Sun-starved Canucks cause confusion, polar(izing) vortex angst in Nicoya Peninsula MAL PAÍS — As the western hemisphere continues to dig itself out of the pandemic version of a polar vortex, Costa Ricans breathed a sigh of relief this week after what was first thought to be snowfall on a local beach was actually just pasty…
A Houston man trying to fly to the Costa Rican town of Liberia last week found himself in the west African nation of the same name some 32 hours later. Attempting to escape record cold that left millions of Texans without electricity, Tony Townsend, 44, jumped at a Southwest Airlines promotion offering cheap flights to…
State of Emergency declared as ocean water temperatures plummet to lukewarm PLAYA HERMOSA – President Laura Chinchilla declared a State of Emergency yesterday as the polar vortex that froze most of North America blew in to Costa Rica and sent thermometers plunging to a record low 73°F (23 °C). Chinchilla urged Costa Ricans to take…
