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Tilaran Festival Schedule of Events

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Expo Fair Tilaran 2011 starts today! This two week festival takes place in Tilaran, a town known for ecotourism, sustainable development, culture, and the spectacular Arenal Lake and Volcano. This festival is going to be a great time and we have translated the schedule of events into English below. The Costa Rica News hopes to [...]

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Court rules Nicaragua to remove troops from Calero

Rio San Juan. Flickr: Flickwerk

The International Court of Justice in The Hague has ruled that Nicaragua must remove its troops from Isla Calero, the small island on the south side of Rio San Juan.

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Stress Can Lead to Increase in Belly Fat

Photo: Virginia Zuluaga

Maybe you’re wondering why you can’t get rid of that belly fat no matter how much you watch your diet or exercise. Let me enlighten you!

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Beyond Belief

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Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.com   We met at one of the 50,000 Starbucks (5 in this small city alone). She was a Christian from Africa, but she had been in the States long enough not to reveal that until well into our second conversation. Then she lowered the proselytizing boom.   We were having what I [...]

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Costa Rica hold Argentina, minus Messi, to a goalless draw

Hero of the night, Keylor Navas of Costa Rica, saves the ball.

Many had expected an easy win for Argentina over Costa Rica, but the Messi-less South Americans failed to score a goal against the heroic fighting Costa Ricans.

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Pura Vida Horoscope March 28 – April 3

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Weekly horoscopes from the land of Pura Vida, Costa Rica. March 28 – April 3

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2 goals by Gao gave China a draw with Costa Rica in friendly

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Costa Rica’s national team’s first soccer match at the brand-new stadium, Estadio Nacional, ended on Saturday with a 2-2 draw with China.

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Intel unveils a new generation of processors in Costa Rica

Christopher Bruno, president of Intel Americas, presented the new processors.

New generation of Intel chips unveiled in Costa Rica that will take computer graphics to a whole new level.

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Costa Rica got the blues, baby!

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Photos from Costa Rica’s 4th Annual Blues Festival

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The Costa Rica News supports Earth Hour

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On Saturday March 26 The Costa Rica News took part in the Earth Hour 2011 event, and switched off electricity for the evening to help save the climate.

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