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Learning Spanish in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:59:55 +0000

Costa Rica is a popular destination for people who wish to learn Spanish. Americans top the list of people who go to Costa Rica to learn Spanish, followed by Canadians and then Germans. Some language schools partner up with post secondary education institutions to offer courses that are recognized by them. Other Spanish schools try [...]

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Teaching English in Costa Rica – Certificates and Income

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:59:21 +0000

Income The average teachers’ salary is about five US dollars per hour. If you give private classes to businessmen, you may earn a few dollars more per hour. Teaching around 20-25 hours per week for a private language school, you can make about six hundred dollars a month. This sum sounds not very encouraging, but [...]

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Eating Chocolate can Protect the Skin from UV Light

Ileana Alfaro — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:30:21 +0000

In human subjects flavanol-rich chocolate improved cardiovascular risk factors including cholesterol, blood pressure, insulin sensitivity and endothelial function.

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PLANE GOES DOWN WITH 173 KILOS COCAINE

Michael — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:45:12 +0000

TCRN STAFF: PLANE GOES DOWN WITH 173 KILOS DOWN AFTER TAKING OFF FROM TOBIAS BOLANOS PAVAS, west of San Jose with a shipment of cocaine that was destined for Guatemala. The aircraft was transporting 173 kilos of drugs and at 8:05 am, just moments after takeoff the plane flew approximately two kilometers before going down [...]

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Special Report – A Highway Through the Serengeti!

Martin LeFevre — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:13:26 +0000

Featured Columnist – Meditations Martin LeFevre The word Serengeti is synonymous with Africa. The Serengeti’s spectacular panoply of predator and prey still echoes through the mists of history on the continent of humankind’s birth. Now, the Tanzanian government has approved a highway that will bisect the shrinking expanse of Serengeti National Park, ending the last great [...]

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Costa Rica to boast World’s Largest Penthouse

Michael — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:27:42 +0000

TCRN Staff: 68,459 square feet, of prime beachfront real estate in Costa Rica can be yours for only $50,000,000 (yes that’s $50 million, that’s seven (7) zero’s). More than 10 times the average USA mansion, the developers call it the world’s largest penthouse sitting atop a 14 story development, Genesis Puntarenas. Possible income property? This [...]

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Costa Rica on track to grow 4.5 pct in 2010, 5 pct in 2011

Michael — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:58:33 +0000

TCRN Staff Last week, Laura Chinchilla, went on a whirlwind sales trip, ringing the opening bell on Wall Street, Rick’s List CNN, United Nations General Assembly, courting business investors, and trying to do damage control after Obama put Cost Rica on a top bad list as a major transit point for drug trafficking. All in [...]

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The Crisis of Consciousness

Martin LeFevre — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:01:34 +0000

Featured Columnist – Meditations Martin LeFevre There’s a lot of talk these days about a “revolution in consciousness.” The vast portion of it is just that—talk. It simply isn’t true to say “we’re in the middle of a revolution in consciousness.” But does the verbiage indicate that a genuine change is occurring in man’s consciousness? No, [...]

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Canadians Love Costa Rica, and it’s Now Easier for them to Travel Here

Michael — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:16:11 +0000

Over the last decade, Costa Rica has become ever more popular with Canadians. More and more flights from many countries have increased dramatically. For Canadians, Air Canada ‘s subsidiary company, Air Canada Vacations, is adding charter flights direct to Costa Rica and especially the Liberia, Guanacaste area. This is good news for Canadians who’ve desired [...]

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Dollar Falls – Drops Below ¢500

Michael — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:11:05 +0000

TCRN Staff Last week the dollar exchange dropped to its lowest level in the last two years, as of September 20, 2010: Central Bank, BUY ¢ 496.93, SELL ¢ 507.15 There is speculation that the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) – Central Bank – may lower the band. And in this framework announcing that [...]

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Costa Rica Independence – 189th Anniversary

Michael — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:04:16 +0000

TCRN Staff Costa Rica is 189 years old, and she looks great!!! How far has she come in 189 years? What makes Costa Rica the “The Jewel of Central America”? Interestingly enough… Costa Rica was the first Central American country to begin exporting… coffee of course. Because of this, we are where we are. Because [...]

Court Rules Against Random Stop and Searches

Michael — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:02:07 +0000

A preliminary ruling last week by the Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica’s Supreme Court (Sala IV) that police cannot stop and search citizens without “a solid indication that the person has committed a crime” has caused strong opposition. Public Security Ministry and President Laura Chinchilla, voiced their concerns and disagreement with the decision, saying that [...]

Bridges Continue Being Overlooked

Lance Harrell — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:38:49 +0000

by Oliver Pérez It seems that the 12 bridges along the road that connects Nicoya with Samara Beach will continue to be ignored by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT). MOPT doesn’t have its eyes on either replacing or fixing them in the near or foreseeable future, as confirmed by the Minister of [...]

Doctors decided to end the 13-day strike

Lance Harrell — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:52:06 +0000

by ALONSO MATA B After 13 days of striking and intense negotiations with the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the assembly of residents agreed to end the strike and return to work immediately. A total of 425 residents voted, 288 did so for themselves (accepting the offer), 134 for non-zero and three deferred. The [...]

Sámara’s Sub-Par Police Station To Be Relocated… But Where To?

voiceofnosara — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:56:15 +0000

Sámara’s Chamber of Tourism (CASATUR) and Integral Development Association have joined forces and put in to motion the first plans to change the location of the Sámara Police Station. It seems that the necessity of relocating the station is clear, but the new location is not. In the words of CASATUR Secretary Carolina Alvarez C. [...]