A tropical algae is threatening the beauty of the coral reefs in the Papagayo region.  This particular algae thrives on fertilizers form golf courses and poorly treated sewage.  The green, feather like algae is blocking the sunlight from the reefs causing them to suffocate.  The area that is affected is a very popular scuba diving [...]

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BearingPoint, Inc. is one of the world´s largest providers of technology and management consulting services and has been asked to modernize the tax system here in Costa Rica. 

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A huge advance has been made in space travel right here in Costa Rica.  Franklin Chang-Diaz, a 57 year old Costa Rican and former NASA astronaut, has launched a ¨private venture to build a plasma powered rocket engine capable of sending a shuttle into space¨ quicker and cheaper than previous models. 

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1.5 million native trees have been planted recently in an effort to curb global warming.  The Ministry of the Environment announced the big news along with several other ideas that it is trying to implement in order to help global warming. 

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As of yesterday the city of Tamarindo will no longer have lifeguards as they have all received their two weeks notice due to lack of funds.  This was one of the only beaches in the Guanacaste province to have lifeguards.  The area is heavily dependent on travelers and is famous for its perfect waves.  For several [...]

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Last weekend I visited the Flor Blanca Hotel (White Flower Hotel). Since we missed the ferry and had to drive around (we took the Amistad bridge) we arrived at around 05:45 PM. The last 45 minutes was very adventurous because the road was very bad. Due to the rain there were enormous pot holes filled [...]

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It is a shame when a country so heavily dependent on tourism can not be traveled by its own citizens because prices are so high.  Recently the Insituto Constarriceerise de Turismo (The Costa Rican Toursim Board), has launched a new program to help Costa Ricans discover their own country.  Several hotels and tourism operators joined [...]

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Wal-Mart has recently launched a new venture in the US, planning to open 1,000 MoneyCenters by the end of 2008.  Now with that project under way, the retailer is considering opening these stores in Latin America as well.   The powerhouse company tends to have a uniform approach to all the countries it operates in so [...]

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If you were in San Jose on Monday August 27, there is no way you could have missed the rain.  It was an intense downpour that lasted around 5 hours.  In fact in the Central Valley and Southern Zone, national records were broken, according to the National Meteorological Institute meteorologist Max Mena. 

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San Jose's Retrovisor bar and live music venue was filled with Rockers ready to relive the music of their favorite band Rage Against the Machine last Thursday night.  After playing

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