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For Junior Zookeepers, Costa Rica Trip Provides Glimpse of the Real Thing
Costa Rica – (AP) — The simulated rainforest at Miller Park Zoo is fun to visit, but nothing beats the real thing. Once every two years, zoo education specialist Shannon Reedy leads about a dozen high-school-aged…
Hotels Boost Medical Tourism Programs
GLOBAL REPORT—Increasing costs of medical procedures and health insurance in many countries have consumers considering alternative ways to get quality care at prices they can afford. Medical tourism is growing in popularity as an option, and…
Costa Rica Smoking Ban
Costa Rica may soon be part of the growing list of countries to adopt measures aimed at protecting non-smokers from secondhand smoke and part of the 150 million plus smokers in Latin America and the Caribbean…
New Maps Provide Security for Property in Costa Rica
A brand new initiative designed to identify properties using a ‘cadastral map’ has been implemented by the Registro Nacional (National Register) in Costa Rica. A new real estate certificate will include a two dimensional aerial view of…
Depression In a Dead Culture Is Not a Given
Having essentially lost my 20’s in the ‘70’s and early ‘80’s to depression before it became pandemic in America, I’ve watched with growing dismay as the affliction has gone from a debilitating secret to a multi-billion…Pura Vida Horoscope Feb 20 – Feb 26
Weekly horoscope. Happy birthday Gemini! You are in for a week of strange situations - read more to discover the best way to manage them. …
Obtaining Residency in Costa Rica
The process to obtain residency in Costa Rica is a process, which basically means it is a Bureaucratic hassle to try and get started even. However, new procedures have finally made it easier… in one aspect anyhow. For those who are going to start their residency, or need to complete…
Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Virginia Tech Professor to Receive Costa Rica’s 2011 National Technology Prize
Pablo Sobrado, assistant professor of biochemistry at Virginia Tech, has been awarded Costa Rica’s 2011 National Technology Prize, administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MICIT). The jury noted that Sobrado’s research is “a significant contribution to the diagnosis and treatment of infectious and tropical diseases,” according to a…
Feb 19 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
The Earth Charter—Angles, Contexts, and Choices
The Earth Charter Initiative, based in Costa Rica, is one of the few organizations with a mission that attempts to meet the human crisis as a whole. After ten years, has it made any difference? I recently had a dialogue with Mirian Vilela, the Brazilian-born Executive Director of ECI. The…
Feb 19 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
ABC Movers – International Movers in Costa Rica
ABC MOVERS has been a leading company in Costa Rica in the International moving business for more than 10 years, giving their clients an experience and reliable service based on their highest quality standards and international support. ABC MOVERS also offers other essential and International services such as Commercial Freight Forwarding and Logistics, and…
Feb 19 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Election Year Information for U.S. Expats in Costa Rica
Unless you’ve been holed up in a cave somewhere, you are certainly aware that this is an election year in the United States. With a wide open Republican field and an incumbent Democratic president, the contest promises fireworks from now until election day on Tuesday, November 6th. For retirees or…
Feb 19 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Valentine’s Day: A Day for One and All
St. Valentine’s Day is so often associated with couples and though the day represents love, it rarely incorporates the various forms of the emotion. This may be the case in the rest of the world but not so much in Costa Rica. In the land of Pura Vida, it is…
Feb 13 2012 / 3 Comments / Read More »
Romantic Things to Do in Costa Rica
Costa Rica was ranked as one of the top 10 locations for destination weddings on the globe. With picturesque sunsets, cozy mountain cabins, mysterious cloud forest villages, the happiest people on the planet, and infinite secluded beaches to explore, it’s no wonder so many couples decide to spend their honeymoon…
Feb 12 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Organic Coffee, Creatures and the Sea
Costa Rica’s a Paradise of Natural Riches When I was a teenager, I was fearless astride a horse. My best girlfriend and I would gallop for hours. But after a nasty fall in my 20s, in which I skinned my face pretty badly, you couldn’t get me back on a…
Feb 12 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Valentine’s Day Dinner Give Away for Two, Tin Jo Restaurant
In Cantonese ‘Tin Jo’ means ‘The Best’. Located amongst the cultural pulse of San Jose, Costa Rica, in between the theatres, restaurants, art galleries and the railway track just passing from the next block, Tin Jo started in 1972 with 12 tables. This restaurant has been run privately by the…
Feb 10 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Costa Rica’s Best Beaches
Locals, tourists and expat residents agree that there are a lot of things to love about Costa Rica, but for many nothing else compares to the Central American country’s beautiful beaches. The country has a great deal of coastline considering its size, and many beaches offer a different feel depending…
Feb 8 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Hot Air Ballooning Over Arenal Volcano
Want your vacation in Costa Rica to reach new heights? Then check out the truly unique hot air ballooning adventure tour near Arenal. This Costa Rica adventure tour is unlike any other, soaring high above the rainforest canopy of Arenal National Park. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity…
Feb 8 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
The Chili Cook Off (Feb 12th) & The Hogar de Vida Orphanage
A visit to the Hogar de Vida (Home of Life) Orphanage in Atenas is at once both inspiring and heart wrenching. Inspiring because of the obvious love and dedication with which the Tias (Aunties) and staff care for the children. Heart wrenching because of the knowledge that these beautiful children…
Feb 8 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »
2012 Medical Travel Summit Costa Rica (April 23-25)
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – Registrations for the 2012 Medical Travel Summit, hosted by The Council for the International Promotion of Costa Rica Medicine, are still being accepted. The Summit will be held April 23-25 at the Real Intercontinental Hotel in Escazu, Costa Rica, close to excellent shopping, nightlife and…
Feb 8 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Toronto to Costa Rica for Valentine’s Day? $299 Roundtrip after Taxes
Update: Looks like Feb 20-27 is also available. Reading week isn’t it? —————- Not a bad Valentine’s gift! Here’s how to find it… 1. http://www.flightnetwork.com/ 2. Search for a flight from Toronto to Liberia, Costa Rica Departing: Feb 11 Returning: Feb 18 OR Departing: Feb 13 Returning: Feb 20 (For the…
Feb 3 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Celebrate Super Bowl XLVI, 2012 Texas Style in Costa Rica
If you are looking for a place in Costa Rica to watch Super Bowl XLVI, and see the New England Patriot take on the New York Giants, Tom Brady vesus Eli Manning in the house that Peyton Manning built in Indianapolis, then look no further than Texas BBQ in San…
Jan 29 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Jose Maria Figueres Participates in the World Future Energy Summit
Former Costa Rica President Jose Maria Figueres participated in the World Future Energy Summit 2012 held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 15-17 as guest of His Highness Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and guest of Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of MASDAR the…
Jan 27 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »
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