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Monthly Archives: February, 2007

Central Bank Announces Goals, Exchange Rate Change

The Central Bank estimates that Costa Rica will see a 5% increase in its gross domestic product (GDP) and 8% inflation this year, said...

GPS Technology Helps Tourists Find Their Way

Confusing tourists with directions like “150 meters south of the higuerón tree – the one they chopped down 10 years ago” appears to be...

Director Alfonso Cuarón Chalks Up Another Hit

Directed by Mexican Alfonso Cuarón and based on the novel by mystery writer P.D. James, “Children of Men” is a futuristic movie in which...

Potlatch Musings from the U.S. Northwest

The coastal native Americans of the U.S. Pacific Northwest lived in a land of such plenty that they used to hold potlatches, ceremonial feasts...

Where to Work Out in the Central Valley and Beyond

Centro de Acondicionamiento Power Location: In front of Colima de Tibás. Phone: 236-6415. Description: Private training, spinning, yoga, aerobics, popular dance classes. Prices: No enrollment...

National Surf Circuit’s Copa Mango Hits Hermosa

The fifth National Surf Circuit event of the season, Copa Mango, takes place this weekend in front of the Hotel Backyard in Playa Hermosa,...

Political Cartoon Book Features TT Cartoonist

The recently released “The Best Political Cartoons of the Year 2007,” edited by Daryl Cagle and Brian Fairrington, includes work by The Tico Times’...

Venezuelan Designer’s Jacó Beachwear Business Takes Off

Thanks to the creativity of Desiree Morffe, the Wishes of Venus swimwear line is considered one of the hottest things to hit Costa Rica’s...

Affordable Dentistry Draws Visitors

Legions of North Americans come to Costa Rica each year to ride the waves, relax on the beach, explore the rain forest and, increasingly,...

Tropical Langsat Tree Likes It Warm and Wet

Here’s a really rare fruit treat for the ultratropical gardener: known as lanzón in Spanish and langsat in English, this fruit tree has great...

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