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    Costa Rica surpassed Two Million Visitors in 2010

    Official Data from the Immigration Office analyzed by ICT• International arrivals represent a growth of 9.2%For the second time in history, Costa Rica regained its annual visitation record of two million tourists in 2010, according to data from the...

    Guatemala has its Very Own Tablet Computer

    SAT, High Technology Sourcing Company, designed and developed the first flat computer Tablet designed in Guatemala, which will compete against the Galaxy, the Apple’s iPhone and against Samsung.Guatemalan engineers designed the tablet, which is called CyberTech Pad CT 8003,...

    A Question of Character

    The canyon fans out before me, and the gorge slices through the rocks below. Though I’m only a ten minute drive plus a ten minute walk from town, there isn’t another person in sight for miles.I cross three streamlets...

    Of Ducks and Dudes

    Recently I came upon the construction of a bicycle course adjacent to the creek that runs along the edge of town, behind the sycamore where I often take my sittings. When I arrived that morning, a group of boys...

    One Costa Rica Retiree’s Excellent Bus Adventures

    In my last column I was singing the praises of Costa Rica’s extensive bus system, pointing out the significant amount of money my husband Layne and I save by having no car. For the most part, the buses here...

    Synapses of Insight

    Living in the emergent global society, one of the questions that intrigues me is whether the lifeless consumeristic culture, which has overwhelmed people in America and generated a very high percentage of dead souls, has become virtually uniform. If...

    The Age of Nation-States is Over

    Apparently God uses nations for different purposes at different epochs in human history, and then discards them once that purpose is served. Sadly, such is now the case with my own country, the United States of America.Our present disappointment of a...

    The Language of Being

    It was a very windy day, with gusts up to 50 miles per hour. You would think the hummingbirds would be hunkered down somewhere. But a small fleet of them put on an incredible show in the backyard.Six or eight...

    Migraines, Torture, and Fear

    When I was in my 20’s, I suffered from both severe migraines and depression. They often go together. Their incidence has greatly increased in society, and I sympathize with the many people grappling with them. Perhaps my story can...

    Retire in Costa Rica and Kiss Your Car Goodbye!

    One of the ways that my husband Layne and I save money living as retirees in Costa Rica is by not owning an automobile. Cars are expensive here -- costly to buy or import and costly to maintain. By...
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