People Daily (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
An earthquake of 5.2 degrees on Richter scale shook Costa Rica on Friday, without immediate report of material damages and casualties, local authorities said. The Vulcanology and Seismology Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) said the earthquake occurred at 11:22 a.m. local time (1722 GMT), 110 km east of San Jose with a depth of 25 km. According to the OVISCORI, the earthquake is not related to the...
Pitch Invasion (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Culture of Soccer blogger David Keyes explains how his love for the game developed from indoor soccer to Saprissa Stadium. Related posts: Photo Daily: Dynamo Dresden fans and confetti Dynamo Dresden fans shower themselves in confetti.... Hooliganism in Costa Rica, Riot as Alajuelense Play Municipal Turnstiles, barrels, chairs — all hurled by fans onto the pitch over a tall gate as all hell broke...
Tamarindo, Costa Rica Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
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...
HexagonalBlog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
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...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
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,...
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
With the last World Cup spot up for grabs, Uruguay overcame fellow Latin Americans Costa Rica in a two game series. After a drab 1-0 win in San Jose, los charruas returned to Montevideo with the knowledge that a tie would be enough to send them to South Africa. Yet los ticos fought valiantly and kept the Uruguayans on their toes with numerous scoring chances. In the end, Sebastian Abreu’s powerful...
Inter Financial Weblog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Jaco Beach, apart from being the largest coastal town in Costa Rica, is the closest one to San Jose where the offices of Day Star Properties can be found. Our luxury rental condominiums can be located at Bahia Azul, La Paloma Blanca and Bahia Encantada. So, if your next vacation includes a beachfront, luxury apartment in your dreams, contact Costa Rica Vacation Rentals at Jaco Beach.
Latest soccer matches (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Tabarez’s side claimed a 1-0 advantage over the Ticos in the first leg of their play-off in San Jose on Saturday, meaning they are heavy favourites to progress on home soil at the Estadio Centenario. The Uruguay boss is wary of complacency from his players, however, and demanded they go for the win. ”We must try to [...]
Tamarindo, Costa Rica Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
This is a sample of just a few more of the 800 species of orchids in the Lankester Botanical Garden near San Jose. The garden feature a trail that allows an easy walk through areas that feature bromeliads, heliconias, palms, bamboo, cacti and succulents, and more. For visitors to Costa Rica who begin their trip in San Jose, the gardens are a nice way to get oriented to the different types of plant...
Tamarindo, Costa Rica Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
I have not posted flowers in quite some time, so here is an orchid. 1,500 species of native orchids grow in the wild in Costa Rica, and you can see them on hikes in the forest. The easiest way to admire orchids, of course, is in gardens where varieties are displayed in plain view, without having to go on a hike in the forest for an occasional specimen. I took this photo in Lankester Botanical Gardens...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (MARKET WIRE) WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global business process outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced the launch of its delivery center in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
A single goal is all that separates the sides heading into Wednesday’s second leg in Montevideo after Costa Rica and Uruguay played out a well fought battle in San Jose. It was Uruguay’s captain fantastic Diego Lugano who grabbed the games only goal and gave his team the perfect platform to complete the job on home turf next week. The spirited encounter saw a total of seven yellow cards...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Costa Rica 0-1 Uruguay Uruguay have taken a big step towards qualifying for the World Cup finals after beating 10-man Costa Rica in the first leg of their qualifying play-off in San José. A first-half goal from Diego Lugano put Oscar Washington Tabárez's side well placed to play in South Africa next year, following their failure to qualify for the finals in Germany in 2006. The first...
THELIVESPORTS.COM (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
San Jose - Uruguay defeated Costa Rica 1-0 on Saturday night, in the first playoff match for a World Cup 2010 berth. Diego Lugano scored the lone goal of the match at 22 minutes. ...
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