COSTA RICA AIRPORT TAX HIKE DUE TO TAKE EFFECT IN JULY 2016
COSTA RICA AIRPORT TAX HIKE DUE TO TAKE EFFECT IN JULY 2016 Departing Costa Rica from all airports will rise by $2 in taxes, starting in July 2016 , bringing the total cost of your journey out of the country to $31. This additional $4.5 million a year col...
How come food in Costa Rica is so expensive?
How come food in Costa Rica is so expensive? by Jackie @puravida guide Sorry, but I don´t buy into this so called “Food Sovereignty” President Luis Guillermo Solis ideology states. He is considered a strong devotee of economic nationalism...
5 TELL-TALE SIGNS YOU ARE OVER-DUE FOR A HOLIDAY!
Watch: A comprehensive guide to the main destinations of Costa Rica 5 TELL-TALE SIGNS YOU ARE OVER-DUE FOR A HOLIDAY! 1. YOUR PASSPORT PHOTO LOOKS LIKE A STRANGER? When you do eventually find where you stored your passport, you can barely recogni...
WORLD AT WAR: COSTA RICA REMAINS ONLY 1 OF 10 COUNTRIES AT PEACE TODAY
WORLD AT WAR: COSTA RICA REMAINS ONLY 1 OF 10 COUNTRIES AT PEACE TODAY Shockingly in a recent report by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the majority of countries around the globe are at war. The Global Peace Index 2016 confirms that Costa Rica is...
La Niña replaces El Niño this rainy season in Costa Rica.
La Niña replaces El Niño this rainy season in Costa Rica. As El Niño fuels droughts, the phenomenon of La Niña, already approaching Costa Rica, will end the dry spell of the last two years. Due to reach our shores by August, the IMN calls for the ...
CONGRATULATIONS TO GO FISH!! Winners of Costa Rica´s 1st Ceviche Tour Final
CONGRATULATIONS TO GO FISH!! Winners of Costa Rica´s 1st Ceviche Tour Final Winning Ceviche Dish – “#TrioGoFish” by GO FISH SEAFOOD CO. Just over a week ago, the Grand Final of Cost Rica´s first ever Ceviche Tour Final took place in Torre Le...
COSTA RICA BRACES ITSELF: AS UP TO 20,000 MIGRANTS HEAD TOWARDS THE BOARDER!
COSTA RICA BRACES ITSELF: AS UP TO 20,000 MIGRANTS HEAD TOWARDS THE BOARDER! COSTA RICA FACES THE UNENVIABLE TASK OF HOSTING AS MANY AS 20,000 MIGRANTS TRYING TO PASS THROUGH NICARAGUA TO THE US The makeshift PASO CANOAS camp in Puntarenas, set up by the ...
L’Olivo Italian Restaurant in San José
L’Olivo Italian Restaurant in San José This beautifully decorated, small Italian restaurant was founded Bruno Pezzuolo in 1997 and continues to thrive in La Sabana, San José to this day. This cozy and very busy little restaurant offers truly authe...
Cafe Mundo Bar and Restaurant in San José
Cafe Mundo Bar and Restaurant in San José Cafe Mundo has a funky, artistic feel about the place within a century-old Costa Rican building. Inside the restaurant is quite remarkable with hand-painted walls by a renown Costa Rican artist, giving quite a bu...
Costa Rica: Increase in Costs of Electricity to Go Up in July
Costa Rica Electricity Costs to Go Up in July See list below of the providers and rate increase from July 2016 The announcement of an increase to Costa Rica´s electricity was made on Tuesday by the Public Services Regulatory Authority Bar a decrea...