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Latin America Investing $245,000 Million in Infrastructure
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Latin American countries will undertake infrastructure improvements in the next 18 months with an investment of $245,000 million, according to a study by the American Federation of Construction Industry (ISEF).According to the agency,...
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Japan Loans $560 Million to Costa Rica for Geothermal Energy Plants
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The government of Costa Rica today signed a loan of $560 million awarded by Japan to develop geothermal energy projects that will generate more than 55 megawatts of electricity.Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla...
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Costa Rican Shelter Dogs Rescued from Poor Conditions
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Yesterday, the National Animal Health Service (SENASA) and the Ministry of Health intervened at a dog shelter in San Antonio de Escazú who breached the regulations for animal welfare, authorities said.Laura Loaiza, coordinator...
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Costa Rica Still Pursuing Warrant Against Sea Shepard Leader Paul Watson
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rican warrant against Canadian conservationist and leader of Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, is still open and the judicial authorities have processed the request to the United States after he announced recently...
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Man Arrested with Cocaine Diluted in Rum Bottles at Costa Rican Airport
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Drug Control Police of Costa Rica (PCD) stopped an Italian man at the Juan Santamaria International Airport, close to San Jose, carrying cocaine diluted in two bottles of rum.The man was identified...
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Costa Rica Joins Expert Panel on Latin American Groundwater Conservation
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Experts from Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama will gather today in Managua to debate about the importance of groundwater development in Latin America.The debate takes place in...
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Costa Rica Holds First Domestic Tourism Fair
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The first National Tourism Fair of Costa Rica will be held in San Jose on November 23rd and 24th in order to encourage local and domestic tourism, official sources announced."The national tourism industry...
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Costa Rican Families in Extreme Poverty Receive New Housing
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The lives of 64 families living in extreme poverty have now been changed thanks to their new homes located in the Mackenzie housing project in the town of San Buenaventura, in Colorado Abangares,...
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Costa Rican Cocoa Ranked Best in the World at International Competition
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The latest edition of the International Cocoa Awards held in Paris, France in October found that cocoa produced in Costa Rican territory is, thanks to its quality, among the 50 best varieties in...
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Costa Rican Woman’s Life Changed After Miracle Ensures Pope’s Sainthood
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Floribeth Mora Diaz, the Costa Rican whose miracle will allow the canonization of John Paul II, said that her life totally changed in the last five months since the announcement was made official by...
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