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Toronto to Costa Rica for Valentine’s Day? $299 Roundtrip after Taxes

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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 13-20 one, pick the [...]

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Celebrate Super Bowl XLVI, 2012 Texas Style in Costa Rica

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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 Joaquin de Flores. This quiet [...]

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Jose Maria Figueres Participates in the World Future Energy Summit

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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 sponsor of WFES. Mr. Figueres spoke [...]

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Having a Custom Home Built in Costa Rica

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We purchased our lot in August 2007 from Pacific Lots of Costa Rica, located along the Costa Ballena in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica.  The lot had all infrastructure already completed (road, water and electric) which is rare in many developments.  We began working on our home design with the developer in June [...]

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Costa Rica Rental Car

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When tourists visit Costa Rica these days, many are doing it for the same reason, the incredible eco-tourism experience. The best way to go anywhere and see what you want to see, be it volcanoes like Arenal or Poas, the rain forests of Monte Verde, Tortuga Turtles and the pristine beaches of Guanacaste or whale [...]

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The Start of the Chili Wars

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How One Man Took On Texas When last we left-off it was 1893. We were at the Chicago World’s Fair at the first San Antonio ”Chilley” stand. Had we stood on line we would have been rewarded with a sampling of meat seasoned with a blend of hot chili peppers and other spices. It was [...]

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Costa Rica’s Fabulous, Fearsome Fauna: A Retiree’s Dilemma

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A few nights ago when friends were over for dinner, we were relaxing and talking over glasses of wine in our back patio “dining room” when one of us looked up toward the ceiling and spied a large black tarantula slowly cruising along the top edge of the wall. As we gazed at the unwelcome [...]

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Costa Rica: Prototype for the Future?

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Most of us would have to get a map to know where Costa Rica is located. It is not a country that has been in the news. It has no army. It is not a country that has called attention to itself due to hunger and poverty because it has the ability to feed itself [...]

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17 Border Crossings at Teatro Jaco

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Teatro Jaco announces the second production of its inaugural season: 17 Border Crossings. This internationally acclaimed play arrives at Teatro Jaco Costa Rica directly from Madrid on a world tour. Following the enormously successful “A Christmas Carol” Teatro Jaco announces the second production of its inaugural season: 17 Border Crossings. This internationally acclaimed play arrives at Teatro [...]

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MedToGo Writes the Book on Quality Medical Services Outside U.S.

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In 2000, when Dr. Robert Page and his sons, Curtis and Robert R. Page, started MedToGo International they wanted to write a book. Now, they help people travel to places such as Mexico and Costa Rica to get quality medical services for a fraction of what they would pay in the United States. “The objective [...]

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