La variación de las exportaciones nacionales de bienes alcanzó un 18,6% en enero pasado, con respecto a igual mes del 2011, informó la Promotora del Comercio Exterior (Procomer) Durante enero de este año se colocaron bienes en el exterior por un valor de $836 millones, mientras que en igual mes del año pasado las ventas al exterior llegaron a $705 millones, de acuerdo con los datos divulgados por Procomer...
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A new terminal at the Daniel Oduber International Airport Liberia finally opened last January 12. The new terminal at the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, capital of the northwest province of Guanacaste, opened its doors to the public Thursday after months of delays. Tourists finally can enjoy the $41 million project by concessionaire Coriport...Read More »

World-famous coffee shop Starbucks will soon be serving hot cups of joe in Costa Rica. The first store opens in San José in May. The location and opening date have not yet been announced for the top-selling coffee distributor.“We are very excited to introduce our high-quality coffee and the Starbuck’s experience to our clients in Costa Rica,” said Pablo Arizmendi-Kalb, vice president and CEO for Starbuck’s Latin America...
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Franklin Chang, Costa Rica’s most beloved astronaut, will be one of three new inductees into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. The announcement came earlier this week from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which has been overseeing the selections since the Hall of Fame’s inception in 1990. Chang was the first Latin American to go to space. He’s also tied for the record for the most space trips, having been there seven times.

The previous 79 inductees include Alan Shepard and Neil Armstrong, and Chang will be inducted alongside Kevin Chilton, the military’s highest-ranking astronaut, and Charles Precourt, former chief of the NASA astronaut corps. The ceremony will take place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on May 5...Read More »

In 2012, advertising firms will monitor your brain activity to design more effective ads; commuters on public transport will watch 5 billion hours of television; $100 smartphones will become ubiquitous; and a lot of people who own a computing tablet will buy a second one, according to the international consulting firm Deloitte.

The firm released its technology, media and telecommunications predictions for 2012 last week, and the outlook looks good for Costa Rica. Deloitte anticipates that demand will remain high for consumer technology, and Costa Rica – a producer of technology components – will cash in. “2011 was a year of hardware [3-D TV, tablets, smartphones]; 2012 will be more about content,” said Gilles Maury, senior technology, media and telecommunications manager at Deloitte, when asked what the firm’s predictions mean for Costa Rica. “Still, there are many variations of maturity in the markets of different countries.”...Read More »