Top 5 Retirement Havens in 2013 according to IL Magazine
January 8th, 2013 – International Living recently released its ranking of the top 22 retirement havens for 2013, ranking Costa Rica at #5. Here are IL’s resident reporters summaries of what…
$40 million transferred each month through “SINPE” system
January 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The National Electronic Payments System, or SINPE, moves about $40 million dollars each month between bank accounts in Costa Rica, a figure equal to about 1%…
Polls and mean-spirited campaign motivated Rodrigo Arias to resign as candidate
January 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Rodrigo Arias, brother of former Costa Rica president Oscar Arias, said that the main reason for which he decided to resign as a presidential candidate was…
Authorities: Jaco and Herradura tributaries high in fecal coliforms
January 7th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Tourists who visit the beaches of Jaco and Herradura should be aware of where the mouths of tributary rivers meet the ocean in these popular tourist…
CCSS continues removing risky PIP breast implants from Costa Rican women
January 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) After many more claims and reports of ruptures in countries around the world, and several health systems in other countries deciding to remove breast implants manufactured…
Police officer in hot water over video
January 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Costa Rican police officer faces penal charges and an administrative process in the Ministry of Security after a video was published on the Internet,…
Costa Rica aims to crack down on dog fighting
January 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A new bill being proposed in Costa Rica would punish those who profit from, promote, commercialize, or train dogs with the purpose of involving them in…
Three minors accused of killing man in central park of Las Juntas
January 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Three minors were ordered to three months of preventive detention on suspicion of the homicide of Olger Chavarria Varela, 46, who was killed on December 28th…
