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There’s a WAR Ship In Costa Rica!
By frog on August 25, 2010  |  Comments 0

There’s a WAR Ship In Costa Rica!

Costa Rica was the first country in the world to formally abolish its military. However, this lack of armed forces puts Costa Rica in a paradox while regional drug gangs and cartels lawlessly traffic narcotics.

The Costa Rica government has reached out to the United States military for assistance but in light of extremely vocal opposition says the U.S. is on its shore for humanitarian purposes. What’s really going on?!

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Florida Realtor Lorraine Fox lost money to Paragon Properties of Costa Rica, a U.S. based company accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme. (photo: Michael Laughlin/sun-sentinel.com)
By frog on August 16, 2010  |  Comments 1

U.S. Based Developer of Costa Rica Land a Ponzi Scheme

Lorraine Fox wanted a piece of paradise; a tropical retirement home where the temperature is warm, the air is clean and the stress of South Florida is far away.

Along with hundreds of other people across the U.S., Ms. Fox entrusted that dream to Hollywood, Florida based Paragon Properties of Costa Rica. Four years and $115,000 later, the 55-year-old real estate agent has nothing to show for it.

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Costa Rica Tourism Board Plugs-In to Social Media
By frog on August 11, 2010  |  Comments 0

Costa Rica Tourism Board Plugs-In to Social Media

The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) has officially joined the grid of social networking with official Costa Rica pages on facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Persons interested in Costa Rica information and updates can simply join these sites with options of receiving automatic updates.

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How To Maximize Social Security for Costa Rica Retirement
By frog on August 09, 2010  |  Comments 1

How To Maximize Social Security for Costa Rica Retirement

Although every retiree has their own specific reasons – such as climate, beauty, nature, etc. – affordability is the one constant that brings thousands to this Central American country. For United States ‘ex-pats’, part of the financial equation is Social Security benefits.

Here is are some legal, little-known strategies that can immediately boost those U.S. Social Security checks or direct deposits.

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CAPTURED: "Wild Bill" and Jane Cortez
By frog on July 26, 2010  |  Comments 3

CAPTURED! Suspects in Multiple Panama Murders

The American couple suspected of multiple homicides were detained while trying to escape this morning in the waters of the San Juan river on the Costa Rica and Nicaragua border.

William “Wild Bill” Adolfo Cortez Reese and his wife Jane Seana Cortez are suspected of killing several area foreign nationals for ‘assumption’ of their businesses and properties.

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Mel Gibson’s Costa Rica Neighbors Feel “Mel-ed”
By frog on July 23, 2010  |  Comments 4

Mel Gibson’s Costa Rica Neighbors Feel “Mel-ed”

Mel Gibson owns a $25.8 million ranch that sprawls across 402 acres of the Nicoya Peninsula, near the town of Nosara on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast.

In response to Mel’s recently released profanity-filled phone calls to his ex-girlfriend, his neighbors have been adopting their very own Mel-inspired terminology that is spreading around town like wildfire.

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7,000 U.S. Marines Landing on the Beaches of Costa Rica

7,000 U.S. Marines Landing on the Beaches of Costa Rica

A flotilla of 46 United States Navy warships capable of carrying 200 helicopters, along with 10 Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, and 7,000 combat ready marines is on its way to this Central American country with no standing army.

On July 1, 2010 the Costa Rica Legislative Assembly voted 31-8 to grant the U.S. military full in-country access through the end of 2010 to help fight drug trafficking.

Natures

Costa Rica Jaguars get a Protected Migration Pathway

Animal conservation groups are working to create natural corridors for big cats to travel through human-populated areas.

One such corridor is already in-place to help Costa Rica’s jaguars survive, but development is a constant threat to even established pathways.

Presidenta Laura Chinchilla Miranda:  becomes the first Costa Rica female president after accepting the presidential sash from outgoing Presidente Óscar Arias Sánchez at 11:37am on May 8, 2010 (photo: nacion.com)

The Inauguration of Costa Rica’s First Female President

Saturday May 8th, 2010 Laura Chinchilla Miranda was inaugurated into office as the first female president of Costa Rica.

The democratic, peaceful transfer from current President Óscar Arias Sánchez to Laura Chinchilla Miranda took place in a specially constructed viewing area in Parque Metropolitano La Sabana while visiting world dignitaries looked on.

Richard and Betty Barca in front a giant Costa Rica traditional painted ox cart.

Senior Citizen Travel to Costa Rica

Just Mention Costa Rica and people think paradise.

With tropical rainforests, live volcanoes, long beaches with perfect surf, and each part of the country having its own unique micro-climate … Costa Rica’s beauty is staggering and the sluggish pace seductive.

Senior tourists are visiting Costa Rica in droves to enjoy once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

The sparkling brand-new luxury wing of Multiplaza Mall in San Jose, Costa Rica. (photo: Grupo Roble/globalpost.com)

Wealthy No Longer Afraid to Flaunt It in Costa Rica

High-income segments of the population living in huge homes or ‘Western’ style high-rises, driving ostentatious cars while wearing clothing brands and accessories to convey social status is a relatively new trend for here.

Welcome to the life and habits of Costa Rica’s emerging “nouveau riche.”

Visiting Costa Rico – an Expensive, Time Consuming Experience

Visiting Costa Rico – an Expensive, Time Consuming Experience

Located somewhere in the Caribbean, Costa Rico is the desired destination for many thousands of annual visitors.

But just exactly where is this popular but hard to find location?! Everybody thinks they know where it is, but nobody can seem to find the island when handed a global map.

Costa Rica President Óscar Arias Sánchez states he supports 'legal recognition' of same-sex couples with less than a month remaining in his administration.

President of Costa Rica Supports ‘Legal Recognition’ for Gay Couples

Outgoing Costa Rican President Óscar Arias finally takes a stand on gay unions by stating he supports legal recognition of same-sex couples.

A bill to grant gay couples pension, inheritance, immigration, social-security and other rights is languishing in the Costa Rica Legislative Assembly. So is same-sex marriage coming anytime soon to Costa Rica?

A woman walks past a mural in favor of recycling and the environment on a street of San José, Costa Rica. (photo: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

Meet the New Ticas of Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, one woman will soon be president. Another is training to summit Mt. Everest.

Women are increasingly taking jobs out of the home. Putting their careers first, delaying motherhood – while they are slowly rising up the corporate ladder and climbing the echelons of government.

Meet the new Ticas.

The DSV ALVIN on the fantail (stern) of the R/V Atlantis following a dive & in the ocean where it allows two scientists and one pilot to dive for up to nine hours at 4500 meters (15,000 feet).

University Science Students Explore the Underwater World of Costa Rica

University students and scientists from institutions around the world, spent seven days off the coast of Costa Rica on a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded expedition.

The team used a deep-sea manned submersible owned by the U.S. Navy called ALVIN to collect hundreds of samples from the ocean floor.

Costa Rica President-elect Laura Chinchilla is a devout Roman Catholic that some question will adequately keep the State and Church separate.

Costa Rica’s Relationship with the Catholic Church Amidst Controversy

Today is the religious day known as Good Friday, a holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Yet while a majority of Costa Rican’s are Roman Catholics, the Church has been standing in the eye of a hurricane for the many allegations of pedophilia by priests around the world … and Costa Rican bloggers are concerned!

Helena Greaney, RN, is a traveling nurse that splits her time between work in New York City and home in Costa Rica.

Travel Nurse Lives in Costa Rica and Works in New York City

My husband and I decided to move to Costa Rica, where he could open a pub, and he wanted “to move now while we are still young enough to do something else.”

I was working as an advanced practice psychiatric nurse in Boston prior to our move and discussed with my husband the possibility of signing up with a travel company in case we needed more money.

Artist rendering of the completed Marina Pez Vela project currently under construction in the Pacific port town of Quepos - Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Newest, Largest Marina Boating Facility Opens April 21

Marina Pez Vela, promoted as ‘Costa Rica’s first full service marine facility offering all the necessities for serious boating and amenities for non-serious fun in one of the most spectacular fishing locations in the world’, is opening April 21.

Slips ranging from 35 to 200 feet are located inside a huge new 44 acre breakwater-enclosed harbor, located in the Central Pacific town of Quepos.

A female jaguar in the Rio Cuarto rescue center

The Last Jaguars of Costa Rica

For nearly 20-years Dr. Eduardo Carrillo has been tracking, filming and gathering data on the near threatened jaguar population of Costa Rica.

Carrillo explains that the forests of Latin America are the symbolic heart of this region, and the health of the jaguar population is a key indicator of just how healthy the forests are.

A green "Jesus Christ" basilisk lizard of Costa Rica - so nicknamed because of its ability to 'walk on water' when fleeing predators.

8 Things Costa Rica Taught Me During My Visit

World Wildlife Fund’s Elissa Poma accompanied the WWF on their most recent 2009/2010 Costa Rica for Families EcoTour.

Here are 8 things Elissa learned about Costa Rica during her visit.

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