Auxis is pleased to announce the expansion of its service delivery capabilities in Costa Rica. In less than eighteen months, Auxis outgrew the capacity at its previous location in the Ultrapark Free Trade Zone, and has relocated to a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility in the America Free Trade Zone ("AFZ"). AFZ is a modern business park which has also attracted large global corporations such...

Managua, Nicaragua – How much does a 3 bed house cost in Central America? It may seem like a simple question, but in countries like Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, where official property statistics are not available, it’s hard to find reliable market comps. This leaves buyers entering the market relying only on thin slices of information for their investment decisions - a glossy bro...

The Whale Festival will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 7/8/9 & subsequently on the 14/15/16. The whale & dolphin boat tours will take place every hour out of the main entrance; sector Punta Uvita of the Ballena Marine National Park. The tour lasts about an hour and a half and costs 16,000 colones (approx. $32 USD) per adult and 10,000 colones (approx.. $20 USD) for ...

Date: Sunday September 30 Place: Rancho Arizona Shooting Range Time: 8:00 am 5 stages 75 rounds For more information email [email protected] About Us ACSI is the IDPA Club in Costa Rica. The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) is the governing body of a shooting sport that simulates self-defense scenarios and real life encounters. It was founded in 1996 as...

Don't forget to check out all of the previous articles published by The Costa Rica Star on Samsung mobile products in Costa Rica! EVENT: 80′s AWESOME FEST! WHEN: September 8th – 4:00pm WHERE: Estadio Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica If you ever wish you grew up in the 80′s… you will have one night to experience (or re-live) those good old days. Samsung presents Costa Rica with a blas...

A drill team with Primero Agua (Water First) returned from Honduras earlier this month. They drilled two wells and completed installing a hand pump in a remote village where, at best, people only have access to water about every three days and for only two hours. That brings the number of wells drilled this year to four, said Jay Quattlebaum, Primero Agua president and co-founder. “The ...

The impact of poor dental health is greatest among children in Guatemala. Due to an increased risk of long-term damage from poor dental hygiene as their permanent teeth grow in, children are a critical factor in breaking the cycle of poor dental health. In partnership with Procter & Gamble and their Oral-B brand, Fondo Unido de Guatemala (United Way in Guatemala) is working to improve ...

The 2012 Belize Marketing Summit held August 23 in Belize City represents a “quantum leap forward” for marketing not only for this tiny Caribbean country, but for smaller organisations and developing nations worldwide, summit speaker and Chaa Creek owner Lucy Fleming said today. “It wasn’t so long ago that successful marketing, at least on a global scale, depended on a large budget and usua...

Dear Readers: We want to take this opportunity to say thank you for your ongoing time in reading our news content. We do not take this for granted and are thankful for your choice to read news with The Costa Rica Star. Since launching in December of 2011, we have grown day by day into what many would call, a top contender position for English news covering Central America. Our original f...

More than 60 sensational chairs of art are being auctioned to raise funds for the scholarship and library programs of The Women’s Club of Costa Rica. A Night at the Museum & Sensational Chair Auction takes place Saturday, September 1, 2012, from 6 to 10 pm, in the National Gallery of the Children’s Museum in San José. Fifty-five artists from the Costa Rican and ex-patriot communities have ...

German botanist Rolf Blancke, a long-time resident of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, and Zona Tropical Publications are seeking funding on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter.com to publish the most comprehensive book for the general reader ever produced on tropical fruits of the world, with descriptions of over 330 fruit species, lush photographs, and range maps. If funded, the book will be rel...

Battery Energy drink friends in Costa Rica will be happy to hear that the Battery Energy Drink product family is growing. The Battery Hydro 33cl can is joining Battery Original, Sugarfree and Gingered on store shelves all over the country. With the launch of Battery Hydro, a new era of energy drinks has begun in Costa Rica. Battery Hydro combines three functionalities in one product: energy...

Luxe Lounge is located adjacent to Tienda Play, San Rafael Escazú. Luxe Lounge is a new standard for innovative nightlife in Costa Rica. The first of its kind Luxe Lounge flaunts its size and scale at first glance with an expansive main room area featuring extensive floor to ceiling high-techery. A quick skip up a step opens to a pre-Castro era Cuban inspired outdoor terrace replet...

Costa Rica exploded onto the adventure sports map in the last decade with its world-class surfing, sport fishing, river rafting, and motorcycle trails. Tourists from around the globe journeyed down to this safe, stable Central American country to experience the warm ocean waters, the unmatched biodiversity of the rain forests and the adventure possibilities this generous country has to offer....

Based in the rural community of Santa Ana, Costa Rica, the Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation (CRHF) works to improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable populations in Costa Rica. The CRHF now manages more than fifty projects throughout the country, focusing on education, community development, primary and preventive health care, and extensive support services for women, at-risk y...

Boston-area authors escape city life for taste of pura vida lifestyle in new book. A travelogue with a guidebook twist, Two Weeks in Costa Rica entices and educates readers. Cambridge, Massachusetts – Well known as a slice of paradise, Costa Rica has more to offer than just sun and adventure. Matthew Houde and Jennifer Turnbull should know; they have been drawn back to this tropical dest...

The Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo recently concluded at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. This year more than 3,000 tire dealers visited from over 80 countries, and more than 200 exhibitors participated from around the globe. Exhibiting companies included Sailun Tires, Triangle Tire, Bridgestone Tire Costa Rica, Tiremaxx International Corp.-Maxxis Ti...

The Costa Rica White Hawk Project's mission is to purchase forested lands to protect all of the wildlife in the Carate River Valley, creating a crucial wildlife corridor all along the Osa Peninsula where animals can roam freely and be protected. Mission The goal of this project is to purchase forested lands for protection of all of the wildlife in the Carate River Valley. It will be part...

Express Inc., a leading U.S. men’s and women’s specialty retail apparel chain operating over 600 stores, today announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a franchise agreement with Fastco Commercial S.A., a retail franchise operator led by a management team with over 30 years of experience operating retail franchises in Central and South America. The agreement provides an opportu...

R.A.W. tours is excited to announce an updated line-up of 5 project options for volunteers to come participate in for the Fall / Winter sessions of 2012 and the beginning of 2013. R.A.W. Tours’ Operations Director, Kattya Lomel, states “We have received great feedback from both participating students and the communities in San Marcos de Tarrazu whom have been a part of our Fair Trade Coffee Pr...

On Saturday, August 18th, 2012 the Community Action Alliance of Costa Rica will be conducting a job fair with IBM Costa Rica. IBM will be bringing a team of recruiters and managers to accept resumes and conduct pre-screening interviews to identify the most talented professionals and students from the region. The IBM Job Fair will take place at the Universidad de Costa Rica Regional Museum in...

Amatierra is the proud winner of the 2012 TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award for Excellence. You can view HD pictures of Amatierra on The Costa Rica Star Facebook page. There is a place in Costa Rica where a unique award winning Yoga retreat awaits to provide travelers with breathtaking scenery, serenity and a holistic method to alleviate body and soul. Vacations are supposed to liberat...

Life in Costa Rica is supposed to be an easy endeavor for everyone; after all, how hard can it be to live in a country where "Pura Vida" is not just a motto, but rather a philosophy of being and living? Thousands of expats find themselves mystified by Pura Vida and decide to give it a try without realizing that underneath the Zen-like visage of life in Costa Rica there are a number of intricac...

Unique and authentic experiences are now bookable through locals in Costa Rica, with Gunyah.com. Working with Green World Adventures a local company based in Cartago, Gunyah now offers a wide-range of short breaks in Costa Rica that are completely original and can’t be booked anywhere else. “Our goal is not to offer a run-of-the-mill package holiday,” says CEO Luke Ford, “by working with a...

Costa Rica-based melodic metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS will embark on a European tour in August with support from BENEATH, OPHIDIAN I, ATRUM, ANGIST, GRUESOME GLORY (Iceland), REIGN OF FURY, REFLECTION IN EXILE (UK), DAMAGE MY GOD, SPEED DEMON (Portugal) and THE NAIL, CHICKEN PIE (SPAIN). SIGHT OF EMPTINESS will be playing Bloodstock Open Air (BEHEMOTH, DIMMU BORGIR, ALICE COOPER, TESTAMEN...

Recently a new community has started up in Costa Rica which has a mantra to expand and promote Mozilla products. Mozilla Firefox is the worlds most popular and widely used web browser. You can join and support this new community on Facebook and Twitter. About Mozilla: Our mission is to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the Internet. Mozilla is a proudly non-profit organ...

Clinica Zahha is a new, AAAASF accredited ambulatory surgery center located in eastern San Jose, Costa Rica that offers an opportunity for pristine tranquility, relaxation, and unparalleled surgeons performing surgical procedures. With two operating rooms, the ability to handle cosmetic, general, oncology, orthopedic, vascular, urological, and pediatric surgery, one may wonder what else there ...

FICEM-APCAC’s cement congress and exhibition is being held in San José, Costa Rica, between 3-5 September 2012. Costa Rica’s attractive location in Central America should see a busy event and ICR provides an outlook on the country’s cement industry. Little is said in terms of the cement industry in this Central American country, but recent developments have been fairly traumatic with the lo...

Costa Rica is filled with attractive lodging options, but when it comes to San Jose the options become narrower. The capital city has lots of potential, but it seems as if hoteliers sometimes forget about it. For this reason, backpackers are often resigned to spending scary nights at the rundown hotels near the Coca Cola bus terminal, businessmen flock to the soulless and expensive chain hotels, a...

SAN JOSE - Costa Rica utility Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) seeks offers from consultants to serve as hydropower expert on a panel reviewing preparation of hydroelectric and geothermal energy projects. Responses are due August 13. The work is to be performed under a program financed by the Inter-American Development Bank to confirm the projects meet the expectations of the l...

Finca Bellavista -- the world's first treehouse community -- yesterday announced the formation of its non-profit branch, the Bellavista Initiative. For their highly anticipated launch, this Ewok-themed community that swings high in the tropical forests of Costa Rica came to San Francisco, a city on the cutting edge of lifestyle curation and environmental awareness. For the last six years, t...

Introducing you to a new and fun event that is going to take place in August 2012, in the City of Quepos Manuel Antonio Costa Rica. A brand new Zumba catamaran tour on the new Custom built catamaran called “Ocean King.” Are you ready to party yourself into shape? That’s exactly what the Zumba program is all about. It’s an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burn...

A unique experience to interact with Costa Rica’s wild animals and help a worthwhile cause. The Jaguar Animal Rescue Center in Playa Chiquita is a center to rehabilitate mistreated, injured and/or confiscated animals, which are then reintroduced to their natural habitat in protected areas. 

During your visit you will have direct contact with monkeys, wild cats, sloths, racoons, anteate...

A delegation of four representatives from San Ramón, Costa Rica recently visited Austin, Texas to promote collaboration around environmental initiatives. During their visit the group met with the City of Austin, the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, the UT Energy Institute, the UT IC2 Institute, the Texas Climate & Carbon Exchange, the Catellus Group (Mueller Project), P...

Israel's SDE Wave Power Plants company and El Salvador's El Esplendor Development Corp announced today an alliance to execute Wave Power Technology in El Salvador and California. SDE is a world leader in the planning, building and marketing of power stations that produce power from sea waves. SDE was recently selected by a team of international scientists in PESWIKI website, an extension...

North Americans do not have to settle for high costs or government regulations and wait times often associated with their domestic healthcare; there is a better, less expensive and more enjoyable option. World Institute of Surgical Excellence, “WISE”, is a Costa Rican company that is owned and managed by a group of North Americans who saw a need for a solution to the broken healthcare systems ...

LIBERIA- Ad Astra Rocket Company, Costa Rica, along with Costa Rica's government- owned oil refinery Refinadora Costarricense de Petrleo (RECOPE), EARTH University and Costa Rica's Ministry of Environment, and Energy and Telecommunications (MINAET), signed two agreements yesterday related to research and development of technologies based on the use hydrogen as an alternative fuel. The first...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Banco de Costa Rica's (BCR) Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BB+' and Viability Rating (VR) at 'bb+'. A complete list of the rating actions is provided at the end of this press release. BCR's IDRs are driven by the explicit sovereign guarantees for all its liabilities. As stated in the Banking Law (Ley Organica del Sistema Bancario Nacional), all public banks hav...

WestJet announced today it will add four new sun destinations and extend two more from seasonal to year-round as part of its 2012-2013 winter schedule. The new Caribbean destinations are Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao and Costa Rica, all from Toronto Pearson International Airport. The airline's newest Mexican destination is Manzanillo, via Calgary International Airport. Details of WestJet's n...

Vegetarian-Vegan-Raw-Be inspired & change your life from the inside out through what you put into your body. Hop on the bus with Pura Vida Pantry and discover the magic of an AWAKENED LIFESTYLE through Compassionate Foods & Juicing! Mission To inspire and create awareness of how important the foods and drinks we put into our bodies are, and the changes that occur when we nourish ourselve...