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Banana Producers Earn Estimated $639,8 Million
Last year, Costa Rica produced some 105 million boxes of banana (18.14kg each box), in a total of 42,650 hectares.If taken into account that the value per hectare in 2011 was $15,000, it can be concluded that banana producers...
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Cummins Forms Partnership in Central America
Cummins Inc. , an engine maker based in Columbus, Ind., has formed a joint venture with Grupo Laeisz to distribute and service Cummins engines, generators and parts in a region that includes Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras.The joint...
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Obtaining Residency in Costa Rica
The process to obtain residency in Costa Rica is a process, which basically means it is a Bureaucratic hassle to try and get started even. However, new procedures have finally made it easier… in one aspect anyhow.For those who...
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New Maps Provide Security for Property in Costa Rica
A brand new initiative designed to identify properties using a ‘cadastral map’ has been implemented by the Registro Nacional (National Register) in Costa Rica. A new real estate certificate will include a two dimensional aerial view of the land or...
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Mark Lugo Creative Entertainment Opens Office in Costa Rica Handling Latin America Market
New York, NY, February 17, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The very creative entertainment organization Mark Lugo Creative Entertainment ventures out into the Latin American market and opens an office in San Jose, Costa Rica, announced Josh Greene, Vice-president of Operations for...
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Canada, Costa Rica Hold Talks To Improve FTA
Canada and Costa Rica have concluded a second round of talks on the improvement of their existing free trade agreement (FTA).The successful conclusion of this stage in negotiations was announced by Canada's Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and...
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Starwood’s Sizzling Aloft Brand Makes Latin America Debut
Opening of Aloft Bogota Airport and Aloft San Jose in Costa RicaSTAMFORD, Conn., Feb 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With the highly anticipated debut of Aloft Bogota Airport in Colombia this past December 10th, and Aloft San Jose, Costa...
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Costa Rica Stability – Economic, Political, and Social
Amidst the political and social turbulence that plagues many of the Latin America countries, Costa Rica has been able to sidestep that. The economic, political and social stability of Costa Rica is one characteristic that has distinguished it through...
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Costa Rica Domestic Help: Benefits and Risks for Retirees
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...
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The Future of Costa Rica: Leading Biofuel Production
Over the years, terms like construction, development and real estate have failed to take into consideration the words sustainability and environmental well-being. In fact, so much so that infrastructural development tends to take place at the cost of natural...
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Woo Woo Wednesday: Sacred Locks: The Power of Hair
From warriors to shamans, from priestesses to rebels—across history and cultures, hair has been seen as more than just...