by Rod Hughes
The art exhibit featuring an emaciated dog, which may or may not be dead, continues to cause an uprorar. (See newsfeed No. 1367)
The exhibition in Nicaragua of Costa Rican artist Guillermo “Habacuc” Vargas featuring a street […]
by Rod Hughes
Only 19 pipe organs exist in this country and, currently, only two work properly. The rest are victims of disuse, the tropical climate and termites. (The rich lower tones of a pipe organ are produced by great square wooden pipes. The bellows that pump […]
by Rod Hughes
Jaguar Cars and its parent company, Ford Motors, are donating $35,000 for environment projects in the Central American region. Jaguar is interested in the survival of the big cat after which the car is named and is offering $15,000 for projects to protect that […]
by Rod Hughes
For Costa Ricans, peace begins at home. This principle accounts for the so-called “white card” campaign to keep violence out of the game, out of the stands and at home, where it belongs. (Just kidding.)
But the last Sunday’s game between Cartago and Las […]
by Rod Hughes
The European Union has set the requirement that Costa Rica join a customs union with the rest of Central America before its 27 members will even start to talk with this country about favorable trade conditions. Honduras, Guatemala, El Slavador and Nicaragua signed this pact June 26 but […]
by Rod Hughes
Alajuela and Puntarenas battled each other and a pitch that degenerated into a giant mud pie Sunday and gave soccer fans their money’s worth. It was Alajuela 2-0 but it wans’t easy. The officiating was a trifle muddy, as well.
The slippery surface at […]
by Rod Hughes
The country most dedicated to peace may be booted from EGMONT, the world’s leading anti-terrorist organization, reported the daily La Nacion today. And the reason may surprise even the Foreign Ministry: Terrorism, as such, isn’t illegal here.
The reason may be that before 9/11, […]
by Rod Hughes
Good evening, Welcome to Costa Rica. May we recommend the fish or seafood?
As the final article of a five-part series in the English-language newspaper, The Tico Times, on Costa Rica’s endangered commercial fishing industry, writer Dave Sherwood turned to the concerns of the […]
by Rod Hughes
The German tire company, Continental AG, has announced plans to build a $60 million plant at the El Coyol Tax Free Zone in Alajuela, Costa Rica’s second largest city. The company, established in 1871, is the world’s fourth largest tire producer, supplying Volkswagen, Daimler-Chrysler, Ford, BMW, General Motors, […]
by Rod Hughes
The Episcopal Council of Costa Rica’s Catholic Church has published a document calling for the public to respect the will of the majority in the Oct. 5 referendum that ratified CAFTA. The call for unity comes in the wake of recent pressure by university students and public employees’ […]
