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Monthly Archives: January, 2012

Villas Hermosas ranks tops with travelers

Canadian-owned Villas Hermosas, just up the coast from the popular Nicoya Peninsula surf destinations of Malpaís and Santa Teresa, has earned big kudos on TripAdvisor.

Expat anthology paints ‘Costa Rica Kaleidoscope’

OPEN BOOK: “The Bards of Paradise,” a group of expat writers in Costa Rica, offer up an insightful collection of writings about the country they call home.

Guatemalan Mayans take fight to the airwaves

The Guatemalan government is cracking down on the country’s hundreds of pirate radio stations. Indigenous leaders say the 1996 Peace Accords give them the right to broadcast.

San José suburbs going green

Recycling, waste-water treatment and more coming to the popular west San José community of Escazú.

800-passenger cruise ship docks in Quepos

Last week, the Pacific town of Quepos welcomed its first 800-passenger cruise in the last 20 years.

Who has to pay the new corporate tax?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: The 2012 deadline is April 30.

Tico astronaut Franklin Chang inducted into U.S. hall of fame

Chang, the first Latin American to visit space, holds the record for most space trips.

The first Starbucks in Costa Rica will open in May

The coffee giant has not yet announced an opening date or a specific location for the store.

Costa Rica lags in sex-trafficking fight

The U.S. State Department calls Costa Rica as a country of origin, transit and destination for victims of sexual exploitation and labor.

Banco Nacional offers app for Android and iPhone

New iPhone 4S scheduled to go on sale Friday.

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