The Ticos coach has explained why his players only just missed out on a ticket for the 2010 World Cup… Costa Rica were edged out of the World Cup by Uruguay in a two-legged play-off, much to the disappointment of head coach Rene Simoes, who has explained that his side lacked the killer instinct that their [...]
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With tight budgets on everyone’s minds and the cold, winter months just around the corner, Costa Rica is the ideal place where families can warm up, relax, and interact with the world around them, all while giving back to local communities and the environment and still not breaking the bank. While in America the holidays are associated with winter coats,...
China may spend $700 million to help fund expansion of Costa Rica’s Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo SA oil refinery as it boosts energy ties in the region. China National Petroleum Corp. may tap a China state-run bank for financing to triple capacity at the plant to 60,000 barrels a day, Jose Leon Desanti, head of the [...]
A break in the Arcos underwater cable left most of Costa Rica without an internet connection for almost two hours. The cable connects the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) network to the world by internet to Miami. The break occurred at 10:20am by a ship in the Caribbean about 2.5 kilometres from the building that houses [...]
Market Lane Coffee Shop 13, Prahran Market 163 Commercial Road, entrance on Elizabeth St ( map ) 9804 7434 website Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 7-5, Sundays 10-2 My, isn't Melbourne getting a lot of specialty coffee houses? Melbourne fans of the so-called third-wave coffee movement (first wave = post-WWII, second wave = Lavazza/Vittoria) really are spoiled for choice, with excellent...
I used to think that nothing would happen with the Large Hadron Collider . I even made fun of the nutters saying it's going to destroy the world . After reading CERN Director for Accelerators's latest statement, I'm not so sure: The LHC is a far better understood machine than it was a year ago. We've learned from our experience, and engineered the technology that allows us to move on. That's how progress...
NEW YORK, NY.- Fifty carefully selected galleries will set the pace for the modern and contemporary Latin American art market in New York, during the celebration of PINTA, the annual Latin American art fair, which is slated for November 19 to 22, 2009 at the Metropolitan Pavilion y B. Altman Building, in Chelsea, New York. This third PINTA show offers a rich panorama of the history and evolution in...
Watch the full show from Friday, November 20: world powers meet in Brussels and place new pressure on Iran; a growing movement in Bangladesh protects young girls from becoming child brides; and, sea turtles fight to survive in Costa Rica.
Due to an opening in White Pine Press' publications schedule, Adamantine will be out in Fall 2010. I am excited that Peter Levitt and Mike O'Connor have both agreed to blurb, two exceptionally fine writers with Buddhist sympathies who's work have both meant a great deal to me. Also, a few feelers out to other possible blurbists of the female persuasion. I will be brushing up on my Spanish or else it...
This is a heliconia rostrata, known locally as a platanilla. Some heliconias have flowers that hang down, while others have flowers that grow up. This plant's flowers hang down. Heliconias are widely planted in gardens in Costa Rica. They are popular in part because their flowers bloom all year round. We have heliconias in the gardens around our condos in Tamarindo, although this is another of the...
Almost is nothing in sport. Costa Rica played much better over 90 minutes in Montevideo than they ever did in San José, and they had Uruguay reeling toward the end, suffering as they always do, but at the final whistle it was the South Americans progressing on to South Africa and the Central Americans returning home without an official match for another 16 months. Last night the commentators...
If it weren't for this whole MLS Cup thing, going up against David Beckham and Landon Donovan in a few days in cold, rainy Seattle, Kyle Beckerman at this moment would be soaking in the sun, floating on a surfboard off a beach in Costa Rica.
Already a massive star in her native Costa Rica, with six Grammy Award nominations and a number one dance single under her belt, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Debi Nova is ready to make her mark on the rest of the world. In March 2010, Decca Records will release Nova’s genre-defying, debut album Luna Nueva. The album is an electrifying combination of irresistible Latin rhythms...
So you have searched all the listing sites for Costa Rica on the web. Read everything you could on how to invest, where to invest, what pitfalls to watch out for, and how to get a good return on your investment . Well, by now you are probably more confused than when you started. The following steps will help to simplify the process and ensure your buying experience will prove fruitful and enjoyable...
So you have searched all the listing sites for Costa Rica on the web. Read everything you could on how to invest, where to invest, what pitfalls to watch out for, and how to get a good return on your investment. Well, by now you are probably more confused than when you started. The following steps will help to simplify the process and ensure your buying experience will prove fruitful and enjoyable...