Be on the lookout for Costa Rica’s most wanted criminals
October 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) is asking for assistance from the public to locate eight men between 24 and 39 years of age,…
126 kilograms of cocaine confiscated on Costa Rica’s Northern border
October 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – The Costa Rican Drug Control Police (PCD) confiscated 126 kilograms of cocaine at a checkpoint in Penas Blancas on Wednesday, at the northern border of…
China donates $1.3 million in medical equipment to Costa Rica police
October 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – Authorities from China donated $1.3 million dollars worth of medical equipment to Costa Rica’s National Police Academy yesterday. The Chinese ambassador in Costa Rica,…
Costa Rica’s taxi drivers prepare protest while “porteadores” threaten national strike
October 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – Costa Rica’s taxi drivers are organizing a march towards Casa Presidencial, with the intention of demanding the government not to accept the demands of porteadores…
Costa Rica’s inflation rate should close the year at 5%
October 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – According to the President of Costa Rica’s Central Bank, Rodrigo Bolanos, the increase in the cost of living as a result of inflation for 2012…
Falling in love with the Nicoya Peninsula
The tip of the Nicoya Peninsula is one of the hardest places to reach in Costa Rica. I believe that is one of the ingredients for making it so special.…
New traffic law comes into effect tomorrow – 10 things you should know
October 25th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – The government has announced that the new Ley de Transito (traffic law) will go into effect tomorrow. Here are a few things you should know.…
Costa Rica’s Pacific zone under yellow alert due to Hurricane Sandy, earthquake
October 25th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) National Risk Prevention and Emergency Response (CNE, in Spanish), increased the existing “green” alert to a “yellow” alert for the Pacific zone, while keeping in place…
