Costa Rica is nature’s theater where the crocodile is just one of many where one-day tourism loves its production of jagged, snaring teeth and prehistoric features. And crocodile attacks are considered one of the most gruesome. With that said, crocodiles annually attract thousands of tourists on the river Tárcoles where they come out of the bridges or board boats or display their shows as Costa … [Read more...]
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Costa Rica Sportfishing Vessel Attacked Off Garza – Tourists Threatened
08/07/2010 by 3 Comments
Helicopter drops explosive devices as Venezuela tuna seiner threatens tourists; tenth attack in past two years ... GARZA, Costa Rica and FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida, USA --- A U.S. based world fisheries conservation association is demanding disciplinary action after the attack by a commercial Venezuelan tuna purse seining vessel and its helicopter on a sportfishing boat off the coast of … [Read more...]
Hiring a Costa Rica Attorney – Business, Residency, Real Estate
08/06/2010 by 1 Comment
Costa Rican attorneys are the resource for legal advice and for the application of laws of Costa Rica. Lawyers, like the U.S, practice specialties such as criminal law, immigration law, domestic or family law, trademark law, offshore banking, investment and financial law to name but a few. In Costa Rica, lawyer is termed “abogado”, the Portuguese word for lawyer. The most common reasons to hire … [Read more...]
Golden Monkey Rock Ice – Costa Rica’s New Healthy Fruit Beer
08/01/2010 by 3 Comments
Costa Rica's national brewery, the Cerveceria Costa Rica, which is owned by the Florida Ice and Farm Company produces over 39 million gallons of beer a year. That amount does not include the imported beers like Corona and a few US beers. So, wanting to add more zest back in June they announced a new beer, the Golden Monkey Rock Ice. This is Costa Rica's first designer special beer for the … [Read more...]
Police, Medical Emergencies, and Hospitals in Costa Rica
07/27/2010 by 7 Comments
General Medical and Police Services Medical care in San Jose is adequate at the public hospitals, but super at the private hospital. Areas outside of San Jose have more limited medical services, and road conditions increase driving times to hospitals for routine or critical medical care. Doctors and hospitals often expect immediate cash or credit card payment for medical services. Local … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Commercial Fishing Fleet Is being Tracked by Satellite
07/22/2010 by Leave a Comment
In Sept, 2009 Costa Rican Fishing Institute (Incopesca) and with the help of organizations like The Billfish Association, established a satellite monitoring system to monitor and control the activity of the fishing vessels engaged in tuna fishing with purse seines in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Costa Rica. Generally, a countries EEZ extends to a distance of 200 nautical miles (370 km) … [Read more...]
Costa Rica’s Future – US Marines, Drugs, Investments, Tourism, and Oil
07/19/2010 by 8 Comments
Last week our email box was pretty much filled with, “Why the US Marines were invading Costa Rica?” Even at our Facebook account, a few commented on right-wing political BS, “It's all about the oil, about building a military base in Costa Rica, and of keeping an eye on all the other dangerous countries around like Venezuela." However, I would like to comment on the one of the insanely … [Read more...]
Golfito, Banana Republic and Ecotourism of Golfo Duce, Costa Rica
07/11/2010 by 3 Comments
These days, the words Banana Republic are more likely to conjure up an image of neatly stacked chinos and v-neck sweaters than they are a place like Golfito. But when United Fruit built this town on the southwest coast of Costa Rica in 1939, there was nothing here but wilderness and Boruca, the region's indigenous tribe. Fleeing a rash of banana disease. like what happened to Quepos, that … [Read more...]
North American Anglers Contribute $599 Million Annually to Costa Rican Economy
07/06/2010 by 1 Comment
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Tourism is Costa Rica’s top industry and new research shows North Americans traveling there in 2008 to fish generated $599 million - or about two percent of Costa Rica’s gross domestic product. The study, conducted in 2009 by The Billfish Foundation, Southwick Associates and the University of Costa Rica, revealed 283,790 anglers visited Costa Rica and their economic … [Read more...]
Insurance in Costa Rica – INS – Rules of Engagement to Brokers
07/05/2010 by Leave a Comment
Every Costa Rican knows [since they can remember] the government monopoly of, oil/gas, electric, internet, and insurance has been one big headache after another. In Oct, 2007 when Costa Rica’s Free Trade Agreements (FTA) were signed, it looked like for the first time Costa Rican’s were going to get a break, when foreign companies could compete with government companies, especially for … [Read more...]
Costa Rica’s Endangered Species – The Shrimp Fishermen
06/28/2010 by Leave a Comment
If there was a golden opportunity for Costa Rica to capitalize on a need of Gringo's taste buds, and to help stimulate their economy it is now. But unfortunately, for a country that has been one of the heavy weights of ecology, they, have turned their backs on a major eco problem that if not corrected, will have sever consequences. Back in May, 2005 the U.S. had banned Costa Rica Shrimp … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Newspaper Will Publish Sales Tax Defaulters
06/24/2010 by 1 Comment
Sometime next week Expats that have not paid sales tax (or other taxes) may find themselves in an embarrassing situation; this is when their names will be published in El Financiero, the weekly business newspaper put out by Grupo Nación. Currently there are 1000s of Expats who own small businesses that vary from B & Bs, eco-tourism, gift shops, online sales, travel agents, real estate etc. … [Read more...]
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