Costa Rica News

Jaco Beach has always been considered to be one of the most popular tourist destinations in Costa Rica and the hub for the Central Pacific region.  In years past, Jaco's proximity to San Jose was one of the strongest strengths.  While many beach towns were a 4-5 hour drive from San Jose, Jaco was considered a short drive at just over 2 hours.  In 2010 all of that of course changed with the new Caldera highway.  The new highway now makes Jaco even an easier and quicker trip to the country's capital.  Now that Jaco is over an hour drive

Costa Rica’s Highway Speed Trap Cameras Turned Off (For Now)Costa Rica’s highly controversial speed trap highway cameras have been turned off again, according to the MOPT a.k.a. Ministry of Public Transport in English. Racsa was ordered by the Sala IV or national supreme court to turn off the cameras for the next 6 months and that MOPT cannot be assessing speeding fines based on the highway cameras.A few Ministry of Public Transport(MOPT) officials noted that there are some doubts as to the legality of the speeding cameras. The speeding camera system automatically assigns fines of $600 or more, and many

Costa Rica Sportsfishing is a huge attraction for thousands of tourist each year. Like landlubbers who choose canopy tours or ATV tours, sportfisherman have their own preferences for what type of fish they want to catch. For those discerning Costa Rica sport fishing tourists, the Dorado and Marlin fishing season is coming up so get your bags packed as this group of fish migrate past our beautiful country.As we continue on into November, the weater in Costa Rica will get more and more beautiful. The afternoon rains will fade later and later into the evening, leaving more days of full

Costa Rica ranks in sixth place for the Human Development Index, according to United Nations, which conducts annual reports for the world's peace organization.The United Nations has ranked Costa Rica as the 6th highest country in Human Development in Latin America in their Human Development Report for 2011. Costa Rica is ranks number 69 of the total 187 countries included in the world report.Ranking above the Latin American countries of Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, and Venezuela, Costa Rica has, according to the report, experienced a slow, steady amount of growth in the last several years. The growth is charted on the

29 Bridges to Be Repaired in Costa Rica, Thanks to BID FinancesThanks to financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (BID), $66 million dollars have been given to the Costa Rican Ministry of Transport to aid in the repairs of 29 different bridges scattered throughout the area between Liberia, Guanacaste and Barranca, Puntarenas.The Ministry of Public Work and Transportation has already begun repairs on 8 of the selected bridges. The main purpose is to improve travel time and fix bottleneck traffic problems. The 29 different bridges chosen by BID have been in need of repairs for over 10 years, according to