The $50 billion pharaonic project by a Chinese billionaire, Wang Jing, to cross Central America aims to unite the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by halving the Central American nation, has raised a firestorm of criticism even before it begins.
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The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was built to solve problems of global circumnavigation that first began to dawn on human minds during the Age of Exploration, five hundred years ago. Today, the Panama Canal serves the global shipping industry.
Costa Rica Auto Import Rates
Costa Rica Auto Import Rates. Tax reduction that aims to not only lower the price of used cars but to also reduce pollution caused by older cars.
Mexico Bill Loosens Restrictions On Foreigners Buying Land
Mexico Bill Loosens Restrictions On Foreigners Buying Land.
Coyote Adventure Tours Baja
I have been traveling to Baja for 35 years—it is likely the one place on the planet that has served up some of the best waves of my life. For the last few years Baja has been plagued with negative media and unwelcoming stories. Coyote Adventures, started by Ivan Feerman, was born out of one […]
Getting Caught With A Gun at Mexican Border. Don’t Let It Happen To You.
Getting Caught With A Gun at Mexican Border. Don’t Let It Happen To You.
Costa Rica Escapes Damage From 7.6 Quake
Costa Rica suffered remarkably little damage from September 4ths magnitude-7.6 quake — a few blocked highways, some collapsed houses and one death, of a heart attack caused by fright. Officials credited the relatively deep location of the quake and building codes that Costa Rican officials call as strict as those in California and Japan. The […]
Costa Rica Tourism May Be Affected By Drug Trafficking
Costa Rica is most famous for its lush national parks, evergreen rainforests, white beaches, and thermal springs. The country’s parks draw an average of 300,000 tourists per year, generating approximately $2.1 billion a year that makes up roughly 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. Unfortunately, Costa Rica’s parks, jungles, and marshes do not […]
Costa Rica Tourism Up
Costa Rica Tourism Up. 1,285,599 foreign visitors arrived in the first six months and that Costa Rica tourism is up.7.4 percent increase.
Costa Rica’s $1 Billion Port Renovation Project
Costa Rica’s $1 Billion Port Renovation Project.