura, developed...

June 8th, is the date in which the Costa Rica Male National Soccer Team “La Sele” will have the next hex classification game in the route towards Russia 2018 World Cup. “La Sele” will play at home in the National Stadium and will face the Panama team. The announcement of the referee was already made by FIFA, the organism named Mexican-American Jair Marrufo as referee for this match; he will be as...

Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz, current director of Ad Astra Rocket Company, expected to have the country’s first hydrogen-fueled bus running in May, there was a slight delay, but the prototype should be ready to go in June. According to the Costa Rican physicist and mechanical engineer, the importance of this achievement is that it opens the door to a new transportation system, a cl...

One Entertaiment Group, the company in charge of the Ariana Grande concert in Costa Rica, has confirmed the ticket prices for the presentation of the famous young singer that will take place July 9th at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Parque Viva. This event is part of the singer’s Dangerous Woman Tour that has stops in several states of the US; countries in Europe, South America, Mexico and Asia...

The fifth edition of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week San José is already scheduled for August 2 through August 5 and like in previous years it will take place at the Real Intercontinental Hotel in Escazú. Artistic show Chapter One (Video below) will open up the event on August 2 with the participation of national and international fashion designers. Jennifer Lang , Fabrizzio Berrocal, Daniel...

The date has been confirmed, Costa Rican first female world boxing champion, Hanna Gabriels will be defending her WBO/WBA Female World Super Welterweight Titles on Saturday, May 27; however, the venue has changed from the originally announced Pedregal Event Center to the BN Arena in Hatillo, San José. Gabriels announced the fight on her Facebook page yesterday and asked for the support of her f...

After several days of very strong activity, the Poás Volcano in Costa Rica, has entered a period of relative calm, however, the volcano continues emanating gases and vapor, experts consider that under the current conditions more eruptions can be expected in a short term. Strong evaporation is present at the lake, with vigorous sub-aquatic fumaroles, the tremor that had been consistent during t...

“Two Mundos” is the name of the exhibit that will be inaugurated in New York’s exclusive gallery reGeneration Furniture and that will be inaugurated Monday, May 22 and will be open to the public through June 15. This exhibit will showcase the talent of Costa Rican Gabriela Valenzuela-Hirsh and works by a group of Costa Rican designers and some foreigners with many years of living in the country...

The Costa Rica Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) is inviting current high school students between the ages of 15-17 to register for the Science and Technology camps they are being offered this 2017. Renewable energies, application of robotics in the areas of science and technology, conferences and recreation activities are part of the options offered for teenagers ...

If the purpose of life is "to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences," (Eleanor Roosevelt), then choosing the Pura Vida in Costa Rica is the way to get there. Pura Vida is a Costa Rican colloquial phrase that translates to "pure life," but means so much more. It's a lifestyle in which you choose to live to the fullest, ...

A Heads of Agreement was signed and initial underwriting has commenced between GPM Global (GPM), University for International Cooperation (UCI), Village Green Global Inc. (VGG) and Rio Gigante Community; to establish the International Institute for Peace and Sustainable Development (IIPSD). The Institute which will be the first graduate school in the world to focus on regenerative development u...

The fourth date of the “Kölbi” National Surf Tournament is happening this weekend in Playa Guiones,Nosara,Guanacaste. Jason Torres from Jacó took the first place of the open competition during the third date in Santa Teresa de Cóbano which was held on April 22-23; Zulay Martínez was the winner in the female open category. The event will also offer concerts for the entertainment of the attend...

The Costa Rica Brewery Company (FIFCO) opened its first souvenir shop under the name “Tienda de la Birra” (Beer Store, “birra” is the coloquial term used by ticos to refer to beer). The new store is located in San Joaquí de Flores, Heredia, in the FIFCO corporate building, and it offers articles such as t-shirts, caps, shorts, towels, lanyards, sunglasses, key chains, mugs, and more, both with ...

Every year the problem repeats itself, as soon as the rainy season begins in Costa Rica many streets in the metropolitan area flood, causing a lot of different problems; the cause is of common knowledge, the sewage system is clogged with trash, but the efforts of the municipalities are insufficient, people continue to throw garbage where it doesn’t belong, and the consequences affect everyone. ...

American actor and singer Zac Efron is having fun and enjoying the pleasures of Costa Rica. Through different images published on Instagram, Efron can be seen with a group of friends playing golf in the Papagayo Gulf. Efron is staying at Villas Manzú, the same location chosen by the Kardashian-Jenner family back in January; this place is ideal for celebrities since it provides a secure and i...

The poor decision when a group of 5 teenagers went swimming in Playa Espadilla, Manuel Antonio this Saturday night despite the heavy rain, cost one of them his life, while two others have not yet been found. The identity of the dead minor has not been revealed at this point. The emergency took place close to 8 p.m. this Saturday, May 6. Costa Rica’s Red Cross and the Quepos Coast Guard were abl...

The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said. Uber has acknowledged the software, known as "Greyball," helped it identify and circumvent government officials who were trying to clamp down on Uber in areas where its s...

More than twenty thousand fans gathered at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and probably thousands more paid the pay-per-view, to watch the Canelo vs. Chávez Jr. fight, which was expected to be a war, instead, what they got was Canelo taking Chávez to school. Canelo took a deserved unanimous win with a perfect score of 120-108 x 3; Chávez, refused to engage, despite his size and power advantage...

Mauricio Herrera is his real name but in Costa Rica he is best known as “Elvis Tico” (Costa Rican Elvis) because he used to do a show where he would imitate the king of rock Elvis Presley. https://youtu.be/vXpoyTttbJM He was born in the United States but was raised in Costa Rica; he is the first and only Latin American “showman” to have made it to the quarterfinals of NBC’s America’s Got Tal...

The World Economic Forum’s 2017 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked 136 countries according to the natural resources they possess, the number of World Heritage natural sites, protected areas and species as well as the natural tourism digital demand and the role the country’s natural resources had in attracting tourists to it. Costa Rica is listed among the top ranked countries fo...

Cultural project  “Your City, Your Canvas” (Tu Ciudad, Tu Lienzo) is an initiative that works towards bringing more visibility to several metropolitan spaces through the use of urban art. “Your City, Your Canvas” started out in 2015 with a mural in the south wall of the Magaly Movie Theater in Barrio La California, and last year it was responsible for the new look of the Presidente Hotel in dow...

A draft of President Donald Trump's new counterterrorism strategy demands that U.S. allies shoulder more of the burden in combating Islamist militants, while acknowledging that the threat of terrorism will never be totally eliminated. The 11-page draft, seen on Friday by Reuters, said the United States should avoid costly, "open-ended" military commitments. "We need to intensify operations a...

Costa Rica has no shortage of hotels and lodging options, from luxury eco-lodges to beautiful boutique hotels and low-budget comfortable options; there are also several very “different” and unique hotels and hostels in the country and we have listed below a few of them: The Pipe House: The Pipe House is a small beach house with a unique concept located in Playa Grande, Guanacaste. This vacation...

The Art City Tours in Costa Rica continue to gain popularity, these events started out in February of 2010 and adds already 44 editions; this May 10 will be the third edition this year, titled “Chepe de Moda” (“Chepe In-Style” Chepe is how locals refer to the city of San José). Wide cultural offers invite nationals and foreigners to learn more about the art and culture of San José, a city ofte...

The city of Limón is probably not the first, (or second or third), place that comes to mind when you are considering tours in Costa Rica, the Caribbean coast is beautiful, but many do not find the city as appealing. A new project denominated Explore Limón, is hoping to help tourists, both national and foreigners to see Limón with new eyes. Entrepreneur Sergio Bolaños, is hoping to rescue the hi...

Andrey Ramírez is just 9 –years-old but he knows what he is passionate about and he is not afraid of showing his talent to the world. Andrey, who is in fourth grade, loves music, he plays the guitar and sings, his mother Andrea López is a music teacher and his stepfather Nelson Alvarez is a musical producer and plays the piano. This young Costa Rican was part of NBC’s show Little Big Shots, ...

The Paradise Tattoo Convention will take place today and through Sunday, May 7, at the Pedregal Event Center in San Antonio de Belén, Heredia. This is the sixth edition of the convention that will bring together more than 100 national and international tattoo artists, musicians and body modification artists. The organization made a cultural alliance with the Central Bank Museums, the Jade Mu...

The XV edition of the International Festival of the Arts has been set for June 29 through July 9, eleven days in which San José, Costa Rica fills with art in its different forms bringing it closer to the people. The major of San José, Johnny Araya and the Minister of Culture Sylvie Durán officially announced the dates and the activities the FIA will offer this year. “This edition was though...

Feel Something is the first single released by Costa Rican Fátima Pinto, produced by Vibras The Music Company, this song is already being played in local radios and it has been reproduced almost 149 thousand times in Spotify. Fátima is only 17 years-old, she will graduate high school this year, and aside from her career in music, she also works as a model for Independent Model Management having...

Great Place to Work© Institute Central America & Caribbean recognizes the efforts of companies that work under a model of high-trust culture in the region, the 2017 edition includes several companies in Costa Rica. “Decades of research show workplaces with high-trust cultures see higher levels of innovation, customer and patient satisfaction, employee engagement, organizational agility and ...

Costa Rica’s President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, gave his third state of the nation report yesterday, May 3, at the Costa Rican congress. The President emphasized on the efforts of his government to promote the process of change for Costa Rica, with the purpose of “building democracy and ruling with honesty”. Solís stated his government has found complex external circumstances and limitatio...

As it is tradition now in the United States, the Cinco de Mayo celebrations usually include a big boxing event involving of course, a Mexican fighter. This year it includes not one but two Mexican warriors, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Julio César Chávez Jr., the fight will take place on Saturday, May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo Alvarez is one of boxing’s biggest stars to...

The Westin Golf Resort & Spa in playa Conchal, Guanacaste, was recognized as Hotel of the Year 2017 in Latin America and the Caribbean by the prestigious Marriott International Excellence Awards. Among the 30 hotel brands that are part of the chain worldwide, the hotel was elected for the first time, after becoming part of the Marriott chain of resorts last year. The growth of the report si...

Costa Rican swimmer Helena Moreno broke this past Sunday the national record in the category of 14 to 17-years-old in 400 freestyle, which was previously set by athlete Claudia Poll back in 1990. The young Costa Rican who is only 16-years-old stopped the clock at 4:16.70 in the Final A of the San Juan Open, breaking the record established by Poll which was of 4:17.36 and which this last one acc...