At the Laura Chinchilla visitor center for voters in Heredia Costa Rica is filled with supporters and voters. The crowds are peaceful and mostly holding Partido Liberacion Nacional banners and flags which are green and white. Local television news has extensive coverage and is very much aware of the inevitable outcome of the presidential elections 2010.
Local news is covering the regional locations where supporters of Laura Chinchilla for President have swamped and with good cheer. The lines at some voting stations are very long but the weather in Costa …

It appears that the elections are over in the eyes of costa ricans. The incredible momentum for president Laura Chinchilla will push her right through the polls tomorrow. International news organizations are already reporting that costa ricans have their first female president Laura Chinchilla. This would make tomorrows elections in Costa Rica an historic event as they will be electing their first female president Laura Chinchilla.
President Laura Chinchilla?
There is still a risk of not receiving the required 40% margin to become president of costa rica. In that event, the voters …

You can find the original text for Laura Chinchilla in Spanish here.
Costa Rica: Safety, Security and Prosperity
Our country cannot stop, we must continue to go forward. My proposal is to continue building a Costa Rica with Security and Prosperity.
Security
Insecurity affects all of us today, it is a complex problem which we must seriously consider. Insecurity has deep roots and requires action in two areas: Social Security and Public Safety.
Social Security
With the growth of our country we need to ensure working mothers and fathers that their families will have social …

Jaco Costa Rica is clean and not polluted according to AyA labs results which were released a few days ago.  AyA is the Costa Rican ministry that is responsible for drinking water and water treatment and they sample beaches around Costa Rica as part of the Blue Flag program.  However, the AyA lab results just release showed that 6 other Costa Rican Beaches are still contaminated.
Before stepping foot in the water, best to be sure that the beach or river is not on the AyA list of the contaminated, following …

Part 1 mainly dealt with explaining what this guide is about and laid out an outline of what to expect in the coming sections. You can read it here if you missed it.
Part 2 of the Guide to Purchasing a Costa Rica Condo Hotel is a brief description of what is the concept behind a condo-hotel.
What is the concept of a Condo Hotel?
The basic concept of a condo-hotel is the private ownership of individual units which collectively is managed as a hotel. Condo-hotel agreements vary but the basics are you …