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This section is designed to keep you up to date with what is happening in Costa Rica and particularly in the Central Valley area. Subscribe to our newsletter and we will send to you every week a selection of news articles and commentaries on a wide range of topics from economy and politics to culture, tourism, entertainment and environment.

AM Costa Rica
| 05/28/2009 - 05:58
Costa Rica took in more than $2 billion in foreign direct investment in 2008, about a 6 percent increase over the $1.9 billion that was invested in the country in 2007.
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The Jamestown Foundation
| 05/27/2009 - 16:29
The Costa Rican Nexus
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Inside Costa Rica
| 05/20/2009 - 19:27
The Intel plant in Costa Rica will begin in September production of computer chips that were being manufactured in three plants in Asia closed down due to the world economic crisis.
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Inside Costa Rica
| 05/06/2009 - 12:14
Costa Rican police confiscated more than 1,560 kilos (3,436 lbs) of cocaine found inside a truck in San Jose and arrested a Colombian and a Costa Rican as suspects, Costa Rica’s Security Ministry said Friday.
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Inside Costa Rica
| 05/06/2009 - 11:55
The World Economic Crisis is being blamed 83.000 less visitors, either for vacation or business, to Costa Rica during the first three months of 2009.
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The Tico Times
| 04/20/2009 - 12:35
During the second round of free trade negotiations last week, China's negotiating team discussed allowing 94 percent of Costa Rican goods to access the Chinese market, but left out key products such as coffee, sugar, beef, pork and chicken.
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The Tico Times
| 04/20/2009 - 12:30
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said Central America has high hopes after Sunday morning's much anticipated sit-down meeting in Trinidad and Tobago between fellow heads of state from this region and U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Inside Costa Rica
| 04/20/2009 - 10:02
The economic crisis has hit the "adult" night entertainment as motels and "night clubs" (strip clubs as they are called iN Costa Rica), as demand for the services is down.
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The Tico Times
| 04/09/2009 - 18:44
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The Tico Times
| 04/09/2009 - 18:39
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