Medical tourism up in Costa Rica
September 28, 2011
Medical tourism is up in Costa Rica
Medical tourism continues to grow in Costa Rica. Last year, 36,000 tourists visited the country for health-related reasons, according to new figures from the Council for the International Promotion of the Costa Rica Medicine (PROMED). In 2009, 30,000 medical to…
Posted in Costa Rica tourism
Costa Rica Tourism Up 9 percent in 2010 vs 2009
October 29, 2010
According to the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT), revenues from tourism accounted for
6.8 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 and over 7 percent in 2007 and …
Costa Rica Insurance Market Opening Up
September 5, 2010
Original:http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_09/090210.htm#story2
As readers may remember, one of the provisions of the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) was that the National Insurance Institute’s monopoly in the insurance m…
Posted in Costa Rica Business, Costa Rica tourism
Andre Agassi – Pete Sampras to Play in Costa Rica
August 25, 2010
Original: http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/081010.htm#story4
By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected]
Tennis legends Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras are scheduled to face off Sept. 4 in Alajuela, northwest of San José, as part of the Andre Agassi …
Posted in Costa Rica Sport, Costa Rica tourism
Costa Rican Adventure Race
August 24, 2010
Original: http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/082310.htm#story4
By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected]
Eighteen teams with members …
Posted in Costa Rica Sport, Costa Rica tourism
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…
Starbucks Entering Central America
August 24, 2010
By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected]
Starbucks Coffee Company, the most profitable gourmet coffee seller in the United States, announced Monday that it soon will be opening stores throughout Central America. Starbucks signed an agreement with Corporación de Franquicias…
Costa Rica National Parks Generate More Than $1 billion
August 24, 2010
Original: http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/080510.htm#story4
By Mike McDonald Tico Times Staff | [email protected]
While the upkeep of Costa Rica’s national parks has cost government ministries millions of dollars, the protected areas have proven lucrative f…
Nature Air named an overall winner in Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Awards
August 24, 2010
We always recommend that clients fly from San Jose to Palmar Sur regional airport when visiting The Village of San Buenas for the first time. Nature Air recently received an international award from Conde Nast Traveler magazine. Nature Air has daily flights to and from San Jose (Pavas) and Palma…
Art Festival in Costa Rica
August 21, 2010
By Meg Yamamoto Tico Times Staff | [email protected] http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/082010.htm#story2
A celebration of the arts, education and culture is set to kick off Friday in the southern Caribbean beach community of Puerto Viejo, with Carnaval ArteV…
Costa Rica Housing Expo – 2010
August 3, 2010
By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected] http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/080410.htm#story1
The eighth edition of ExpoCasa, the Costa Rican national housing exposition, kicks off Wednesday afternoon at the Centro de Eventos Pedregal in San Anto…
Costa Rica Investing in More New Roads and Bridges
August 3, 2010
By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected] http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/080210.htm#story3
The Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT) pledged on Friday to dedicate $33 million to the reconstruction or repair of 29 bridges along the norther…