Written by Mireille Darras
October Marks the Start of Cruise Season and Brings More Tourism to Costa Rica.
Costa Rica’s Caribbean port town of Limon is getting ready for the coming cruising season, and has sworn that each and every tourist arriving at its port will be treated like a king or queen. The businessmen of the tourism world, the Chambers of Commerce and Tourism, as well as many drivers and tour guides are ready to welcome the passengers in style and with professionalism.
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Written by Erin Raub
Unused Trains Sit at Old Railway Stations in Costa Rica.
In the midst of global fuel and energy pressures, Costa Rica has researched several ways to alleviate the country’s dependence on outside fuel sources. Though experts are researching energy from marine algae, trash-to-plasma conversion, wind power, and many other ideas, there is one energy-saving tactic that has been ignored until now: 11 unused electric cargo trains.
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Written by Mireille Darras
Bozenka Will Perform in Costa Rica for Mother’s Day.
San Jose’s historic Melico Salazar theater will present a spectacular show by the world famous Belly Dancer Bozenka, who will Travel to Costa Rica to perform on Aug. 8 at 8pm. Belly Dancing will overtake the stage with fire and colors, and will feature zills, little cymbals used in Oriental Dancing, fans and exotic costumes or bedlah. The show coincides with Mothers day, and mums are invited to take a course with Bozenka to learn the art of seductive belly dancing.
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Written by Erin Raub
Styrofoam Take Out Containers May Soon be Replaced by Biodegradable Ones.
When going green, every little step is worth a lot, as Costa Rica knows. In the country’s latest effort, new biodegradable containers, made from African palm, will travel to Costa Rica from the Asian country of Malaysia, and will hopefully replace many of their harmful styrofoam and plastic counterparts. In a country of 3-part casados and plentiful take out, this could have a long lasting impact on the ever-growing landfills.
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Written by Keyea Caullette
Sugar Cane Will Be the Major Source For Costa Rica’s New Alternative Fuel.
The entire Central American country of Costa Rica, known for its diverse wildlife and strikingly peaceful landscape, is doing all that it can to help preserve the beauty for the generations [and tourists] to come. President Oscar Arias has vowed to have the whole country Carbon free by 2011 and Costa Rican citizens are doing everything they can to help achieve the rather ambitious goal. The newest endeavor involves a country-wide move to BioFuels.
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Written by Claire Saylor
The Costa Rica government Shortens Driving Restrictions Announced Monday.
The Costa Rican Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) announced today, July 9, that the driving restrictions for cars in San Jose would be reduced to a period of 13 hours rather than the 24 hour period that was originally announced to begin today. Now, according to the last number of the license plate, the majority of private vehicles will be restricted from driving in the urban center from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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Written by Erin Raub
Controversial Costa Rican Artwork will be on Display at the Galeria Nacional in San Jose.
On July 8, the rooms of the Galería Nacional, housed in San José’s Children’s Museum, filled up with artwork from 53 Costa Rican artists. The works are meant to spark conversation and debate on the current path of Costa Rica Art, and do so by challenging art lovers with unique, thought-provoking works.
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Written by Erin Raub
What Do 2.5 Tons of Cocaine Look Like? Ask the Costa Rican Coast Guard!
Costa Rica’s geographical location between Colombia and the United States has earned it the unsavory position of being a stop-over for drugs on their way north. This unwanted role has not been taken lightly by Costa Rican authorities, who struggle each day to impede all drug trade passing through Costa Rica. In the latest of such events, on July 9, anti-drug authorities seized 2,520 kilos (5,556 pounds, or 2.8 tons) of cocaine off of the country’s Pacific coast.
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Written by Erin Raub
Costa Rica’s Newest National Park will Protect the Resplendent Quetzal.
Costa Rica, one of the world’s most ecologically-friendly countries, is covered in biological reserves, national parks, wildlife refuges, and forest reserves. In fact, with almost 3 million acres classified as such, more than 25 percent of Costa Rica’s entire landmass is protected by law. Adding to the growing area, 4,117 hectares (more than 10,000 acres) of Los Santos moors, located San Jose province’s Dota canton, have just been classified as a national park.
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Written by Claire Saylor
Mike’s Engaging Photos Helped Him to Become our 2nd Monthly Winner.
Costa Rica Pages is pleased to announce that Mike is the second monthly winner for our Travel Writing Contest. His witty account of a 9-day Costa Rica vacation takes readers from the city to the mountains and back again, all while noting some of the eccentric qualities of the country with astute scrutiny.
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