Sol Property Group Real Estate Blog (Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Panama)

On Sunday February 7th, while the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts were kicking off for Super Bowl XLIV, Costa Rica was in the final processes of voting for their newest president. As in all elections for the past several decades, the election went off without protest or problems. In fact, this was Costa Rica's first presidential ...

Source: www.insidecostarica.com The new U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica says her interest in Central America stems from an aid mission she embarked on with relatives while a teenager living in Evansville, Indiana. Anne Slaughter Andrew says the six-week trip at age 16 to Honduras and Guatemala to distribute food and medicine to remote regions ...

By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | clong@ticotimes.netFollowing through on another campaign promise before he leaves office in May 2010, President Oscar Arias signed a contract to build a new airport terminal in Liberia, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste.The $35 million terminal is expected to serve a daily traffic of 1,500 ...

  United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan C. Schwab made a statement on December 23 regarding the entry into force of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for Costa Rica. Commenting on the event, Schwab stated: "With the President’s issuance of a proclamation to implement ...

The President of Chile Michelle Bachelet visited Costa Rica to reaffirms the good relationship between the two nations. She and President Oscar Arias signed an “Agreement of Association”, which links the bilateral free trade agreement effective since 2002 with political and cooperation pacts later agreed upon. President Bachelet ...