Each year, around one million individuals, a large part of whom are kids, need to be hospitalize for severe dengue. And each year, numerous Costa Rica media outlets warn about it. Costa Rica Minister of Health stated in 2012, 23,000 dengue cases were reported. Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are viral diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, usually Ae. aegypti. The four … [Read more...]
First, our congratulations to the 12 boats, captains, crew and anglers, they released 218 billfish overall (216 Sailfish and two Marlin) some very impressive numbers to for this small size of tournament in Quepos. Second, we give excellent credit to Costa Rica Sportfishing, (Americana Sportfishing) who, while, during this second annual Quepos Billfish Cup tournament kept … [Read more...]
Lets face it: anglers are a very superstitious lot, especially those seasoned anglers and captains in Costa Rica. Spend more than a few days on a fishing boat, and you start to understand the feelings of “Good and Bad Luck” … and everything in between. When it comes to bananas, they are considered the epitome of bad luck by many Costa Rica captains. Some will flat out … [Read more...]
There is not a day that goes by where I/m getting emails about Facebook on whether or not this link is legit or not. Most recently many of my photographic friends are bitching about how to protect their photos from being shared etc. However, that’s a new subject matter and on to protecting oneself on Facebook. Since Facebook launched in Feb 2004, it has been the pride of Social Media. It … [Read more...]
SENASA Costa Rica has a new tool to stop illegal sail fishing. The Nationa Animal Health Service (Senasa) now has a new tool to halt illegal sail fishing. A three-year-old law has banned catching and selling the fish. But despite this, commercial fishermen have continued the practice, aided by the fact that, cut up into pieces and frozen, the meat is often passed off as that of legal species, … [Read more...]
Costa Rica is also known for its eco-tourism and has claim to some of the top beaches in the world like Santa Teresa and Malpais and some very nice black sand beaches. Most of the beaches here are very close to each other and almost a walkable distance. Therefore, one can travel to a number of beaches in one day. Beside the big tourist beaches, Costa Rica also has small beaches, … [Read more...]
If you want to get a overall look at Costa Rica's country side there is nothing like Aerial photos of cities, hotels, beaches, towns, landmarks, coastline and general landscape. Some of the photos include, Flamingo Beach, Osa Peninsula, Palo Seco, Gulf of Papagayo, San Jose, Santa Ana, Dominical, Playa Conchal, Quepos and Golfito. Click on any photo to start the slideshow. … [Read more...]
With more than 90% of its electricity generated from renewable energy sources and goals to reach 95% by 2014, Costa Rica is certainly one of the greenest countries on the planet. It also is on track to become the world’s first carbon-free economy. I recently returned from a 12-day tour sponsored by Global Renewable Energy Education Network (GREEN) and showcasing renewable and sustainable … [Read more...]
* Please just to not vote just because you don't like a particular party or person. Vote for the candidate you feel will help Costa Rica's Economy Recently, a friend on Facebook wrote after the Romney/Obama debate, “If Obama wins, Costa Rica real estate will jump and if Romney wins, he wants to do more business with Costa Rica, either way … [Read more...]
On Sept 28, 2012 the icon of Costa Rica news, The Tico Times Newspaper announced their English-language print edition will be their last and will now focus more on their online addition. Since its start in San José in 1956, the newspaper always had worldwide recognition in the field of journalism and had received awards for its non-bias reporting in a region that was largely marked by … [Read more...]
It’s always good when some sort of controversy happens is to first sit back. So when President Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica signed into law Ley 9048 [July 10, 2012], which sought to expand the definition of cybercrime, we listened before writing this post. As expected, the Costa Rica bloggers, newspapers, etc. had a field day, claiming a violation of internet freedom and a … [Read more...]
Images were downloaded via Twitter with their respected author accounts and added to the photo captions. NOSARA, Costa Rica – A powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Costa Rica and a wide swath of Central America on Wednesday, collapsing some houses, blocking highways and causing panic, but officials said there were no reports of deaths. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was … [Read more...]
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