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Josefinos Bundle Up Against Cold Weather

RESIDENTS of the Central Valleybraced themselves this week against bitinggusts of wind and a dismal chill forthis region that usually hovers aroundroom temperature.Ticos throughout...

Another Oil-Powered Bus Arrives in San José

FOR the second year in a row, a busfueled entirely by vegetable oil arrived inSan José from San Francisco, California, ina journey that took...

Central Bank Confirms Restrictive Policy

THE Central Bank and the LegislativeAssembly are ten minutes apart in downtownSan José, but the distance betweenthem seems to shrink each time businessleaders cite...

Shortage of Wood Expected in 2010

BY the year 2010, less than 30% ofthe wood used in Costa Rica will be producedin the country, according to estimatesfrom the National Forest...

Development in Guanacaste Fastest Growing in Country

THE northwestern province ofGuanacaste registered the greatestincrease in construction in the country lastyear, according to statistics from theCosta Rican Construction Chamber(CCC).The region, which is...

Historic Hardware Store Closes Its Doors

AFTER 111 years in business, LasTres Américas, Costa Rica’s first hardwarestore, closed its doors recently.The store, which opened in 1893,became a landmark in Heredia,...

New Phone Book Sparks Contract Dispute

THE 2005 phone books publishedrecently by Verizon do not comply withthe agreement between that company andthe Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE),according to ICE officials,...

Rice Growers Frustrated By Drought, Mite

REGISTERING losses of more than$1 million and 1,000 hectares, a groupof rice growers in Los Chiles, near theNicaraguan border, are opting to give upon...

Tamarindo Beach Boom Lacks Infrastructure, (Part two in a two-part series)

TAMARINDO, Guanacaste – Thebeauty and excitement of this beach resortcommunity has landed it on the pages ofVogue Magazine and in the spotlight of EEntertainment...

Airline Ticket Prices Decrease Worldwide

DURING the past year, airline ticket prices have dropped by as much as 50%worldwide because of greater competitionand efforts by airlines to reducecosts, the...

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