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Like European Wines of the Past, Experts Say Coffee Must Genetically Evolve in Order to Thrive
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – At the XXVIII International Coffee Week (Sintercafé) conference in Costa Rica, experts claimed that the future of coffee in Latin America is to exploit their genetic varieties to be able to survive in harsh...
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CAREIG Predicts Costa Rica’s Water-Rich Land Could Prove More Valuable Than Gold
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - While governments and corporations squabble over resources like oil and rare earth minerals, many investors are looking towards water as the next big commodity. Water is essential for life, and is in short...
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Golfos Fisherman Receive Top Notch Fish Prep Center
The Paquera Fishermen Association (APEP) has remodeled a central collection area in Golfos and revamped basic equipment such as the ice machine thanks to an investment of $50,000. This project will allow local fishermen to have an appropriate...
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Suit up! The End of October is Packed With Employment Opportunities
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Do you have your resume ready? If not, prepare it! These last days of October will have several job fairs where hundreds of employers will offer both temporary and permanent positions.Tomorrow, the 15 companies are participating in...
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Don’t Like Imperial? The Costa Rica Craft Beer Market is Gaining Popularity
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Great success and growth has taken place for the craft beer brewing industry in Costa Rica. This is obvious through data received from other craft beer festivals that have taken place in the...
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5 Expat Tax Topics You Probably Haven’t Heard About
Millions of Americans living abroad fail to file their US tax returns each year — in fact, nearly half of US expats are delinquent! While US taxes have been in the forefront of the news these days, there are...
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Walmart in Costa Rica Looking to Hire 300 New Employees
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – On October 24 and 25, Walmart will be conducting a job fair to hire 300 new positions.During the fair, management, administrative and operational positions for Pali, Maxi Pali, Masxmenos and Walmart will be...
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Five Keys to Success for Exporting in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Chamber of Exporters for Costa Rica (Cadexco) released a report with the five keys for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to join or expand their export market and succeed.Alberto Soto, director of...
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Exhibition Generates $60 Million in Costa Rica Exports
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The sixteenth edition of the BTM Buyers Mission reached $60 million worth of export negotiations after more than 300 Costa Rican exporters submitted their products to nearly 200 buyers from 32 countries.Details from...
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Costa Rica’s International Credit Rating Takes a Hit With a Downgrade From Moody’s
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The rating agency Moody 's Investors Service has downgraded the bond rating of the Costa Rica government from Ba1 to Baa3, as published in Bloomberg , which says that "the credit rating of Costa Rica...
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The Healing Power of Medicinal Plants for the Mind
In an age where mental health challenges are increasingly prevalent, many are turning to nature’s pharmacy for relief. Medicinal...