Ocean Ranch Park is an 850 acre 4.4 kilometer private river valley located just 10 minutes south of Jaco that includes over 1000 feet of waterfalls. Unspoiled Costa Rica nature awaits you and your family and friends to explore this national park like setting on horseback, ATV, rappel and canopy with professional guides insuring your safety. Included in the staff is a Costa Rican Biologist,...

Ongoing and projected investments indicate that there is still room for small and medium supermarkets to grow in Costa Rica. Small and medium sized supermarket chains are expanding in the greater metropolitan area in volume. One example is Super Mora, a mini chain of supermarkets from Puriscal which in 2014 will be expanding into Santa Ana, where there are plans to invest $3.7 million in the...

Photo of Hong Kong ChinaChina wants to have a business summit in Central America and what better place for them to have it than Costa Rica. The Chinese Business Summit for Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Costa Rica between November 26th and 27th, 2013. The invited attendees include entrepreneurs, investors, and government officials. This is going to be the seventh confer...

Now this is living. Whether you are already retired or near retirement, the residences at Croc’s Casino Resort are an easy decision. Life is grand as you relax poolside, while dinner at your favorite resort restaurant has been personally prepared with love and catching a sunset from your residence balcony just becomes the norm. You deserve the finer things in life with the ease of a Costa Ri...

VagabrothersIf you were to win an all expense paid six month trip around the world - where would you go? Alex and Marko Ayling, better known as the "Vagabrothers" had to make those choices when they won My Destination's Biggest Baddest Bucket List contest earlier this year. Competing with thousands of entries from around the world, the Vagabrothers short video entry topped all others to aw...

Los Angeles-based fund manager Paladin Realty has completed a deal to invest in a $10 million joint venture to build middle-income homes in San Jose, Costa Rica. Paladin is teaming with CSC Management and Development, S.A., one of the largest middle-income home builders in San Jose. The joint venture, which is expected to build 400 middle-income residential units with a total sales value of up ...

The Costa Rican International Herpetology Symposium and Field Exploration will be held September 2-7, 2013, at Selva Verde Lodge & Rainforest Reserve in Sarapiquí, located amidst primary forest in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica. The symposium will feature presentations, workshops, conservation, herpetological organizations, and new findings and research from all over the Americas. The sym...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to publish your Costa Rican business press release, please contact us. Villa de Agua is the newest and most exquisite luxury vacation rental home on Costa Rica's central Pacific coast. With four master bedrooms, sunset ocean views, water features everywhere and toucans singing in the trees, this amazing home is both exclusive and magical. Set in the verd...

If you want The Costa Rica Star to publish your Costa Rican business press release, please contact us. The Shana Residences is a new condo resort in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica--now affiliated with the Shana Hotel & Resort. With 2 and 3-bedroom luxury condos, the Shana provides the perfect combination of quality and price. The new Shana Residences are luxury condominiums, affiliated with th...

When Costa Rica Surf Travel Company was created in 1999 their slogan was “The best place to check the surf in Costa Rica.” After 14 years they have not only earned the top position on Google when searching ‘Costa Rica surf’, but have helped thousands of surfers and their families find safe and comfortable places to stay, along with waves matching their skill level. Their website, www.CRsurf.com...

If you would like The Costa Rica Star to cover your Costa Rica business press release, please contact us for details. Well-known hotel in Costa Rica for its secluded luxury, prime location, amazing views, superb service and intimate setting, the Zephyr Palace reputation is now acknowledged worldwide by being voted for the 2nd consecutive year as the Top Hotel in Costa Rica and first time for Me...

In Costa Rica, Mother's Day is observed on August 15th. That day coincides with the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is part of the country's Roman Catholic heritage. Like in many other countries around the world, Mother's Day is one of the most widely celebrated holidays of the year. At the AmaTierra Retreat and Wellness Center in San Pablo of Turrubares, Mother's Day is a very spe...

The Oceano Jaco Beach condos hotel in beautiful Jaco Beach, Costa Rica offers you the latest in affordable, luxury living. Combining the best of both worlds, the Oceano condotel is set up as a boutique hotel containing fully-furnished 1 and 2 bedroom condos. Residents get all the benefits of hotel living, such as a beauty spa, modern fitness center, pool side café with room service, jewelry sho...

Located within Guachipelin Escazu, Pura Vida Dog is a Canadian owned and operated business on a mission to support companion animal culture and owners in Costa Rica. We know how hard it can be to find a reliable, safe, and clean place to keep your canine companion when you leave Costa Rica on business or pleasure. Located in the heart of Guachipelin Escazu very close to Multiplaza, Pura Vida...

In the past The Costa Rica Star has published about Rancho Margot and how Eco-literacy programs are evolving within their self sufficient jungle ranch. El Castillo, COSTA RICA – July 2013 – Rancho Margot, innovator and educator in sustainable community development, permaculture and self-sufficiency, is pleased to announce the Social Responsibility Fund. Juan Sostheim, owner and founder of Ranch...

NEW YORK – July 15, 2013 – Renowned New York City architectural firm Ismael Leyva Architects has designed the tallest building in San José, Costa Rica, known as the Torres Paseo Colon. The premier luxury residential tower was developed by Grupo Inmobiliario del Parque with Arquitectura y Diseño as the executive architect. Completed in 2013 and completely sold out, this mixed-use tower combines res...

How can you help to reduce the number of animals hurt or killed on the streets of Costa Rica by automobiles? Join the 'I Brake For Animals' campaign organized by McKee Project Jaco and place a bumper sticker on your car to let people know that you brake for all of the animals of Costa Rica, including sloths, monkeys, cats, and dogs. Accidents happen, and animals get killed on the roads, and not...

Quiznos, the pioneer of the toasted sandwich, announced it will work closely with its suppliers to eliminate controversial pig “gestation crates” from its supply chain between 2017 and 2022. The cages, used to confine breeding pigs, have been criticized in recent years by animal welfare advocates and the food industry alike, and Quiznos had introduced some gestation crate-free pork into its restau...

San Jose, Costa Rica – July 7, 2013 – Amatierra, a unique mountain Yoga retreat and wellness center located in the pristine mountains of Costa Rica, and the privileged recipient of the 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, is happy to announce their current promotions. These new promotions are ideal for travelers who are looking to get away and immerse themselves in a surrounding of sere...

Costa Rica’s only brewpub, Volcano Brewing Company, is moving to the Pacific Coast and beaches of Tamarindo in Guanacaste. Since first opening its doors in 2011, Volcano Brewing Company has been providing delicious microbrewed beer, tasty cuisine and plenty of smiles and unique experiences to a large part of northern Costa Rica, for both locals and visitors alike. With a long­ awaited plan for ...

Through our Fiesta Grecia we celebrate USA Independence Day on the beautiful grounds of Quinta Real in San Isidro de Grecia. Having begun in 2011 to enhance efforts of local charities thru our cash donation, we invite ALL to participate with us at this 3rd annual, and ever growing, celebration. Time: Sunday, July 7, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Food – Fun - face painting - Deejay & ...

WELWYN GARDEN CITY, ENGLAND July 4th 2013 – Clamcleats Limited, a British manufacturer of its own brand of products, also employed for its molding and tooling services announces the opening of a new production facility in Cartago, Costa Rica in June. Further to signing a contract to supply plastic injection molded components to a long-term customer in Costa Rica, the British company opened...

CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG This article was inspired by the readers of The Costa Rica Star, who are always asking us "when will a Canadian Airline offer direct flights from Vancouver and Calgary Canada to San Jose and Liberia Costa Rica?" Well, the only way to truly get this kind of change happening, is to gather enough support and signatures from thousands of people i...

Liberia, Costa Rica – June 21st 2013: Wilkes University students arrived in Costa Rica on Monday, June 17th for a summer Ecotourism Development class, led by Dr. Andy Miller. They met up their in-country and host and coordinator, R.A.W. Tours, on Tuesday to begin their work at the Museo de Guanacaste (Guanacaste Museum). Their efforts at the museum will focus on: assisting in the creation of co...

Photo above is the ribbon cutting inauguration for the ground breaking event, now the construction begins. The ground breaking event for the finest luxury Casino-Resort in Costa Rica, Croc's Casino, was held this Thursday. Despite the rain it was a huge success, and The Costa Rica Star had the pleasure to attend the event and spend time with the invited guests and other media personnel. ...

While 15,000 Costa Rican fishermen and their families are suffering from a severe economic crisis, in the last 10 years international tuna fishing boats have taken more than 90 percent of the tuna extracted per year from the Costa Rican Pacific, using high-impact fishing methods. A recent study by Costa Rican Fishery Federation (FECOP) and the Costa Rican National Fishing Sector, based on ...

The Costa Rican group Purdy Motor Company will be responsible for marketing the brand of Lexus vehicles in the country; with an investment of more than $1 million dollars in inventory and remodeling of galleries. This investment seeks to attract to the Costa Rican public, and represents the second stage of the brand in the country, so it clarifies Allan Sime, Lexus representative for Costa ...

June 10, 2013, San José – Canadians and Friends of Canada will celebrate the country’s 146th birthday at picnic festivities to be held Sunday, June 30, from 10 am to 4 pm at Quinta Roma Vista, Barrio Mercedes, Atenas in the province of Alajuela. Members of the club, non-members, new and old friends are invited to come for a day of fun! Canadian Ambassador Wendy Drukier will attend to officiall...

The picture above is an artistic rendering of the Casino-resort pool area. A ground breaking is scheduled June 20 in Jacó for a 17-story casino resort. The business, to be known as Croc's Casino Resort, is expected to be in operation by December 2014. The building will be on the north side of the central Pacific community of Jaco. Owners are Dag and Jennifer Hascall. He is the owner o...

LIBERIA, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA – In a significant scientific and environmental achievement, a combined team of engineers and technicians from Ad Astra Rocket Company and Cummins Power Generation, a business unit of global power leader Cummins Inc., (NYSE: CMI) have successfully powered a Cummins-built electrical generator using mixtures of hydrogen and biogas. The team’s success goes hand-in-h...

Announcing the construction starting June 20, 2013 of Croc’s Casino Resort, the Central Pacific’s Newest Address. Change is in the air as Jaco is soon to be home to one of the country’s best resorts. The ground will officially be broken Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 4pm with a celebratory pool party rich with dignitaries, celebrities, local influencers, media and sports figures from Costa Rica...

Meet & Greet Networking Event May 23rd in Barrio Escalante. This evening of networking, cocktails, and food is open to anyone. It will be a great opportunity to meet women from a variety of industries, and make new friends – bring your business cards! Registration Required (see link below) - Space Limited Beginner English speakers welcome. When: Thursday May 23rd 2013 6:00 to 8:3...

Here is a video developed by Tourism Costa Rica that will be played in hundreds of theaters across the United States over the course of 2013. Costa Rica Traveler Magazine took the film crew on a 25 day tour, staying in 18 hotels throughout the country in order to get the video content for this promotional video. ...

Inspired by the drama of light and shadow, artist Juan Carlos Camacho specializes in watercolors which show contrast, detail and sometimes depicts ambiguity. Born in Heredia, Costa Rica, Camacho studied drawing and painting from his high school years at Conservartorio Castella through his tenure at the University of Costa Rica, where he obtained a degrees in drawing, painting, and architecture. ...

The Costa Rica Star and all of our contributors, photographers, and many of our readers are supporters of The McKee Project here in Costa Rica and around Latin America. In this article below we will outline why The McKee Project is so important to the well being of companion animals across Latin America. If you have a dog or cat, or know someone who has a dog or cat, you will want to read this and...

SANTA ANA, SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – Holaofertas, a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in Costa Rica launched on April 8, 2013. “Ranked as one of the best country's for small business with a vibrant local culture, Costa Rica is an ideal Holaofertas market,” said Carl Tremblay, president and chief operating officer of Holaofertas. “H...

Over 160 companies will exhibit products and services for the gastronomy, hospitality and related industries. San José, April 11th, 2013 - The Hotels and Restaurants Expo, Exphore Costa Rica is the business center where national and international providers exhibit there products and services for the sector. The fair counts with the participation of almost 4,000 professionals that come from ...

San Jose, April 10th, 2013 - Expo Vino Costa Rica 2013 is the event where wine lovers can travel around more than 80 wine distributors and producers from all around the world, they are going to be able to try the different wine varieties and qualities and get to know their main cellars. Expo Vino Costa Rica will be going on from Wednesday, October 23rd to Friday, October 25th, 2013 from 3:00 ...

Join the Professional Women’s Group (of the Women’s Club of Costa Rica) next Saturday for a workshop with journalist and writer Marilyn Batista Márquez. Ms. Batista is President of Batista Comunicaciones and Chair of the Woman Entrepreneur Program of the Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce. She is an advocate for the development and equality of women; with this workshop she aims to give participants to...

A unique experience. 23 hectares of lush tropical forest landscaping designed to make your dreams come true. A destination like no other located in the North Pacific coast of Costa Rica, unique in its exclusive design. Lomas del Sol is immerse in the middle of the forest, sea, sun and sand combined with an incredible variety of wildlife that lives in harmony with nature. We invite you to e...