Costa Rica Hopes to Combat Increasing Crime with a Larger Police Force. Even in sunny Costa Rica, the evening news always seems to be laden with bad news, death, and stories of corruption. Yes, despite Costa Rica's international reputation for monkeys thats swing through the trees and the obvious absence of an army, the country is [...]

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The stakes just got higher for Costa Rica Pages' First Annual Travel Writing Contest. In order to light a fire under all those procrastinators out there, Costa Rica Pages has announced that its Travel Writing Contest will name a winner every month to receive a coupon for a 10% discount on any vacation that is booked [...]

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Computing Waste Lacks Special Treatment in Costa Rica. There is an estimated 13,000 tons of computing waste piling up in Costa Rica, which is a direct danger to the environment. Unless it is treated, this can become a menace to the human population as well. Monitors, scanners, filters, USB cords, digital cameras, batteries, fax machines, batteries [...]

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This list of destinations will give you a taste of all that Costa Rica has to offer. Costa Rica is a small country with an incredible variety of flora and fauna, offering you volcanoes, pristine beaches, rain forests, dry forests, birds, monkeys, big cats, big waves and lots of fun. To list the top destinations is [...]

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Costa Rica's new 'Tough Taters' are Healthier and Heartier than Current Varieties. After three long years of study, the Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnologí Agropecuaria (INTA, or the National Institute for Innovation and Transference of Agricultural Technology) has made a potato breakthrough, and five new types of potato will be delivered to area [...]

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Scooters invade Costa Rica, in the wake of new gas hikes. Some years ago, motorcycles and scooters were an unusual site in Costa Rica. When the sun is shining, riding down the street with the wind in your hair seems very inspiring, but when it is raining cats and dogs, it doesn’t really look so appealing! [...]

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Hire a lawyer to streamline the residency application process in Costa Rica. Getting your residency is Costa Rica may sound like a tour de force, almost impossible if you listen to some people. Indeed, it is sometimes whispered about in some dark corner, as if the majority thought they were too guilty of some mysterious crime [...]

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The Costa Rica Electricity Institute Lost Its Monopoly Rights with Approval of CAFTA Law. After months of protests, parades, and arguments that could end friendships, Costa Rica voted in favor of approving TLC, the Tratado de Libre Comercio, known in English as CAFTA, the Central America Free Trade Agreement. Since then, the Legislature has debated the [...]

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The Jaco Art Festival will start next Saturday. On May 24, the festivities begin in Jacó, as the first Festival de las Artes Audiovisuales de Garabito (Garabito Audiovisual Arts Festival) kicks off. The 9-day long program continues in a national campaign to promote culture and the arts, arriving on the heels of the 11th International Arts [...]

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Britney Spears to Visit Costa Rica this Weekend with Mel Gibson. Britney Spears, accompanied by her father Jamie Spears, left in a flight for Costa Rica at 9am this morning to visit the 400-acre property owned by Mel Gibson in Guanacaste. Gibson and Spears were spotted together in March at the Romanov Russian Restaurant and Lounge [...]

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