SAN FRANCISCO, CA — November 19, 2008 – Xoom.com, the fastest growing online money transfer company, today announced the launch of their Bank Deposit service to Banco Cuscatlan, Banco Uno, now Citibank, in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica. Consumers can now use their home computer to send money to the bank [...]
By James Kanter The New York Times Some in the aviation industry say they could one day be flying the biggest jets across the planet without contributing to climate change — using biofuels. They also say that it will be easier to convert planes to biofuels than land transport, because there are fewer planes than [...]
Costa Rica is considering levying a $15 tax on international passengers arriving in the country, causing the airline industry, represented by IATA, to cry foul. The law currently being debated would tax arriving passengers but would not apply to Costa Ricans. IATA, in a letter to the minister of tourism, says the proposed tax could [...]
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica is finally ready to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement after a four-year battle in the nation’s congress. Costa Rica signed the trade accord in 2004 along with the rest of Central America, the United States and the Dominican Republic. But its official entry in CAFTA [...]
Peter Hadekel, Canwest News Service Published: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Costa Rica has been living through an unprecedented tourism boom that is rapidly transforming the small Central American country. More than two million tourists a year pour into Costa Rica, and developers are building vast resort and condominium complexes along the Pacific coast. Real-estate sales [...]
UNITED BIOFUELS OF AMERICA The Jatropha Harvest Experience 2009 is a 3 day hands on workshop of the complete plantation process from planting to end-product including agronomy, pruning and harvesting to name a few. You will walk through the entire Jatropha process, from beginning to end on the most mature R&D 200 acre plantation in [...]
The Costa Rica Seed Company has achieved great success in 2008 and has established themselves as Jatropha Biofuel leaders in North & Central America. The 80 hectare R&D Jatropha Planatation has captured world wide attention, recognized as the most advanced plantation in the Americas. They have also identified one of the most potent strain of [...]
The Country Recognized for Its Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Development Costa Rica, the leader and pioneer of sustainable tourism, has been chosen to head the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Executive Council starting this year. The UNWTO met in Madrid in October 14 – 15 and appointed Carlos Ricardo Benavides, Minister of Tourism of [...]
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