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December 2008 - Posts

• Osa to revamp roads for tourists

  Southern Costa Rica is set for smoother driving after the Osa municipal government announced it will spend ¢862 million (more than $1.6 million) on road work in the area. Plans include paving the roads to develop the area as a prime destination for Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:18 AM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica tourism, Costa Rica Real Estate, Costa Rica News

• Breathe Project to focus on social & ecological issues

  Environment News Breathe offers shared experience with like-minded people interested in change Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 29 December, 2008 : - - Breathe is an organic concept born in the jungles of Costa Rica fusing music, activities, discourse, Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:01 AM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica ecology, Costa Rica News

• Costa Rica opens 28th National Park

  San Jose, Costa Rica - The Costa Rican government has declared the Los Quetzales region the country's 28th National Park. The 4,000 hectares of reserve were first created in 2005 in one of the rainiest parts of the Central American country, 122 kilometres Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 30, 2008 8:57 AM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica ecology, Costa Rica tourism, Costa Rica News

• Alvarion Bags $6 Million WiMAX Contract from ICE of Costa Rica

  Alvarion , a provider of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX ( News - Alert )) and wireless broadband solutions, has bagged a $6 million contract from ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad), a Costa Rican incumbent operator for Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 30, 2008 8:53 AM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica business news

• Costa Rica Second Most Globalized Country in Latin America

  Most Latin American countries increased their roles in the world economy through trade, foreign investment, Internet penetration and other measures in 2007, according to a new report released by Miami-based Latin Business Chronicle. In the Latin Globalization Read More... Posted Monday, December 29, 2008 8:59 AM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica business news

• Cost Rican Free Trade Agreement Enters Into Force

  United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan C. Schwab made a statement on December 23 regarding the entry into force of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for Costa Rica. Commenting on the event, Schwab Read More... Posted Monday, December 29, 2008 8:18 AM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica business news, Costa Rica politics

• Sylvestor Stallone to Film in Costa Rica

  Costa Rica will be the set for the filming of Sylvester Stallone's new action flick The Expendables, which tells the story of a group of mercenaries hired to depose a Latin American dictator. Stallone said filming will begin in February 2009, bringing Read More... Posted Sunday, December 07, 2008 3:31 PM by Nick Halverson | 1 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica entertainment

• MAN Diesel Gets EUR190 Million Power Station Contract In Costa Rica

  Edited Press Release FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Augsburg-based engine builder MAN Diesel, a unit of MAN AG, has further expanded its turnkey diesel power business, MAN said Wednesday. The company has awarded a contract from Fideicomiso Garabito, a trust Read More... Posted Sunday, December 07, 2008 3:24 PM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica business news

• Hilton Garden Inn Opens New Hotel in Costa Rica

  Hilton Hotels Corporation celebrates the opening of the new Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport in Costa Rica which is the brand's first hotel in Central America. To commemorate the occasion, the hotel will offer guests an attractive introductory rate Read More... Posted Sunday, December 07, 2008 3:18 PM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica tourism, costa rica vacation, travel to costa rica, vacations

• Jet Blue Now Flying to Costa Rica

  JetBlue announced plans Wednesday to begin service to Costa Rica, a route that would be the carrier's first to Central America. Starting March 26, JetBlue will begin flying one daily round-trip flight between Orlando and the Costa Rican capital of Read More... Posted Sunday, December 07, 2008 3:14 PM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica tourism, costa rica vacation, travel to costa rica, vacations