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Monthly Archives: July, 2009

No-Kill Animal Shelter Hosts Fundraiser

A fundraising, get-to-know-each-other party to help residents of the Animales de Asís animal shelter in Monte de la Cruz, Heredia, north of the capital,...

Ticos Defend Honor and Pride at Fite Nite

Fists flew, bodies collided and blood splattered last weekend at the Real Cariari shopping mall in Heredia, north of San José. Mixed martial arts (MMA)...

New Law Provides Incentives for Rural Tourism

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias on Friday signed the Rural Community Tourism Promotion Law which provides incentives for small, community-based tourism businesses and initiatives. The...

Solar Power’s Potential High, But so are Costs

Fourth in a Series on Energy in Costa Rica.   Costa Rica’s plans for solar energy could use a total recharge, most experts in the field...

Political Party Harvests New Crop of Legislators

Two hundred and five aspiring legislators sat in a backroom of a San José hotel with pens erect. They had given up a sun-filled weekend...

Anti-CAFTA Leader Announces Presidential Bid

Costa Rica’s political left wing is seeking to unite behind academic Eugenio Trejos after he announced last week his decision to run in the...

Isla de Coco Falls From List of New Seven Wonders

Since December 2007, Costa Rica’s Isla de Coco has been in the running to become one of the new seven wonders of nature, scheduled...

Back-to-Back Events Planned For Guanacaste Celebration

Costa Rica’s upper arm, the province of Guanacaste, known for its expansive beaches and steep volcanoes, is celebrating the day (July 25) it became...

In Hard Times, Security Business Booms

Standing outside the KFC in La Sabana, Gerald Mora leaned against a pillar next to the entrance, his thumbs hooked inside the arm slots...

President Kicks Off Sports Initiative To Stem Crime

As President Oscar Arias signed his name on Wednesday to a law to combat organized crime, he announced a related initiative to address the...

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