American woman dies at Playa Avellanas
January 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) 72-year old U.S. citizen, Dorothy Paradis arrived in Costa Rica on Monday, along with her husband. They came to Costa Rica to enjoy the beautiful beaches…
Tourism Institute to spend $17 million on marketing in 2013
January 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) will spend $ 17 million on marketing in order to promote Costa Rica’s tourism industry this year, an increase from…
Murder, diamonds, and intrigue in Costa Rica: U.S. woman accused of killing wealthy husband claims suicide
An ICR special report January 16th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The trial of Anne Maxin Patton, 42, began in Costa Rica on Monday. The U.S. woman is facing first-degree murder charges stemming…
Revealed: 3 Best Buys in Costa Rica
By Margaret Summerfield January 16th, 2013 – The 2 million tourists who come to Costa Rica each year probably think they know this country pretty well. They relax on pretty beaches, zip-line…
Drunken truck driver leaves behind six victims, eight orphans
January 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The tragedy occurred on Saturday, around 11:30 pm, on the stretch of the Inter-American highway between La Cruz and Penas Blancas, in Guanacaste, on a curve…
Why would anyone in their right mind want to live in Costa Rica?
That was one the question I was asked when I told my family and friends that I had decided to move here over thirty years ago. Others asked me if…
Man gored to death at Palmares Fiestas
January 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man from Buenos Aires, Palmares, identified by the last names Valverde Villalobos, died last night after a bull gored him during the “bullfighting” activities at…
Constitutional Court temporarily stalls construction of tourist walkway in Dominical
January 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Constitutional Court has halted the construction of the “Playa Dominical Tourist Walkway” in Playa Dominical until a hearing requested by residents and neighbors of the…
