The rating agency Fitch maintains a negative rating for ICE, as reported by the National Stock Exchange through a relevant event aimed at the financial market. The Negative Outlook reflects its close link with the rating that Fitch gave to Costa Rica [B + Negative Perspective], given its strategic importance to the country and the […]

Costa Rica has seven of the best resorts in the world located between the Pacific and La Fortuna de San Carlos, according to Forbes magazine. These are the ones that stand out: Four Seasons : The spa is a destination in itself, with a volcanic purification ritual that includes volcanic mud. Hacienda AltaGracia : Luxury […]

La Fortuna de San Carlos seeks to become the first Ecomunity in the country, which is why it works in activities that generate knowledge in the field of integral management of valuable waste and good practices in favor of the environment. With this objective, the Integral Development Association of La Fortuna de San Carlos (Adifort) […]

About 60 people of different nationalities joined this Saturday in the canton of Montes de Oca, as part of a cleaning-and-reforestation day. Attendees planted guava and jacaranda trees at different points of Los Negritos creek and surrounding municipal parks. They also picked up garbage. The objective is to increase the arboreal mass in the canton […]

According to the Central Bank, last May the national economy had its worst growth since November 2013. Growth for May was only 1.3%, which is two percentage points (pp) lower than the same month of the previous year and 0.2 pp to the previous month. In that month of November, growth was only 1.4%. In […]

The Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep) rejected the request of the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (Recope) to set a price for the mixture of ethanol with super gasoline (called ECO95). In the presentation of its ordinary study, the refiner requested to establish a price of 613 colones per liter for the product. Recope’s initial intention […]