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Drummer from The Doors Attends Costa Rican Conference in November
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - John Densmore, drummer for the band The Doors, will visit Costa Rica in November as part of the international conference Planet, People, Peace (P3), reported the National Chamber of Ecotourism (CANAECO).Densmore, who entered...
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Costa Rica Sets New Record in Ironman World Championship
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rican triathlete, Carlos Moncada, attended the Ironman World Championship held in Kona, Hawaii.The Tico placed in the top 20 competitors and managed to break the national record.Few people dare to take the...
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New iPhone 5 Comes to Costa Rica in November
The two new versions of Apple's smartphone, iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C, reach Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and other 6 countries on November 1st.On the same date the phones will also come to India, Albania, Armenia, Turkey, Montenegro, and Moldavia of Macedonia.Seven...
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Upcoming Heredia Job Fair Provides 500 New Hospitality Positions
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Employers in the hospitality industry and tourism will provide over 500 positions at the Heredia job fair on Wednesday, October 16th.The event will take place in the auditorium of the Universidad Latina ,...
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PriceSmart Club to Open its Sixth Store in Costa Rica on Friday
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A new PriceSmart membership supermarket will open on Friday, October 18th. This is the sixth club in the country, and will be located in the Three Rivers Union Office Center in Carthage, Costa...
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Costa Rica Concerned by San Juan River Course Change from Nicaraguan Construction
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica expressed concern before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that one of the canals built by Nicaragua in the territory of Isla Portillos will irreversibly change the course of the San...
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Costa Rica PUSC elects new candidate after Hernandez’s resignation
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) elected attorney Rodolfo Piza as their new candidate for the president of Costa Rica, replacing Rodolfo Hernandez, who resigned his twice in less than a week.The PUSC...
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Costa Rica honors 2013 Nobel Peace Prize winner
The Government of Costa Rica congratulated the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) today, who was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize for their extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons, particularly in Syria.The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry...
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Costa Rica presidential candidate Johnny Araya announces Vice President
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The official presidential candidate in Costa Rica, Johnny Araya, announced his running mates and candidates for Vice President of the country today: businessman Jorge Pattoni and sociologist Silvia Lara.This announcement was made for...
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Costa Rica ranked in the top 30 for places to grow old
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Humans are living longer than ever and the there is an increasingly long list of centenarians in the world. But a new report makes one thing clear: few countries have reason to celebrate...
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Interview with Anne-Marie Mascaro, from Monkeyfriendly.com and How Community-Based Conservation Proyects are Living-Proof of Costa Rica´s Environmental Commitment
What inspired you to start a wildlife education program for kids in Costa Rica?I came to Costa Rica to...