Costa Rican Stray Dogs are Hard to Resist at Times. Many visitors are heart broken by the sight of stray dogs and cats when visiting Costa Rica. Although not categorized as a third world country anymore, attitudes towards pets vary greatly here, and there are still far too many abandoned and maltreated animals thrown into the [...]

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You will rarely see another person on the beaches of Corcovado. It's hard to keep a secret in Costa Rica - with about 2 million annual tourists and only 51,100 square kilometers (19,730 square miles) of real estate, there aren't many destinations untouched by tourism or ignored by the guidebooks. However, despite how small Costa Rica's [...]

Filed under: Travel on May 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Newborn Turtles Make their Way to the Sea in Playa Junquillal, Guanacaste. From the Caribbean's winding Tortuguero canals to the Nicoya Peninsula's beach environments, Costa Rica is famous for its turtle watching. Indeed, this small country hosts four the the world's seven marine turtle species on both coasts, providing much-needed nesting grounds for the Hawksbill (carey), [...]

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Tree Planting and Environmental Education are Top Priorities in Cañas, Costa Rica. The community of the canton of Cañas, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, will be celebrating the one year anniversary of starting a reforestation and environmental education campaign in the region. On June 6, a ceremony will take place at the Antonio Obando High School [...]

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Traffic Tunnel to Descrease Congestion in San Jose, Costa Rica. Like many other cities worldwide, it has been well-documented that San José's city streets are overcrowded. During rush hour, the streets are bumper-to-bumper, and the city's buses and cars vie for precious road real estate. The problem has escalated over the years, causing the government and [...]

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Young Crowds at Vertigo Night Club Dance Away to Electronic Beats. Though San José is not a guidebook favorite, it is undisputedly the king of Costa Rican nightlife. University bars line San Pedro's Calle de la Amargura, small bars bump to the beats of cumbia and salsa songs, and the city itself overflows with dance clubs, [...]

Filed under: Living on May 22nd, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Costa Rica President Oscar Arias Was Prescribed Vocal Rest for a Month. Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias sought treatment abroad this week in the United States for a severe vocal chord issue that rendered him unable to speak, causing him to cancel important meetings and diplomatic trips. Though many were worried for the leader's health, the [...]

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Costa Rica Offers a Wealth of Modern Medical Services. More and more Americans are choosing to come to Costa Rica for plastic surgery and it is not hard to see why. The cost of any kind of cosmetic procedure in Costa Rica is at least 75% cheaper than in the United States. Cosmetic surgery, cosmetic dentistry [...]

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A well-planned Costa Rica wedding can be magical. Costa Rica is one of the favorite tourist destinations today, and its popularity is now stretching to more countries throughout the world. Maybe because it is so peaceful and idealistic; where else would anyone find such incredible beaches, exotic little towns, eternal sunshine, white sand, blue sea, palm [...]

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The Costa Rican Insurance Institutes's future will be soon determined by the Sala IV. Under the recently ratified Central America Free Trade Agreement, Costa Rica's law making body must enact a series of laws to put them in accordance with the other treaty nations. Some of these individual laws will force previously-monopolized sectors (i.e. ICE's former [...]

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