Jazz guitar legend Mike Stern playing tonight and tomorrow
March 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Famed guitarist Mike Stern, considered one of the best jazz guitarists by Guitar Player magazine, will hit the stage at Jazz Café in Escazu tonight and…
While most of CR celebrates new Pope, one lawmaker boycotts, calls Church “misogynist”
March 14th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) While most of Costa Rica celebrated the arrival of the new Pope yesterday, one PAC lawmaker was not interested in voicing her congratulations to the new…
Minister of Communication says there is “no logical explanation” for Chinchilla’s low approval rating
March 14th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Communication Minister, Francisco Chacon, said there is no logical explanation for the result of a recent survey by polling company Unimer in which 55% of Costa…
Strong winds, rain expected again today
March 14th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Strong winds as high as 80km/hour will return to Costa Rica today, according to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). The strong winds are the result of…
5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Punta Burica
March 14th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near Punta Burica in the southern Pacific zone of Costa Rica at 9:45pm last night, as confirmed by the Volcanological and…
Costa Rica has more than $7 billion in unused foreign loans
March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican government has $7.2 billion in foreign loans and credits for new infrastructure that remain unused, despite the fact most of the money was…
Hammerhead shark now included in list of species that cannot be traded
March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica, Honduras, and Brazil were able to include the hammerhead shark in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora…
Sam’s Club gets environmental green light for store in Curridabat
March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to documents and reports by local financial newspaper, El Financerio, the Ministry of Environment gave the green light to begin construction on Costa Rica’s first…
