The National Forestry Office reports that illegal logging has dropped significantly in Costa Rica in the last 3 years. In 2001 35% of the wood used in the country was brought out of forests illegally. In 2004 the rate was 15%.
Juan José Jiménez, Coordinator for the Strategic Control of Illegal Logging for SINAC (National […]
During his most recent to Costa Rica as a special guest for the Festival of Lights, Franklin Chang revealed plans to open a 100% Costa Rican Laboratory here in the country.
The lab will be a subsidiary of his company Ad Astra Technologies Inc. The company is working on development of Chang’s plasma motor […]
If you plan on going to the festival in Zapote, you’d bring a little extra for the “watchiman”. Local media reports that the famous car watchers are charging 3000 to 4000 Colones to care for your car parked on the street. The few official parking lots in the area are charging 5000 colones. […]
Too many cars and not enough rhythm complained most spectators that turned out to see the annual Carnaval in San José yesterday. Organizers were blamed for allowing too many participants and for not arranging correctly their order.
On the bright side, the disenchantment was likely to mean that less drivers would be ticketed, as compared […]
