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By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | awilliams@ticotimes.net http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_08/080410.htm#story1The 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 ...

By Matt Levin Tico Times Staff | mlevin@ticotimes.net http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_07/073010.htm#story5Costa Rica's summer break vacation period saw many travelers heading toward the Central Pacific coast or to Monteverde, while fewer vacationers made the trip to Guanacaste, a traditional vacation hotspot for ...

  By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | awilliams@ticotimes.net http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_07/072610.htm#story3Costa Rica's Second Vice President Luis Liberman announced Saturday that $1.5 million will be spent to build a new two-kilometer road in the northwestern province of Guanacaste.The proposed road ...

By Adam Williams Tico Times Staff | awilliams@ticotimes.net http://www.ticotimes.net/daily_paid/dailynewsarchive/2010_07/072610.htm#story3Costa Rica's Second Vice President Luis Liberman announced Saturday that $1.5 million will be spent to build a new two-kilometer road in the northwestern province of Guanacaste.The proposed road will ...

During my last trip to Costa Rica the new highway from San Jose/Alajuela to the Pacific Ocean opened. After almost 40 years of planning, protests by environmentalists and delays, the new highway opened. Having driven both the old road and the new road - the new road is as nice as any highway you would find in the United States. The 80 Km (48 ...

(InfoWebPress) – For the first time, the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) has designated a country as a BioGem, Costa Rica, as a recognition of its efforts to become the world’s first carbon-neutral nation. "These BioGems are some of the last wild and unspoiled places left in the Western Hemisphere,” said Robert ...

Ginanne Brownell | NEWSWEEK (Original Here)During the boom economy it was hard enough to climb onto the real estate ladder to buy a first home, let alone a vacation property with an ocean view or ski-slope access. But the economic crisis has brought a bit of sunshine for investors who in the recent past have been priced out of top markets like ...

By Greg Gordon www.crsurf.com After 10 years of sending out surf reports, I can almost say “mission accomplished.” That mission: To help travelers and locals find the best surf in Costa Rica. Report #466 had submissions from Playa Grande, Tamarindo, Playa Negra, Nosara, Santa Teresa, Playa Carmen, Jaco, Playa Hermosa, and Dominical. ...

By Rick Steves When I travel in Europe, I’m working. So when I take a vacation, I like to go elsewhere. I asked my friend Kurt Kutay, who runs Wildland Adventures, to set up the best possible eight-day Costa Rican vacation for a variety of experiences. This was a rare chance for our entire family to be together for the holidays. Half of ...