Costa Rica Real Estate

An enormous explosion at Suministros Industriales de Costa Rica, a chemical plant, at 9 p.m. last night was a rude awakening for early-to-bed Alajuela residents. The blast was followed by a series of other blasts that sent boiling fire up to 175 feet in the air and had more than 150 firemen working feverishly until the small hours of the morning. (more…)

San Jose, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican authorities declared a national emergency due to days of a national power outage, caused by supply deficit that has resulted in a ten million dollar loss.

Union Costarricense de Camara de Industrias lists high-tech, tourism, PVC, textiles and retail as most affected sectors.

Cabinet Minister Rodrigo Arias said the emergency measure will allow the state-run ICE electricity institute to speedup allocations to replace the old deteriorated plants. (more…)