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Beginning in February 2011, Frontier Airlines will begin offering a new route from Denver, Colorado, to Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, capital of the northwest Costa Rican province of Guanacaste. Frontier has offered direct flights between Denver and Juan Santamaría International Airport outside San José since 2007 Read More...
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Tennis legends Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras are scheduled to face off Sept. 4 in Alajuela, northwest of San José, as part of the Andre Agassi Farewell Tour, which kicked off May 22 in Puerto Rico. The tour, which stops in seven Latin American countries, will raise money for international education charities, according to tour organizers. Read More...
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The eighth edition of ExpoCasa, the Costa Rican national housing exposition, kicks off Wednesday afternoon at the Centro de Eventos Pedregal in San Antonio de Belén, in Heredia, northwest of San José. The expo, which runs through Sunday evening, will feature over 250 stands with information on renting or buying a home or property, financing a home, and real estates agencies, as well as items for home construction and décor. Read More...
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The proposed road will connect Playa Panama with route 159, the roadway that links the coast with the provincial capital of Liberia farther inland. The project was announced in Liberia during the weekend celebration to commemorate the 186th anniversary of the annexation of the province to Costa Rica. Read More...
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The program will offer diverse language instruction options such as courses and conversation groups in community centers, as well as using foreign volunteers who wish to learn Spanish in exchange for teaching their language. In addition, some 200 Peace Corps volunteers will be teaching English throughout the country over the next four years. Read More...
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By Alex Leff Tico Times Staff | aleff@ticotimes.net U.S. President Barack Obama signed a proclamation that will reinstate preferential treatment for Costa Rican sugar, the White House said Monday. Its quota for the U.S. market was suspended because of Read More...
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As the economy recovers, more multinational companies are looking to invest in Costa Rica. Read More...
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The rate of open unemployment increased from 7.3 to 8.1 percent during 2009, less than originally feared, said the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the International Labour Organization in a bulletin published this month. Read More...
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MoneyGram International, a global money transfer company, and Citi, the financial services firm, announced Thursday an agreement to expand MoneyGram’s money transfer services to all Citi locations in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Read More...
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Costa Rica is the first world provider of fresh pineapple and it is positioned as the third worldwide exporter of bananas. Also, it is among the first marketers of melon and the first global exporter of palm heart. Read More...
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Over the last decade, access to new technologies, such as computers, cell phones and all-encompassing handheld devices, has gone from optional to almost mandatory. Many jobs require knowledge of how to operate a computer, schools teach computer literacy courses, and to roam about without a cell phone is considered almost Precambrian. These days, communication and information are expected to be accessible and immediate. Therefore, to be considered as such, a developed country must live up to these standards. Read More...
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The Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica was ranked one of the top five healthiest places to live in the latest issue of International Living magazine. The publication picked the area in the northwest part of the country due to its recognition by scientists as a "blue zone" a place where residents often live to the age of 100 Read More...
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Original article: http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_06/060910.htm#story3 By Mike McDonald Tico Times Staff | mmcdonald@ticotimes.net A team of researchers from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the Costa Rican Technological Read More...
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Eduardo Ulibarri, former editor of the Costa Rican daily La Nación and a journalism professor at the University of Costa Rica, was named Costa Rica's ambassador to the United Nations by President Laura Chinchilla on Tuesday. Ulibarri, who has Read More...
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The study claims that the number of tourists entering the country via its international airports increased 10.6 percent through the first four months of 2010, in comparison to the same period in 2009. The months of December through April are considered to be the country's tourism high season. Read More...
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