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Costa Rica News Archives - June, 2010

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Costa Rica Forecasts Increase In Coffee Harvest
Inside Costa Rica
Costa Rica slightly increased its estimate for the 2010/11 coffee harvest on Monday citing favourable weather and improved fertilization, the national …

Trekking to the Top of the World in Costa Rica
Southern Pines Pilot
They are the largest hummingbird in Costa Rica, between five and six inches in size. Imagine 40 feeders, the bulbous ones with red bottoms, hanging about …

Luis Vindas is the New Costa Rica National Surf Champion
Surfline.com Surf News
The Champion Vindas was the most consistent surfer of the season and for that he became #1 in Costa Rica. Near 1 pm, the most anticipated series of the …

Costa Rican medical strike ends
Tico Times
... the terms of service to the Caja – which oversees public health care – by doctors completing training as specialists at the University of Costa Rica. …

Pan-American Life Insurance Group Receives Authorization to Operate in Costa Rica
PR Newswire (press release)
"We are pleased that SUGESE approved Pan-American Life to operate in Costa Rica. This much anticipated moment marks a continued expansion in the execution …

Costa Rican exports up 13 percent in 2010
Tico Times
By Adam Williams The first five months of 2010 have been good to Costa Rican exports, which have increased 13 percent overall in comparison with the same …

Surviving Paradise: Costa Rica Tour
MotorcycleUSA.com
Four days of riding KTM dirt bikes through beautiful Costa Rica along with two complete sets of Klim riding gear - who could refuse? …

Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula: Where the Locals Live the Longest
International Living
Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula, on the country's northwest coast, is a “Blue Zone”—an area determined by scientists as places where the people live longer …

US lifts tariffs on sugar imports from Costa Rica
Reuters Africa
SAN JOSE Costa Rica, June 14 (Reuters) - Costa Rica applauded a move by the United States on Monday to ease tariffs on sugar imports from the Central …

More foreign companies to open operations in Costa Rica
Tico Times
Gabriela Llobet, the director general of the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), estimated that approximately six more companies will break …

Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce aims to practice 'responsible fishing'
Tico Times
By Adam Williams Costa Rican fishermen will create Central America's largest “responsible fishing area” near the Osa Peninsula, in the southwestern part of …

Two oceans, one glorious tour of Costa Rica
Winnipeg Free Press
Travellers have the option of a one-week Costa Rica/Nicaragua Windstar Book Lovers' Cruise before the Two Oceans Tour, and they can extend their stay after …

Special Report From Costa Rica: The Drive Behind Medical Tourism
Health Care News
At a medical tourism conference held in April in Costa Rica's capital, San Jose, Dr. Federico Hernandez, the Costa Rican representative for the Pan American …

Citrus' worst enemy is at Costa Rica's doorstep
Tico Times
By Sophia Klempner Costa Rica and Panama are currently the only two countries in Central America still free of the huanglongbing (HLB) bacteria and its …

Costa Rica Puts Brakes on Popular Stem Cell Tourism
ABC News
By Leslie Josephs SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Rica is cracking down on an unauthorized stem cell clinic that has attracted hundreds of foreigners …

Costa Rica considers creating new town
Tico Times
The only controversy is whether to allow the residents to vote on the province to which they wish to belong. La Península would be Costa Rica's 82nd …

Ticos abroad may be able to vote by November
Tico Times
Currently, the estimated 20000 Costa Ricans that live abroad must return to Costa Rica in order to cast a valid vote in elections and referendums. …

Some Central American countries put breaks on mining
Reuters
"We are reiterating our environmental agenda, our commitment of rejecting extractive industries in Costa Rica, especially open-pit mining," Chinchilla said …

Q&A: A Low-Key Spot for Surfing
New York Times (blog)
I'd love to visit Costa Rica. I'm not looking for any fancy places to stay. I just want to enjoy the ocean, the sights, the fresh fruit and enjoy being in …

Costa Rica's Caldera highway called unstable
Tico Times
By Chrissie Long The Costa Rican Association of Engineers and Architects announced Monday that “urgent intervention” is needed to improve the newly opened …

Costa Rica looks to Bhutan for happiness
Tico Times
By Chrissie Long Costa Rica is consulting with Bhutan for how to remain among the happiest places on earth. A small country of 680000 inhabitants, …

Saving lives in paradise
Daytona Beach News-Journal
He's been traveling to Costa Rica since the 1980s for its powerful surf. And he has been building lifeguard towers there for decades. …

Arenal Volcano National Park in Costa Rica Reopens after Eruptions
Examiner.com
Costa Rica is part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, boasting over 200 identifiable volcanoes. Currently 100 show some signs of activity and five are classified …

The Turrialba Volcano of Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News
The volcano is the second highest in Costa Rica with an altitude of 11000 feet. It was originally named “Torre Alba†which translates to White Tower. …



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