Costa Rica’s Best Beaches – NuWire Investor
February 8, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
Costa Rica's Best BeachesNuWire InvestorLocals, tourists and expat residents agree that there are a lot of things to love about Costa Rica, but for many nothing else compares to the Central American country's beautiful beaches. The country has a great deal of coastline considering its size, …Pineapples survive rain in Costa RicaFruitnet.com
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Costa Rica: 2.2 Million Foreign Visitors In 2011 – Inside Costa Rica
February 8, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
Conference and Meetings World (press release)
Costa Rica: 2.2 Million Foreign Visitors In 2011Inside Costa RicaThe CANATUR and the ICT are expecting more visitors this year with the opening of the new Daniel Oduber (Liberia) airport terminal, which will allow more airlines and tour operators to include Costa Rica in their offers to travellers.COSTA RICA TO [...]
Costa Rica: 2.2 Million Foreign Visitors In 2011 – Inside Costa Rica
February 8, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
Conference and Meetings World (press release)
Costa Rica: 2.2 Million Foreign Visitors In 2011Inside Costa RicaThe CANATUR and the ICT are expecting more visitors this year with the opening of the new Daniel Oduber (Liberia) airport terminal, which will allow more airlines and tour operators to include Costa Rica in their offers to travellers.COSTA RICA TO [...]
Costa Rica’s Movers and Shakers: Five Families, Individuals and Entities to Watch – Inside Costa Rica
February 8, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
Costa Rica's Movers and Shakers: Five Families, Individuals and Entities to WatchInside Costa RicaWhen Christopher Columbus arrived here during one of his last voyages centuries ago, it is believed that he bestowed our land the name of Costa Rica because he thought he had found a place where riches would spring forth magically.
Costa Rica: Back To School Tomorrow! – Inside Costa Rica
February 8, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
Inside Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Back To School Tomorrow!Inside Costa RicaTomorrow, Wednesday, February 8, is back to school in Costa Rica, as almost a million students head back for the classroom for the 2012 school year. One of the concerns being expressed by the Ministerio de Educación Pública (MEP) and the Hospital …
COSTA RICA TO BUILD NEW CONVENTION CENTRE AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOBBYING – Conference and Meetings World (press release)
February 7, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
Conference and Meetings World (press release)
COSTA RICA TO BUILD NEW CONVENTION CENTRE AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOBBYINGConference and Meetings World (press release)AMERICAS – The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) has finally presented its preliminary designs for a new state convention centre to government. The proposed new centre will house local and international events. Twenty years [...]
Pineapples survive rain in Costa Rica – Fruitnet.com
February 7, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
Pineapples survive rain in Costa RicaFruitnet.comAdverse weather conditions experienced in Costa Rica towards the end of 2012 do not appear to have affected the pineapple harvest, according to a report on Inside Costa Rica. pineapple suppliers in the Central American country expect a similar …
Gabon: Surfing hippos, lacking tourists – BBC News
February 7, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
BBC News
Gabon: Surfing hippos, lacking touristsBBC NewsIt wanted to become Africa's version of Costa Rica – a magnet for eco-tourists. But turning Gabon's natural assets into tourist cash has been tougher than expected. "They're body-surfing in the waves, it's quite amazing." So says my guide, …
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Panama Indians seek release of detained protesters – Seattle Post Intelligencer
February 7, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
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Panama Indians seek release of detained protestersSeattle Post IntelligencerNgobe-Bugle people blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica to protest against mineral exploitation on their lands. Photo: Arnulfo Franco / AP Riot police detain a member of the Ngobe-Bugle ethnic group man after clash with riot …One killed as [...]
Costa Rica to study kidney disease afflicting sugarcane workers – iWatch News
February 6, 2012 by mike · Leave a Comment
Costa Rica to study kidney disease afflicting sugarcane workersiWatch NewsKate Sheehy and Sasha Chavkin By Sasha Chavkin Thousands of men working in the Pacific Coast sugarcane fields of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and neighboring countries have been dying of chronic kidney disease, an ailment that in most parts of …