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Costa Rican diet includes too much salt, processed food, experts say

A recent study found that one fast food kid's meal in Costa Rica had six times more sodium than the same meal from the same restaurant chain in the U.K.

Tourists in Costa Rica now can board cruise ships in Limón

The Caribbean port of Limón became a boarding port for cruise ship tourists this week, after 20 years as a stopover on cruise routes.

Finance Ministry could lower Costa Rica income tax brackets

Currently some 952,000 workers in Costa Rica are exempt from the income tax but that figure likely would decrease if the Finance Ministry approves lower income brackets used to calculate taxes.

Costa Rican exporters look to increase sales at international fair

Some 300 Costa Rican companies will be offering their products at the fair to 200 buyers from 35 countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

‘The Venture’ offers up to $1 million for social entrepreneurs

The local call is open for Ticos and foreigners legally residing in Costa Rica as long as their proposals have a positive impact here.

Public worker unions announce strike in October, threaten media

Leaders from Costa Rica's largest public employee unions said they will go on strike to defend public employees and their rights.

Tourists at Costa Rica’s Ostional Beach prevent Sea Turtles from nesting

Last weekend hundreds of tourists crowded the beach at Ostional Wildlife Refuge in Guanacaste, preventing several olive ridley sea turtles from nesting along the coastline, as they...

Costa Rica employers optimistic about hiring in Q4

The best employment outlooks for the last quarter of 2015 are in the construction and services sectors, mostly in Heredia, Alajuela and in the coastal regions.

Costa Rica TV spot competes in World Tourism Organization contest

Costa Rica's singing animals are competing for the popular vote against tourism promotion ads from over 50 countries.

Rescuers free dogs, birds in another puppy mill raid

Rescuers found beagles, Chihuahuas and American Staffordshire Terriers during the raid, along with 39 birds.

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