Costa Rica News Archives - December 2007

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Costa Rica's Hidden Bay
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
by Claire Kunzman GOLFITO, Costa Rica - An old steam locomotive sits silently on the edge of a majestic jungle. Remnants of the past remain in Golfito, but so do the building blocks for a promising future.

Frontier Airlines launches new service to Costa Rica
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The nonstop flights, Denver's only non-stop service to CostaRica, will utilize Frontier's new fleet of Airbus A319 aircraft.The airline will operate the flight four times per week until January 5, 2008, when Frontier will grow the service to include a fifth flight on Saturdays.

Costa Rica Tips its Hat to Venezuelans
Tico Times - San José,Costa Rica
"Costa Rica experienced something similar last month," said astatement from the Foreign Ministry, pointing to the country'sreferendum on the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA).

Nicaraguans find "USA" in booming Costa Rica
Reuters - USA
By John mcphaul and Philip Barbara (Reuters) -"I'm Saved," reads a sign, in Spanish, outside a tin shack ina garbage-strewn slum in the Costa Rican capital. (...) The crude sign expresses a sentiment that is a reality for the hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans who have migrated to Costa Rica, which for them is a nearer and much more attainable promised land than the United States.

Costa Rica Wins 4th; Gilbert BRown Wins Historic Bronze Medal
Surfline.com Surf News - HuntingtonBeach,CA,USA
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica's Gilbert Brown yesterday made surf history for his country when he raced out of the second chance repercharge Finals...

Arenas Del Mar in Manuel Antonio
CostaRica Travel News - San Jose, Costa Rica
Arenas del Mar is the newest hotel to come to Manuel Antonio. I believe it will prove to be one of the very best options in the area once the construction...

Bush picks Costa Rica ambassador to run presidential library
Dallas Morning News -Dallas,TX,USA
By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON – President Bush has picked a former Dallas neighbor – now his ambassador to Costa Rica...

More US airports offering international flights
USA Today - USA
At Fort Lauderdale, Spirit Airlines now has daily flights to CostaRica and Peru, and the airport is now angling for its first route tothe United Kingdom...

Wonders of Costa Rica
CostaRica Travel News - San Jose, CostaRica
Costa Rica is unlike any other travel destination in the world. From rainforest adventures in Monteverde to soaking up the sun and surf in Tamarindo...

Costa Rica's inflation goal probably not achievable
CostaRica News, Travel and Reviews -London,England,UK
Previous years in Costa Rica have seen inflation rates above 10% and at some points above 20%. In 2006 Costa Rica unhinged itself from the USD and allowed...