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What is the Costa Rica Government Like?

February 25, 2017
Message from Nick Halverson One of the first questions that is asked by prospective customers of ours is about the Costa Rican government. Typically one of the following is asked: What type of government does Costa Rica have? Is Costa Rica a democracy? What is the Costa Rica government like? Is …

Why Costa Rica does not celebrate Memorial Day

May 29, 2014
Why Costa Rica does not celebrate Memorial Day | Costa Rica, Real Estate, News, Travel. One of the biggest holiday’s in the United States is Memorial Day. Memorial Day was started during the Civil War to honor the fallen soldiers of the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, remembrances and recogn…

Time Magazine Announces Chinchilla as Top 10 Female Leader

September 30, 2010
Original: http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_09/090910.htm#story4 By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected] Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla was recognized as one of the “Top 10 Female Leaders” by Time magazine on Wednesday. She was ranked No. 1…

More Info on Costa Rican Mystery Spheres

August 24, 2010
Original: http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/081810.htm#story5 Ifigenia Quintanilla will shine some light on one of Costa Rica’s oddest mysteries Wednesday. In the 1940s, hundreds of pre-Columbian stone spheres were discovered throughout the Southern region of Costa Rica…

Daughter of former Costa Rican president named ambassador to United States

August 24, 2010
Original: http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/081810.htm#story3 By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | [email protected] Muni Figueres, daughter of former Costa Rican President José “don Pepe” Figueres, will serve as Costa Rica’s ambassador to the United States, after…

Over 2 million march in annual pilgrimage

August 3, 2010
By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | [email protected] http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/080210.htm#story2 By 5 a.m. Sunday, there was already a small trickle of marchers making their way through the streets of San José on their way to Cartago. Within a few hours,…

Costa Rica Launches Aerospace Program

July 27, 2010
By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected] http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_07/072710.htm#story4 What the city of Houston, Texas is to space travel in the United States, the city of Liberia may soon be to Costa Rica. On Sunday, President Laura Chinc…

Pre-Columbian Artifacts Coming Back to Costa Rica

July 19, 2010
By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | [email protected] http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_07/071510.htm#story2Spain may be bringing home the World Cup gold trophy this week, but Costa Rica’s bringing home something of its own from Spain.Thanks to an application sent to the…