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Aqueduct Project in Alta Talamanca

In February the Talamancan Association of Eco-tourism and Conservation (ATEC) raised over $2,000 from local and international businesses and individuals to build an aqueduct in the Alta Talamanca...

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Good News for Recycling in Talamanca

Since 1998 the greater Puerto Viejo area has been on the cutting edge of recycling in Central America. An energetic group of women volunteers scratched and scraped their way to make recycling a reality...

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Bocas Del Toro, Puerto Viejo’s favorite Neighbor

Many visitors that come to the Puerto Viejo Region of the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica also travel to Bocas del Toro, Panama. Bocas is only about 30 km from Puerto Viejo. A traveler can reach the...

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Nothing is Impossible!

Nothing is Impossible reads the new hand painted sign as you enter the grounds of the Puerto Viejo Grade School. Looking around one begins to believe this phrase. More than 120 students and 15 teachers...

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Renovating the Carbon 1 School

The small school of Carbon 1 and its students and parents have partnered with generous group of women from North America called “Women Like Us” and with ATEC (the Talamancan Association of Ecotourism...

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Report on Recycling in the South Caribbean

Report on Recycling in the South Caribbean The Association Biological Corridor of Talamanca and the Caribbean (ACBTC) has joined with the Recycling Association of the Caribbean (ReciCaribe) to form an...

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2010 Arte Viva festival dates announced

The Association EDACS (Escuela de Artes del Caribe Sur) and Development Association of Puerto Viejo are excited to announce the dates for the 2010 Puerto Viejo Carnival -Arte Viva Festival. Come to...

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Puerto Viejo Cabbies Block Roads

Taxi drivers in Puerto Viejo took action against poor road conditions. Tuesday, February 1, dozens of cabbies blocked all routes into and out of town.Puerto Viejo Cabbies Block Roads ©...

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Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica: An Easygoing Paradise

New Yorker Kenneth Holbrook, 46, a creative consultant with an office in Paterson, was moved by the generosity of a former colleague. After all, the offer was hard to believe: an all-expense-paid,...

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Surfs Up 3 Meter Waves Expected In Costa Rica Caribbean This Week

[TCRN] – The Institute of Ocean Sciences said for this week we can expect two periods of high surf in Costa Rica for the Caribbean country, according to the forecast wave of July 9 to July 15, 2012....

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Costa Rica Court Rejected Complaints Against APM Terminals

San Jose – Costa Rica’s Administrative Court rejected two complaints against the concession to the Dutch firm APM Terminals to build a new port in the Caribbean of Costa Rica. The decision was...

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Rocking J’s – Puerto Viejo’s Place To Be

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) -Puerto Viejo is located at the Caribbean side of Costa Rica and it is known for its calm atmosphere and wonderful beaches. Interestingly, a man known as “J“ is responsible...

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Police Seize 692.5 Kilos of Marijuana at Costa Rican Caribbean Port

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Drug Control Police of Costa Rica (PCD) seized 692.5 kilos of marijuana in a container that was located on a Caribbean port in the country, official sources said. The...

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Cocaine Discovered in Stranded Boat in the Costa Rica’s Caribbean

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The authorities in Costa Rica announced the seizure of 50 kilos of cocaine that was transported in a boat that ran aground on a beach in the Caribbean and whose occupants...

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Angel Gabriel is the Name Chosen for the Baby Abandoned in San Isidro Costa Rica

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Angel Gabriel is name the National Children’s Trust (PANI), recorded for the newborn baby that was found abandoned in a property in San Isidro del General on October 8. As...

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The Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour Begins Exhibit in Costa Rica

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Women’s World Cup Trophy Sub’17 Costa Rica 2014, the first World Cup to be held in Central America, began a tour that will be displayed to the fans of the country....

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Costa Rica’s Best Surfers Will Meet in Puerto Viejo this Weekend

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The country’s best surfers will meet in Puerto Viejo this weekend for the Playa Cocles, which is the second round of the National Surf Circuit for 2014. Peak sports figures...

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Costa Rica Authorities Seize 41 Kilos of Cocaine from Colombian Boat

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Costa Rican drug authorities today seized 41 kilos of cocaine inside a boat from Colombia and docked in Puerto Moin in the province of Limón (Caribbean). The Costa...

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Costa Rica Police Seize More Than Half a Million Dollars

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Costa Rican Police Found 76 Kilos of Cocaine Hidden in Buckets of Grease on a...

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