Written by Erin Raub
Beachfront Dreams and Buildings Destroyed in Playa del Coco.
Guanacaste’s golden coast is a haven for development; foreign investors flock to the beautiful sand beaches and bright blue skies, banking on their own slice of paradise. Yet not all is perfect in paradise, as twelve home and business owners recently found out, when they were notified that their buildings and additions would be torn down.
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Written by Mireille Darras
Sewage and Waste Runoff into the Ocean and Rivers Surrounding Jaco Beach.
The beach of Jaco, in Garabito, famous for its surfing and its party atmosphere, has once again found itself the center of negative attention. The beach has reached such levels of pollution that it is now considered a health hazard to swim in its water.
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Written by Erin Raub
A Series of Books and CDs Were Created to Document the Distinct Guanacaste Culture.
Guanacaste is home to sabaneros — Costa Rica’s very own cowboys — unique history, and special traditions that reflect the province’s rich, diverse heritage. The Papagayo Tourism Project, in addition to several interested guanacastecos, have recently made efforts to protect and promote northwestern Costa Rica’s culture and the identity of its people.
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Written by Erin Raub
A New Patrol Boat and Other Resources In Store for Coco Island.
Costa Rica’s Isla del Coco, or Cocos Island, is located 340 miles (550 kilometers) off the country’s Pacific Coast, and is Puntarenas province’s 13th canton. The island is one of Costa Rica’s treasured national parks, and by far the least touristed and rural of the bunch. Dive trips to the island are legendary; the waters surrounding it are filled with Hammerhead sharks, stingrays, dolphins, and many other marine species. Now, the Minister of Environment and Energy (Minae) has promised to assume a more active roll in the protection of Cocos Island.
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Filed under: Costa Rican Wildlife on August 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Erin Raub
The Intellectual Property Article Was Approved for the Passage of CAFTA.
In October 2007, Costa Rica’s citizens voted to ratify the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA, or TLC in Spanish), which had already been approved by Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. As of August 6, 2008, Costa Rica’s CAFTA road is finally complete; Congress has approved the last item on the docket for the country’s transition into its free trade agreement with the United States.
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Written by Mireille Darras
Institute to Construct Mushroom Lab to Educate Visitors.
INBio, the National Institute of Biodiversity, located in Santo Domingo, in Heredia, has announced that it is going to start to grow wild mushrooms, or domesticate them as they put it; they are planning to build a laboratory that will dedicate itself solely to growing mushrooms! This laboratory should be opened to the public in December, this year within the INBio Park installations, a biological theme park that puts visitors in direct contact with nature and science.
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Written by Erin Raub
New Projects Featuring the National Theater will Spread Art Throughout Costa Rica.
San José’s National Theater is one of downtown’s most beloved buildings, filled with incredible art and soaring ceilings, and brimming with cultured operas, concerts, and dance. In order to share these national riches with those not convenient to San José’s Plaza de la Cultura, the National Theater has planned three upcoming projects, including a travel art show and a traveling theater group.
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Filed under: Travel on August 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Erin Raub
A Run to the Supermarket Proves the Rising Prices in Costa Rica.
Inflation over the last three months is higher than in the last 12 years, and Costa Ricans are feeling the pinch. In every store and gas pump, prices seem to be on the rise, making the Costa Rica cost of living more expensive that it has ever been.
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Filed under: Living on August 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
Written by Keyea Caullette
Surfer Pilurzu Making Waves Internationally, on the Ocean and TV.
Costa Rican surfer, Federico Pilurzu, was disqualified today from the Rip Curl Boardmasters Surf Skate and Music Festival in his first round of competition. The Costa Rican native came in last place in heat 5 in the round of 96 competitors, falling behind Australia’s Drew Courtney, Portugal’s Ruben Gonzalez and Spain’s Eneko Acero.
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Written by Mireille Darras
Bus Passengers and Locals Cross a Collapsed Bridge by Foot in Costa Rica.
The bridge over the Guacimal River along the Interamerican highway in Sardinal, Guanacaste, finally had one lane opened for ’slow’ passage this morning after a support gave way causing part of the bridge to fall half a meter below the level of the highway. The road was closed for a couple of days along a route which is transited by 9,000 vehicles daily and serves as the only way for large trucks and buses to get between Guanacaste and the rest of the country.
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Filed under: Tico, Travel on August 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
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