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,…
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Costa Rica Seeking More Investment from China
August 2, 2010
http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/080210.htm#story4
By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | [email protected]
Even as the Chinese are putting the finishing touches on world class soccer stadium in San José’s La Sabana metropolitan park – a gift to the Central Ameri…
South Pacific Costa Rica Popular Vacation Destinations This Year
July 30, 2010
By Matt Levin Tico Times Staff | [email protected] http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_07/073010.htm#story5
Costa Rica’s summer break vacation period saw many travelers heading toward the Central Pacific coast or to Monteverde, while fewer vacationers made the trip …
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Satellite Tracking of Fishing Boats…Coming Soon
July 29, 2010
http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_07/072910.htm#story4
By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected]
The Costa Rican Fisheries Institute (Incopesca) announced Wednesday it aims to see a tracking device that can be monitored by satellite installed in al…
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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…
Costa Rica Tourism Up Through First 6 Months 2010
July 23, 2010
Source: http://www.insidecostarica.com
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) – Costa Rica’s Tourism Board – has an optimistic outlook for this year, expecting to reach two million visitors for 2010. The optimism is based on the 3.96% increase in tourism the first half of this year as compared …
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Medical Tourism in Costa Rica: Quality Seal of Approval
July 22, 2010
Tourists coming to Costa Rica, attracted by the medical offers now have the ability to differentiate between the services offered.
That’s because on Wednesday, the Consejo para la Promoción Internacional de la Medicina de Costa Rica (International Council for the Promotion of Medicine Costa Rica…
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Apple iPhone Approved for Costa Rica
July 20, 2010
By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | [email protected] http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_07/072110.htm#story1
With the opening of the cellular telephone market to private participation approaching, the Superintendency of Telecommunications (SUTEL) has approved five ne…
Costa Rica’s Second Language Initiative
July 19, 2010
By Sophia Klempner Tico Times Staff | [email protected]
Original: http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_06/062910.htm#story5
The Multilingualism Promotion Program aims to teach English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German and Mandarin Chinese to people throughout…
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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…
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Nature Air: $5 Transfer Fee in San Jose (SJO) to Pavas
June 18, 2010
Airport Shuttle Service
To facilitate travel for Nature Air passengers arriving at and departing from the Juan Santamaria International airport (SJO), Nature Air offers an affordable VIP Shuttle Service directly to and from the Nature Air terminal at the Tobias Bolaños International Airport (S…
The Olympics of Surf Coming to Costa Rica
June 9, 2009
By: Costa Rica Pages (Original here)
The Billabong ISA World Surfing Games 2009 will be hosted in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica this August 1-8, 2009. The event, which will bring together the best surfers in the world in an Olympic-style competition, is set to be the biggest surfing championship ever…
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