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Costa Rica Negotiates the Entry of Fruit to China

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:59:32 +0000

The Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex) in Costa Rica is negotiating with China to define export protocols for pineapples and melons, reported the Financial Capital. According to the Journal these products hope to have phytosanitary certification. Health protocols are created to comply with the standards set by the importing country and also to ensure regular [...]

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Conquering Hike a Milestone for Nick Danger

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:54 +0000

EDMONTON – An irresistible challenge presented itself when I surfed the web just before my second hip operations in December. “Conquer the volcano and help the Canadian Diabetes Association,” it read. My heart raced when I discovered that a fundraising hike up the 1,916-metre (6,286-foot) Rincon de la Vieja Volcano in Costa Rica was planned. [...]

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Helio – Andres Campos Interview

Jose Solis — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:39 +0000

The last few years have shown an increase in Costa Rican film production, with titles like “El regreso”, “El sanatorio” and “A ojos cerrados” becoming box office hits and earning warm responses from audiences and national critics alike; however, for every movie that gets its chance in the spotlight, many other Costa Rican productions go [...]

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The Figueres Family led Costa Rica’s Revolution, and Now its Green Revolution

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:20 +0000

As the Bonn climate talks begin, John Vidal speaks to former president José María Figueres about Costa Rica’s journey towards sustainability Say the name Figueres in Costa Rica and it’s bound to get a reaction. José “Don Pepe” Figueres led the 1948 revolution, was president three times, nationalised the banks and gave women and black [...]

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“The Lucky One”

Jose Solis — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:08 +0000

When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) finds a strange woman’s picture, while on duty in Iraq, he realizes that by holding on to the pic he seems to survive when others around him don’t. “These things don’t just happen” says an unnamed extra before being blown up to pieces and finally convincing Logan that [...]

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Baby Boomers, Here They Come

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:59:58 +0000

In a candid interview with The Costa Rica News (TCRN), Dr. Marco Muñoz Peralta, gave us his views about Health Tourism and the Dental problems facing the Baby Boomers! TCRN: Couldn´t help noticing your full waiting rooms. Is this norm? Dr. Marco: Yes, it is. Year after year with basically only ¨word of mouth¨ as [...]

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Honduras and Costa Rica Propose Protections for Hammerheads

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:59:54 +0000

Fish News EU - The governments of Honduras and Costa Rica have today proposed protections for scalloped hammerhead sharks under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). According to the Pew Environment Group, who have praised the initiative, CITES is widely considered one of the best-enforced international conservation agreements. [...]

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Recycling in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:59:20 +0000

Costa Rica, known for its biodiversity, national parks, and thriving eco-tourism, has a severe municipal solid waste management (MSWM) problem that threatens the health of local communities, destroying a fragile ecosystem whose well-being is of critical to those who live and visit there, as well as to the planet. Starting in 2009 when I visited [...]

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Beach Front, Ocean View Hotel For Sale

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:59:19 +0000

A quiet hotel on the beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Nicoya, the mountains and islands of Nicoya. Conveniently located within walking distance to the ferries, cruise ships, bus station, restaurants, bars and casino. Reduced to sell at $649,000. The property is in 2 separate and joining lots. These are not being offered separately. The [...]

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Riu Hotels in Caribbean Expansion

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:59:20 +0000

Popular hotel chain Riu Hotels & Resorts is planning to open four new hotels in Mexico, Caribbean and Costa Rica and overhaul four more in the two years. “Apple Vacations has had a long and successful partnership with Riu Hotels,” said Sandy Babin, Apple Vacations’ Vice President of Marketing. “Since 1998, Apple Vacationers have enjoyed [...]

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Costa Rica Airfare Sales

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:59:19 +0000

Costa Rica is an adventure playground with laid back beaches, rainforests, active volcanos to colonial cities and cultural sites. The country is about the size of the states of Vermont and New Hampshire combined — with the Caribbean Sea on the east coast and the North Pacific Ocean on the west. Most tours include an [...]

PURA VIDA HOROSCOPE May 7 through May 13

Lou Cheek — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:59:59 +0000

ARIES March 21 – April 20 Your intuitive skills are going to be called on this week as you to try to identify something hidden that seems to be impeding your progress on several levels. Keep in mind that what, at first, appears to be the answer may, in fact, be a kind of emotional misdirection. [...]

Costa Rica Secures $670 Million Loan for Hydroelectric Dam

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:59:44 +0000

From Tico Times – The Inter-American Development Bank (BID) approved $670 million in loans to finance the Reventazón Hydroelectric Dam – the most complex hydroelectric project ever built in Costa Rica – near the Caribbean slope town of Siquirres. The 305.5 MW project is expected to provide energy for some 525,000 families and comes with [...]

Banco Nacional Announces Alliance with PayPal

David Gomez — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:59:38 +0000

The Banco Nacional (BN) and the online payment firm PayPal announced last Thursday, April 26th, an alliance to facilitate electronic commerce in Costa Rica, thus allowing companies to use an internationally recognized system to send and receive payments in a faster and easier way. Although e-commerce has grown in the past years, internet sales have [...]

The New Puntarenas – Michael’s Surfside Hotel

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:59:34 +0000

Most people’s ingrained perceptions of Puntarenas in the past were negative. I must admit when I was heading on the bus from San Jose to this Central Pacific port town I was prepared for the worst. I was told in the past by people that had travelled there it was a long bus trip and [...]