Costa Rica, Pavas Drug Dealers Set Free For Selling Crack

Drug Trafficking in Costa Rica is a problem.  As we posted a while back, unless  something is done about it, Costa Rica could be another Mexico. And with the US pouring  millions to fight drugs in the Central American country, is that money being used to fight drug traffic?
Well, I guess you can say,  not [...]

Cocos Islands – Diving Locations – Best In The World

Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, Cocos Island is admired by scuba divers for its populations of Hammerhead sharks, rays, dolphins and other large marine species. The extremely wet climate and oceanic character give Cocos an ecological character. It is also an uninhabited island and in the Puntarenas Canton of the province of Puntarenas. It [...]

Costa Rica’s Government Gets Sue by Villalobo Brothers Investors

One of the things the Free-Trade Agreement opened up was lawsuits. Somehow, you knew the attorneys also had to take advantage of this Free Trade thing. Canadian investors have sued the government of Costa Rica.
If you are new to Costa Rica, starting back in the mid 1990s just about every Costa Rican knew of the [...]

A New Internet and Phone Service Providers?

Back in June, 2009 the government did something somewhat unbecoming, they gave approval, or should I say, offered the rights to six companies to provide Internet and voice-over-Internet telephone services.
Until then, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) a government run monopoly controlled just about every form of communications in Costa Rica, among other things like [...]

Freshwater Fishing in Costa Rica – Machaca, Roncador (Pacific Grunt), Mojarra, Guavina, and Tepe-Machin

One of Costa Rica biggest recreations is it saltwater fishing where anglers flock to Costa Rica big game fishing all year round. However, it is also become known for it fresh water fishing, particular the inland rivers; a anglers paradise where one can fish saltwater in the morning and fresh water in the afternoon. Not [...]