¡Felicitaciones! Laura Chinchilla – Costa Rica’s President Elect
Today, February 7, 2010 Costarricenses literally celebrated democracy as its citizens enthusiastically went to polls and voted for the next president of the Republic of Costa Rica.
During the entire day cars and people paraded through the streets waving flags representing their candidates of choice.
Once the polls closed, parks filled with citizens celebrating the election and [...]
Fox News Takes a Costa Rica Medical Vacation
Colonoscopy in Costa Rica: Fox 2 Detroit weather man turns medical tourist to save thousands.
Fox 2 television meteorologist Chris Edwards recently traveled to Costa Rica for fun in the sun, tree gliding and… a colonoscopy.
Knowing he needed this medical examination, Edwards browsed around Metro Detroit and found it could cost him as much as $7,000 [...]
North Dakota Tourists Narrowly Escape Costa Rica Bridge Fireball
Costa Rica and Potholes
Costa Rica is as famous for its monkeys, beaches, volcanoes and hot springs as it is for its “potholes”.
Normal driving in Costa Rica includes cars and trucks weaving along narrow roadways, often times crossing into oncoming lanes of traffic, in attempts at avoiding potholes – or at least just trying to choose [...]
Online Videos add Humor to Costa Rica Presidential Elections
The Costa Rican Presidential elections are this Sunday, February 7, 2010. Many Costa Ricans are expressing their concerns regarding the candidates and the future of their country through the use of age-old parody and humor by way of modern online videos.
First, we have an online video uploaded by El Basureo where they propose an [...]
Heredia Hospital, Costa Rica’s Newest Modern Public Medical Facility
A new landmark for residents and visitors to Heredia sits in the sun on 11 hectares (27 acres) only 400 meters south of the 117-year-old obsolete Hospital San Vicente de Paúl that has long outlived its usefulness.
The new Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) public Hospital de Heredia San Vicente de Paúl is a gleaming [...]






