COSTA RICA, October 22, 2013 – The Flamingo Beach Resort, the enchanting beachfront property in Guanacaste, has announced the re-launch of its 2,800-sq.-ft. full-service spa. Formerly managed by a third-party operator, the new OnZen Spa takes a holistic approach to achieving overall wellness through the restoration and realignment of each guest’s mind, body and energy. The spa’s name, OnZen, si...

The new specialty magazine of Costa Rica targets travelers looking for more authentic and meaningful travel experiences. It’s current, accurate and authoritative content guides readers to find the Authentic Costa Rica. Escondido, California – Vida Travel Media today launched Costa Rica Guest, a new travel magazine that showcases real and meaningful travel experiences in Costa Rica. It brings...

Source: Wikimedia Commons With the high tourist season looming just before the holidays, Costa Rica is getting ready to welcome hundreds of thousands of North American and European visitors. According to Canadian tour operator Signature Vacations, member of the Sunwing Travel Group, the high demand from tourists who want to vacation in Costa Rica calls for added capacity. A recent press rel...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. El Castillo, COSTA RICA – September 26 – Rancho Margot, innovator and educator in sustainable community development, permaculture and self-sufficiency, continues to build on a holistic lifestyle approach and will host two, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings (YTT) at its Center for Natural Living in 201...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Today, the Costa Rica Tourism Board announces goCostaRica, a new travel iPad app created by advertising agency 22squared and developed by MaxMedia. The app allows travelers to explore Costa Rica through a selection of videos, photos and interactive maps. Users can also build their own Precatio...

This article is a press release from the US Embassy in Costa Rica, if you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your announcements, please contact us. The Embassy of the United States in Costa Rica welcomes last night’s strong statement of support from the Government of Costa Rica regarding the Framework Agreement for the Elimination of Syria’s Chemical Weapons. Costa Rica, recognized ...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Ylang Ylang Beach Resort in Costa Rica recently launched a new solar garden project making the resort nearly completely self-sustained when it comes to electricity needs. A collection of solar panels was placed throughout the property to harvest abundant solar energy and convert it to electricity fo...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Santa Teresa, Puntarenas — Pollo Pass is a new discount service for travelers to the Santa Teresa area in Costa Rica. Pollo Pass is a discount bracelet that entitles the customer to discounts at local businesses including restaurants, bars, horseback riding, Spanish lessons, surf lessons, spas, yoga...

UK Ambassador Sharon Campbell presents Luis Hernandez, the Manager of the Antonio Escarre Baseball Stadium, with a commemorative cricket shield.If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your press release, please contact us. Two youth cricket teams faced off on Saturday 7 September in Costa Rica’s first ever Under-19 Twenty-20 match, organised by the British Embassy San José and the Cos...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Costa Rica has 801 miles of coastline along with scenic rainforests, and the Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort wants visitors to take in as much as they can while visiting. So, for bookings through Sept. 28, 2013, the resort in Costa Rica is offering one of the premier Costa Rica vacation p...

New York — A powerful cohort of women leaders from +35 countries including Christiana Figueres the Executive Secretary at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Lorena Aguilar the Global Senior Advisor for International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) both from Costa Rica, will come together in New York later this month to take bold action on climate change ...

The Southern Caribbean Society of the School for the Arts (Spanish acronym: EDACS), the Municipality of Talamanca and the Chamber of Tourism and Commerce of the Southern Caribbean (Spanish acronym: CATCCAS) cordially invite you to ArteViva, a special festival that features art, music, gastronomy, film, sports, and a permanent program in arts for the people of Puerto Viejo in Talamanca, Costa Rica....

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Costa Rica´s ecotourism industry, which is committed to sustainability and responsible tourism, is preparing the fourth edition of the Planet, People, and Peace International Conference, to be held from November 3rd to 6th at the National Auditorium of the Children´s Museum. The conference will a...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. The International Pineapple Organization (IPO) is pleased to announce the IPO Global Pineapple Conference which will be held in San Jose, Costa Rica on Friday November 01, 2013 at the San Jose Marriott Hotel. Join Major Stakeholders from the Global Pineapple Industry as we discuss critical issue...

Washington, D.C., 6 September 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — Motorcycle deaths in the Americas more than tripled during the last two decades, according to a study by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) published in the International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. The study, Trends in fatal motorcycle injuries in the Americas, 1998-2010, shows that motor...

Washington, DC – The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) today launches the first ever global survey of security concerns for women journalists. The survey, created in conjunction with the International News Safety Institute (INSI), will produce much-needed data on the challenges faced by women in news media around the world. The survey is part of a wider program of work initiated by ...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Pineapple prices, which have been marked by variability over the past two years, are finally recovering some stability and remaining at good levels. This is due, in part, to the fact that the number of pineapple producers has dropped, opening up some space in the market. One of the companies bene...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to cover your business, please contact us. The Osa Peninsula not only holds 5% of the world’s biodiversity, but it also has an extensive array of habitats, in which you can find and enjoy refreshing rivers and stunning waterfalls, primary and secondary forest, all joining together in a beautiful mix with the ocean. In these habitats we also find some amazin...

San Jose, Costa Rica September 3rd 2013 - AmaTierra, Costa Rica’s premier mountain retreat and wellness center, is offering an extended green season special for locals and expats alike. This is one of the best times of the year to visit AmaTierra; the vegetation is lush and in full bloom thanks to the rains, there are plenty of butterflies and toucans to admire, and the white-face monkeys are more...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your press release about Costa Rica, please contact us. Grecia, September 3, 2013 - The Supreme Court has accepted an unconstitutionality petition filed against agricultural burning in Costa Rica and given the Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Environment fifteen days to rule on the merits of the allegations. In view of this Resolution agr...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Two young men promise to help entrepreneurs permanently relocate from their home offices in the US to exotic, all-inclusive "happy hubs" all over the world, including Costa Rica. Happy Hubs a concept launched by two young entrepreneurs in their 20s, promises to help entrepreneurs permanently relo...

If you would like to view dozens of photos from this McKee Project campaign please visit their Facebook page. Playa Zancudo, Costa Rica – September 2, 2013 – In keeping with the philosophy of the Zancudo Lodge in giving back to local communities, this past week, the McKee Project - a NGO non-profit teaching organization providing spay and neuter surgery training to Latin American veterinari...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Jaco, Costa Rica – Revel in the lush beauty and fantastic waves of Costa Rica’s Green Season during Vista Guapa Surf Camp’s YOLO SUP Experience set for October 19th to 25th in beautiful Jaco on the Pacific Coast. The YOLO SUP Experience offers an all-around SUP-based adventure where guests enjoy dai...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. DogWalkerCR.com, is one of the first companies in Costa Rica dedicated to the business of taking dogs for a walk, literally. This business is perfect for the busy professional who does not always have time to spend with their canine companion to go for walks and play in the parks around their ho...

Several NGO’s and non profit organizations, including PRETOMA, Widecast and The Leatherback Trust, known collectively as Salvemos Nuestros Mares, have come together to improve marine management in Costa Rica through a series of legal, political and civil actions which will lead all around improvement of our valuable and incredibly bio-diverse marine resources. Their first action is an online pe...

A ticket from the previous World Cup. Source: Flickr CC Officials from the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and MATCH Hospitality AG will visit Costa Rica in September to meet with their counterparts at the National Consumer Commission (Spanish acronym: CNC), an agency of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC). MATCH Hospitality AG, owner of the exclus...

Imagine a blend of surfboards, wakeboards and kiteboards. Now, add motor power and a Formula 1 design engineer. That’s it. Meet the new JetSurf, a custom designed carbon fiber hull equipped with a two-stroke engine that can ride waves of all kind. The Jet Surf has an automatic electronic control unit that is manually operated to reach a maximum speed of 57 km/h (35 mph). Looks like awesome fun...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to cover your business press release, please contact us. Stay at Peninsula Papagayo, Play Four Seasons Costa Rica Golf, Relax in the Privacy of Your Own Luxury Vacation Rental. Papagayo Luxury announces fall promotion for their private vacation home rentals at Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica: -Stay 7 nights, pay for 6 (valid Sep 1- Nov 14, 2013) -St...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Croc’s Casino Resort knows its business. Taking care of its local and worldwide guests with gracious hospitality and exhilarating entertainment. Edica Construction knows its business. Building world-class resorts with exacting standards, keeping their clients beyond satisfied. Both Croc’s Cas...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. On July 2, a different kind of hangout opened in Samara, well attended by the local crowd curious to see what the Zen Den is all about. Some played pool in the corner, and all enjoyed socializing, accompanied by sangria and tapas-style food with low-key background music. The space on the main str...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Glossy, high-quality surf photos are the main attraction of a new Nosara Shack Surf Magazine, which will hit the shelves of about 20 different Nosara grocery stores and surf schools during the first week of September 2013. Graham Swindell, the magazine’s publisher, had already made flipbooks of s...

The first birding app for Costa Rica is a digital field guide replete with photos, sounds, text, and range maps for more than 500 bird species. If you want The Costa Rica Star to cover your business press release, please contact us. San Jose, Costa Rica – The second version of the Costa Rica Birds-Field Guide app became available in the iTunes Store in July, 2013. This is the second version of ...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. Kava Delfin considers the environment, our local community as integral pieces of our success. We hope to set an example for good corporate role models who consider people, and the planet, in addition to profits, when making strategic decisions. Kava Delfin is the first restaurant fully dedicated ...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to cover your business press release, please contact us. The first regional Franchise Fair (Expo-Franquicias 2013) will soon take place in Costa Rica. More than 8,000 investors interested in buying and selling franchises in Mexico, Uruguay, the United States, Spain and Panama are expected to attend. The activity will be held on September 26 and 27 at th...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release please contact us. The ecological car hire company, Green Motion, confirmed today that the international development of its brand is continuing with the sale of its first Master Country Franchise in Central America, being Costa Rica. Green Motion’s master country franchise for Costa Rica has been purchased by Toyot...

If you want The Costa Rica Star to publish your business news press release, please contact us for details. Grupo Islita’s El Silencio Lodge & Spa and Hotel Punta Islita showcased as exemplary for upscale travelers who are considering Costa Rica as a vacation spot. With the inclusion of El Silencio Lodge & Spa in luxury travel authority Andrew Harper’s August Hideaway Report, Grupo Islita’s ...

Thank you to our dear reader Katie Jackson for submitting the following article, if you would like The Costa Rica Star to cover your business or press release, please contact us. Quepos, Costa Rica Aug. 15, 2013— Using a private Facebook group open only to the residents of Manuel Antonio—one of Costa Rica’s most popular tourist destinations—author Evelyn Gallardo determined what to include in h...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your business press release, please contact us. The fifth International Banana Congress takes place on in Costa Rica. A conference which brings together large numbers of producers, businessmen, academics and researchers from around the world, directly related to the banana industry. Program highlights will include scientific research, policy a...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to cover your business press release, please contact us. CSS Corp, a global technology support and consulting company, today announced the opening of its Global Delivery Center in Costa Rica. The center, located at the Ultra Park Free Zone in La Aurora de Heredia, was inaugurated by Mrs. Laura Chinchilla, the President of Republic of Costa Rica today. T...

Along with headliner Slightly Stoopid, Jungle Jam 2014 will host Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Oteil Burbridge, Max Creek, The Expendables, Kung Fu, Zach Deputy, Ryan Montbleau Band and dopapod. Plus more. Always more. Scheduled for Jan. 16-19 in Jaco, Costa Rico, Jungle Jam will take place at the DoceLunas Resort Hotel, the festival’s home since 2011. Jungle Jam...