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Costa Rica News Archives - October, 2010

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Costa Rica recognised for biodiversity protection
The Guardian
Costa Rica was today named as the winner of the 2010 Future Policy award at a global summit on biodiversity in Nagoya, Japan. The Central American country …

Taking a flyer on Costa Rica
Ottawa Citizen
By Chris Cobb, The Ottawa Citizen October 23, 2010 12:00 AM We wanted to come to Costa Rica. That much we knew. And for the first time in our family's …

Westin Hotels Expands Footprint in Latin America with New Resort in Costa Rica
MarketWatch (press release)
"We are delighted to once again establish a presence in Costa Rica with next year's opening of The Westin Playa Conchal Resort & Spa, one of four new Westin …

Multinational Companies Giving Back to Costa Rica
Tico Times
Many of the large multinational companies have some of the most involved corporate social responsibility programs in Costa Rica. Online Learning: Over the …

Minimum Wage to Increase in January
Tico Times
Costa Rica's minimum wage will go up by 2.63 percent in January, affecting some 1.5 million workers in the private sector. It will be the second increase in …

Direct flights between Gatwick Airport and Costa Rica to launch
FHR Travel Services
Gatwick Airport is to start providing direct flights to Costa Rica next month courtesy of Thomson Airways. From November 2nd, weekly services will run …

Costa Rica gets $56 million in donation, debt-forgiveness to expand protected …
The Canadian Press
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The Costa Rican government is receiving nearly $56 million in donations and debt write-offs to expand its forest and marine …

Volunteer with Growing Together in Costa Rica
Four Seasons Magazine
Reward yourself and others by volunteering in Costa Rica's Guanacaste community through Four Seasons' Growing Together program. …

Protecting Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula and our trees
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Thanks to the support of our members, NRDC's Revive a Rainforest project in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula - one of the wildest places on earth - has gotten off …

Debt-For-Nature Agreement to Conserve Costa Rica's Forests
Benzinga
The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, the Central Bank of Costa Rica, and The Nature Conservancy have concluded …

China's Stadium Gift to Costa Rica in Final Stage
Tico Times
Finishing Touches: Workers at Costa Rica's new National Stadium at La Sabana Park in San Josι lay the playing field's grass surface. …

Objections Could Delay Costa Rica's Cellular Competition
Inside Costa Rica
Questions over the mobile license tender could delay further the opening of the telecommunications market in Costa Rica after the Contraloria General de la …

Making Costa Rica the Next Silicon Valley
Tico Times
Costa Rica's Central Valley is already home to some of the world's leading companies in computer and biomedical technology. Its dominant export is Intel's …

Cheap thrills on a family vacation in Costa Rica
Chicago Sun-Times
Sure, just be ready for a different kind of adventure BY JACK BARRY jbarry@suntimes.com LA FORTUNA, Costa Rica — After a horseback ride in the Costa Rican …

Costa Rica needs new way of farming
FreshPlaza
The social and environmental toll exacted by Costa Rica's pineapple industry highlights the need for the country to look for less damaging agricultural …

Costa Rica-China Free-Trade Agreement Approved for Final Review
Tico Times
Marco Vinicio Ruiz, left, Costa Rica's Foreign Trade Minister, in Beijing shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Chen Deming in April after signing a …

Costa Rica Property Cites Tourism Trends as Indicator People are Ready to Buy …
PR Web (press release)
For the second straight quarter, tourism revenues in Costa Rica have increased compared to their trends in 2009 and according to executives at Hacienda …

Costa Rica's New Chief Prosecutor Critical Of Low Conviction Rate
Inside Costa Rica
By a vote of 14 to 22, Jorge Chavarrνa Guzmαn was elected on Monday as the new Fiscal General (chief prosecutor) in Costa Rica, replacing Francisco …

Real Estate Continues Upward Trend
The Costa Rica News
Costa Rica's recovery continues gaining ground. Costa Rican's are taking advantage of low price points. Surveyed realtors in Costa Rica the market continues …

If You Intend To Move Or Retire in Costa Rica Do So For Reasons Other Than Profit
Inside Costa Rica
By John Holtz* Investing in Costa Rica and expecting thousands of Boomers is what is being hyped by developers, our ministry of tourism, tour companies and …

Hidden in The Rain Forest of Costa Rica is this Magnificent Home
Bloginity (blog)
It's impossible not to fall in love with this eco-friendly house, hidden on a coastal hillside in Costa Rica. Surrounded by lush greenery, …

Where to zip-line in Costa Rica?
Toronto Sun
A visitor to Costa Rica enjoys a zip-line canopy tour through the rainforest. (Buena Vista Canopy Tour photo) Q: Could you suggest a place one could do some …

An 'Eden of Sorts,' Finca Bellavista Blends into Costa Rican Rainforest
ABC News
As for the Hogans, who speak fluent Spanish, they have a hard time traveling to Costa Rica because of passport issues. Neither of them has been granted …



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