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Signs of Economic Growth for 2010 look good

by TCRN Staff Although 2009 was not the best year for the Latin America economy, the region remained stronger than most other regions, such as, North America, Europe, Africa, and some parts of Asia. GDP shrunk 2.6 percent, however Latin...

Singapore Free Trade Agreement Progresses

by TCRN Staff At the close of negotiations last Friday regarding the proposed Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, it would appear that Costa Rica will indeed get immediate duty-free access for all products of interest that were requested. For Costa Rica's...

Designated Driver Program Kicks off this weekend

by TCRN Staff A new service is now in place to help keep drunk drivers off the roads. The National Insurance Institute (INS) has set up over 300 associations with taxis and other drivers to offer free driver service home if...

Despite best efforts, aid to Haiti is faltering

by TCRN Staff Rescuers from around the world searched yesterday for survivors in the wreckage of the earthquake which struck Haiti on Tuesday, as American troops began to distribute food and water among the population. Despite the large amount of aid...

Earthquake threatens to disrupt Haiti’s fragile recovery

by TCRN Staff The earthquake that devastated Haiti on Tuesday threatens to disrupt the process of recovery that had begun years ago in the impoverished country, experts fear. "It is not only unprecedented destruction. The quake abruptly halted a good start,"...

Relief efforts underway after Haitian earthquake

by TCRN Staff The Haitian capital was transformed into a giant cemetery after the quake that the government says will have caused over 100,000 deaths. Hundreds of thousands of people spent a second night outdoors, without water or electricity because of...

Flooding and Heavy Rains Strike Costa Rica

by TCRN Staff Although the rain has subsided a bit resulting in a marked drop in the water height of the rivers, hundreds of homes in the Caribbean, Sarapiqui and the north remain flooded. Rivers such as the Parismina, Jimenez, Silencio,...

Ticos current diet lacks nutrients from indigenous fruits

by TCRN Staff Perhaps you have never heard of fruits like güiscoyol the olozapo, the Rukan, black sapote, the borojó or ocarí. All grow in Costa Rica and were part of the diet of the ancestors of Ticos, but today they...

Infor Major opportunities in Latin America are focused on four industries

by TCRN Staff According to senior vice president of Latin American operations for the U.S. software company Infor, Robert Farici, the growth in Latin America comes from companies involved in banking and finance, manufacturing processes, agribusiness and logistics management. Farici...

Arias and his cabinet promise to help volcano evacuees

by TCRN Staff The President, Óscar Arias Sánchez, and much of his cabinet, pledged yesterday those displaced by the Turrialba eruptions that at the beginning of next week they will provide better conditions in housing and food that as well...
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Costa Rica Launches Major Tourism Campaign in Paris with 830 Billboards

PARIS — Costa Rica is doubling down on its efforts to attract European travelers, launching a high-impact advertising campaign...