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Costa Rica Frog Watching

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:59:53 +0000

Keep your eyes open in Costa Rica , and you may be a lucky witness of the amphibian’s family, especially the amazing world of frogs. For a few weeks avery April, thousands of Monteverde’s goleen toads emerged to gather around pools of water in the cloud forests to mate. Painted a spectacular shining orange, a [...]

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Finding a Lawyer in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:59:44 +0000

How to Find a Lawyer If you plan to go into business, work, buy or sell property or seek long term residency status in Costa Rica, you will definitely need the services of a trustworthy and professional attorney. Your attorney can help you understand the complexities of the Costa Rican legal system, which is based on Napoleonic law. [...]

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Paranormal Activity – Carlos Duran Santorium Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:59:14 +0000

This building is located 11 miles away from Irazú Volcano, in a place called Prusia. This place is characterized by fog and cold weather. It owes its name to the surgeon that created this center, Dr. Carlos Duran Cartin. He was Costa Rica’s president for a short period (1889-1980), during this time he founded this [...]

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Imagining the United States without the Military, Costa Rica Style

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:59:10 +0000

Costa Rica abolished its military in 1948 after a rugged civil war. It is difficult to even begin to describe how such a change affects a country, but seeing the country today offers a glimpse at how society could operate on a large scale without a military presence. I studied abroad on a short-term program [...]

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Costa Rica Domestic Help: Benefits and Risks for Retirees

Kat Sunlove — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:59:05 +0000

One of the many great things about retirement in Costa Rica is the quality and affordability of domestic help and other manual labor. Maids, cooks, gardeners, childcare workers or property caretakers are all a bargain compared to North American rates for such services. In our two years here, my husband Layne and I have had [...]

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Costa Rica: A Haven for Nature Lovers

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:58:46 +0000

I thought it was a brown shoelace, until it moved. When I opened the door to our room to alert my sleeping husband, the snake slithered inside. As my husband pondered what he could use to extricate it from our quarters, it exited voluntarily. The men at Rinconcito Lodge, near Rincon de la Vieja, were [...]

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Can You Find the Perfect Mate in Costa Rica? – Dating Truths

TCRN STAFF — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:26:18 +0000

Can you find the perfect mate in Costa Rica? There are so many things to write about when discussing life in Costa Rica. Many North Americans believe relocation to Costa Rica is the answer to life’s struggles. Some US men are looking on line and communicating with Costa Rican women who they hopefully would like [...]

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

TCRN STAFF — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:24:01 +0000

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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“All Bureaucrats” Goes on Tour – Free Theater Performance

TCRN STAFF — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:53:35 +0000

Free show for communities in Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Quepos and Guácimo Award winner dramaturgy for 2011 “All bureaucrats”, by writer Luis Arguedas, packs his suitcases and goes on the road to different places in our country. Residents of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago paradise, Quepos and Guácimo will enjoy this successful play that tells the story of [...]

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Celebrate Super Bowl XLVI, 2012 Texas Style in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:06:13 +0000

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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Central America Sees Boom in European Visitor Numbers

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:59:55 +0000

Central America received a total of 9,577,114 foreign visitors during the first ten months of 2011, according to preliminary data provided by the ministries of tourism of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. While this figure is similar to the one registered in the same period in 2010, there is a [...]

Costa Rica’s Franklin Chang into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:59:47 +0000

A spacewalker who tied the record for the most space missions, the military’s highest-ranking astronaut, and a former chief of the NASA astronaut corps will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame this May. Retired astronauts Franklin Chang-Diaz, Kevin Chilton and Charles Precourt were confirmed as the 2012 honorees by the Astronaut Scholarship [...]

THE END OF THE WORLD COMES TO COSTA RICA IN EL FIN

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:59:42 +0000

Young Costa Rican writer-director Miguel Gomez made a big impression here at Twitch with his 2010 horror comedy El Sanatorio, a playful riff on the found footage genre. And so we have been closely following the progress of his upcoming end of the world road comedy El Fin (The End) as well. Set on the last day on [...]

Same Day Dental Implants Abroad: Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:59:29 +0000

The dental implants belong to the most expensive dental cosmetic procedures available. Moreover, these are not only expensive, but it takes a considerable amount of time until dental implants are fitted into the mouth of the patient. In order to have access to extremely fast and quality mini dental implant procedures, more and more patients [...]

Choosing An Exotic Costa Rican Wedding

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:58:14 +0000

Many people love the idea of a destination wedding because it offers something exotic, unique and special for one of the most important days in a couples life. If you are going to be getting married soon, and you are trying to choose the perfect place for a wedding, have you considered Costa Rica? A [...]