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Pioneers: Student María Amalia Rojas eagerly takes part during social studies class at Palmares Bilingual High School, the first public secondary school in Costa Rica to graduate students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Officials hope to expand the IB program to 20 public schools throughout the country by 2014. |
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| Charting a New Course |
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The 33 teenagers who walked across a makeshift stage to receive their diplomas at the Experimental Bilingual School of Palmares last week weren't just any high-school graduates.
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| The Great Exchange Rate Mystery of 2010 |
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The exchange rate is perhaps the country's most important economic indicator. Its value is considered in nearly every transaction in a marketplace – from a sale or purchase, to investing, to importing and exporting. Therefore, when the exchange rate fluctuates in an irregular and unpredictable fashion, as during the first two months of the year, economic actors look for answers as to why.
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| Reality TV Shows Put Nicaragua in Spotlight |
| BIG CORN ISLAND, Nicaragua – With the subtlety of an invading army, a 130-member Italian production crew has stormed the beaches of Big Corn Island to film the seventh season of L'Isola dei Famosi (Island of the Famous), an Italian version of celebrity survivor. |
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The National University organized a cleanup project in the Río Pirró, a filthy river that runs past the university in Heredia, north of San José. Click on the image for a photo report. |
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It was a tough year but things are beginning to pop up for real estate. Read about the cautious real estate rebound in Costa Rica and Panama and find out about the ins and outs of property in the region, from buying lumber to how to advertising tips. |
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| Festival to Take Over San José Public Spaces This Weekend |
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| Tempisque Safari: An All-Animal Adventure |
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| Bell’Italia Receives Raves in Escazú |
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| Hattaboy tops Costa Rica's Presidential Challenge |
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| Daily News | March 12, 2010 |
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Good vibrations: Prem Prayojan, center, and Saravasi Dasi, left, and Rasika Dasi, members of the musical group The Kirtaniyas, will perform Kirtan, an ancient form of Hindu music and chant on Sunday at the Gaura Mantra Fest, to be held 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 14 at the Jacob Karpio Gallery, located 50 meters west of San José's Parque Nacional.
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The Tico Times is Central America's leading English-language newspaper covering news, business, real estate, travel and cultural events in Costa Rica and Central America, from our office in San José since 1956, and we became a member of the Inter-American Press Association in 1989. The Tico Times' Online newspaper provides a brief capsule of Costa Rican news stories appearing every Friday in our print edition newspapers The Tico Times, covering Costa Rica, and The Nica Times, covering Nicaragua. We also offer a complete database of back issue newspapers and online classifieds.
Call us at 2258-1558 inside Costa Rica or from the U.S. 011 (506) 2258-1558 or fax us at 2233-6378 inside Costa Rica or from the U.S. 011 (506) 2233-6378, email: info@ticotimes.net
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Because of the popularity and size of our Costa Rica Real Estate for Sale and Real Estate for Rent online classified ad sections, we have separated these categories into two separate pages. We hope this will make viewing these ads easier for readers looking for a house, condo, lot or commercial property. Those looking to sell property can take advantage and advertise on these heavily trafficked real estate pages. Click on “Advertise” at the top of this page for more information. |
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