New
Corporate
Tax
Payment
On
Agenda
For
Most
Businesses
Though
the
annual
corporate
tax
for
'active
companies'
went
into
effect
last
Monday,
today,
the
first
real
business
day
of
the
month
will
be
key
for
the
start
of
payment.
Costa
Rica
Cigarettes
Will
Continue
Among
The
Cheapest
In
Latin
America
and
The
World
While
the
Ley
de
General
de
Control
del
Tabaco
imposes
a
¢20
colones
tax
on
each
cigarette,
prices
in
Costa
Rica
are
still
one
the
lowest
in
Latin
America
and
around
the
world.
Arrests
During
Burning
Of
Judas
Remains
a
"Tradition"
In
Costa
Rica
Once
again
Holy
Saturday
the
burning
of
Judas
was
held
and
once
again
a
good
number
of
participants
had
to
be
detained
by
police
for
causing
unrest
during
the
activity.
Chepecletas
Tour
Of
San
José
on
Sunday
This
coming
Sunday
April
15
starting
at
8:30am
the
group
calling
themselves
"Chepecletas"
will
be
touring
San
José
on
two
wheels,
all
part
of a
project
to
regain
the
value
of
bicycle
transport
in
the
capital.
Costa
Rican
Authorities
To
Get
Tough
On
Smokers
Starting
This
Week
Although
the
regulations
and
enforcements,
nor
where
to
pay
the
fines,
is
in
place
the
Ministerio
de
Salud
says
it
will
start
this
week
visiting
bars
and
restaurants
around
the
country
to
ensure
compliance
to
the
Ley
de
Antitabaco.
Smooth Drive Home On
Sunday
Perhaps
it
was
that
the
actual
number
of
vacationers
was
less
than
estimates
or
that
Costa
Ricans
are
finally
learning
not
to
leave
the
return
home
until
the
possible
last
minute,
the
drive
home
on
Sunday
was
smooth
and
not
with
the
typical
traffic
congestion.
Small
Waves
Big
Crowds
at
Triple
Crown
Finale
The
Triple
Crown
Surf
contest
wrapped
up a
successful
third
and
final
round
at
Playa
Guiones
on
Saturday
April
7.
Despite
poor
conditions
a
few
hundred
people
gathered
throughout
the
day
to
watch
the
conclusion.
Costa
Rican
Famers
Beat
Climate
Change
by
Protecting
Soil
Farmers
toiling
the
slopes
of
Costa
Rica’s
Irazú
volcano
are
using
electric
fences,
improved
pastures
and
practising
‘contour
farming’
—
planting
crops
across
the
slope
— in
their
efforts
to
fight
soil
erosion
and
conserve
water
in a
region
that
experts
have
declared
is
“highly
vulnerable”
to
climate
change.
