Sunny with clear skies this morning.

Partly cloudy with scattered showers.

Sunny, clear skies, beautiful day…

Mostly sunny, no rain – gorgeous day!

We had a sunny Navidad (Christmas day), a good downpour last night, some sun this morning, and right now it’s partly cloudy with scattered drizzles/showers.

Light cloud cover interspersed with sun.

Sunny with clear skies. Beautiful morning!

Sunny, clear skies….

Mostly sunny with clouds passing through, varying between sunny and partly cloudy.

Another gorgeous day here on the Caribbean coast!

Sunny, clear skies.

The rain forest did it’s thing this morning. Had a nice downpour which lasted about 30 minutes.

JetBlue Airways spreads its wings in Latin America with new
daily nonstop service from Orlando to San Jose, Costa Rica

Dec 17, 2008 – ETN – etBlue Airways Corporation, New York’s hometown value airline, today announces plans to broaden its Latin American presence with new daily nonstop service to its 53rd Blue City: San Jose, Costa Rica. Service between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) will begin March 26, 2009, subject to receipt of Costa Rican government operating authority. San Jose is the airline’s first destination in Central America, making Costa Rica the ninth country in the airline’s route network.

Fares as low as $99 (a) are available between Orlando and San Jose for travel purchased today through December 23, 2008, while average everyday fares will start at $139 each way. San Jose will become JetBlue’s 22nd nonstop destination from its growing focus city at Orlando.

Full Story: eTurboNews

Beautiful sunny morning!

Sunny, no rain, getting warmer, rough seas but starting to calm a little.

Scattered drizzles, cool temps, rough waves (rain has stopped presently).

Steady rains, cool temps.

Dec 12, 2008 – In a visit to Costa Rica yesterday, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund said that Costa Rica is  in relatively good shape to weather the global economic slowdown.

Strauss-Kahn, however, the country’s central bank should remain ready to act.

Strauss-Kahn met with Costa Rica’s president, Oscar Arias, the ministro de Hacienda, Guillermo Zúñiga, and the president of the Central Bank, Francisco de Paula Gutierrez.

Strauss-Kahn said there was general agreement that a combination of domestic policy adjustment and external financing are needed to help the Costa Rican economy and people deal with the slowdown.

“In this regard, the country can confront the challenging global environment from a position of relative strength,” he said in a statement. “The prudent fiscal stance of recent years provides the authorities with some room for maneuver.”

The Central Bank must remain “vigilant” to ensure “a smooth adjustment in domestic demand and the current account deficit, maintain the attractiveness of local currency assets, and ensure that inflation expectations converge toward the central bank’s inflation target,” he said.

Strauss-Kahn added that the IMF stands ready to help Costa Rica with as much credit as it needs to face the global financial crisis.

source: insidecostarica.com

Sunny & warm, no rain. Gorgeous day and the surf is UP.

Parlty sunny, no rain.

ROUTE #702 - CLOSED : SAN RAMÓN – LA FORTUNA – ARENAL
Kilometer. 23 – waterfall & landslide – passage CLOSED.
Alternate ROUTE: #703 OPEN – (San Juan de San Ramon) drive to Los Angeles – small police station on right with detour to Villa Blanca – go all the way, stay to the right, watch for mud, until Barranca. Past Barranca take Zarcerco road: Quesada – Florencia – Santa Clara – Tanque – La Fortuna. 4×4 recommended.

More Caribbean Costa Rica road reports.

Cloudy with scattered showers, cool temps.

Steady rain this morning.

Cloudy with light drizzles this morning

Went from mostly sunny this morning to cloudy this afternoon. Still cool temps, no rain.

Mostly sunny this morning, cool temps, no rain.

Still sunny and gorgeous here, in spite of what accuweather.com says up there!

A red alert was again issued in the Caribbean again last night in the Limón province, including Matina, and the Cantón de Sarapiqui in Heredia. Heavy rains caused overflowing of rivers and irrigation channels in Central Limón, Pococí, Guácimo, Siquirres, and Matina.

Other areas where problems were reported are Barra del Colorado, Tortuguero, Cariari, and Valle de la Estrella on the Caribbean. More than 1500 people are in shelters. Mudslides occurred on Hwy 32 (San José – Limón) but the highway was not blocked completely, and a brokenm water line in Siquirres caused concern for vehicles passing over the flooded area.

The cold front stayed north enough to not cause so serious of a situation in Puerto Viejo and the southern coastal area.

The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional is predicting even more rain today along the Caribbean.

If you have any questions about the weather in Puerto Viejo or the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, please post them here, and we’ll do out best to answer them. Or, if you just want to talk about the weather, feel free!

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica – A Global Vacation Destination,
Reconnects With its Guests After Storms and Flooding

Puerto Viejo, a popular tourist destination on the Caribbean coast, is back in action after a well-publicized period of storms and flooding, and is ready to welcome the travelers bound here to celebrate the holidays. Travel is open from San Jose to Puerto Viejo, and vacationers can expect to enjoy their visit to this lush tropical paradise.

The Chamber of Tourism Vice President, Ed Ryan, said that “a dedicated group of local workers pitched in and built an emergency bridge when the main bridge leading into town washed away, and passenger vehicles, buses, and delivery vehicles are now moving in and out of town after only a 48 hour outage. Repairs are continuing and the permanent bridge will be completed in the first few days of December”

Ryan continues: “We’re delighted to offer our hospitality to our guests, and the world-class restaurants and hotels are looking forward to serving them in the coming holiday season.”