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Costa Rica joins Pacific Alliance

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:59 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 24th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica joined the Pacific Alliance as a full member yesterday. The alliance so far consists of Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru. The Alliance also approved the accession of seven new countries as observers: Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Paraguay, Portugal, and the Dominican Republic. To join the [...]

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Attorney General threatens jail for anyone leaking info on Chinchilla ‘drug jet’ scandal

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:26 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 24th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Attorney General, Jorge Chavarria, threatened yesterday to prosecute and possibly jail any official who discloses any information to the press surrounding the investigation of President Laura Chinchilla’s recent trip to Peru, in which she flew in a private jet linked to Gabriel Morales Fallon, a Colombian businessman suspected of having [...]

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Significant rainfall expected throughout the country today

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:16 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 24th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The rainy season will finally get underway today, according to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). Strong rains are expected to begin in the Caribbean today, before spreading to the rest of the country. The heaviest rains are expected to reach the Central Valley and the Pacific late today, where [...]

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Manuel Antonio ranked as best beach in Central America

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:22:33 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 24th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Eight of the ten best beaches in Central America are located in Costa Rica, according to the “Travellers Choice 2013” ranking by TripAdvisor, released yesterday. The best beach in Central America, according to users of the web site, is Manuel Antonio, located on the Central Pacific coast of Costa [...]

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Construction begins on $170 million Paradisus Papagayo

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:01 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 24th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Swiss-funded development firm, SunVesta Holding AG, announced yesterday the start of construction of the Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villas in Papagayo, Guanacaste. The new resort will be operated by Melia chain from Spain, under its Paradisus Resorts luxury brand. Although the company did not disclose [...]

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Costa Rica and Colombia sign Free Trade Agreement

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:26 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Yesterday afternoon, President Laura Chinchilla, along with her Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, signed a Free Trade Agreement between the two nations. President Chinchilla said that Costa Rica and Colombia have a shared vision, and that free trade is an essential tool for business and social well being for [...]

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AyA: Arsenic in the water supply is “not our fault”

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:26:46 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) has responded to the Constitutional Court regarding arsenic contamination of the water supply in several communities in Guanacaste and San Carlos. In its response, AyA recognized that the water supplies were indeed contaminated, but said that the situation is not [...]

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Thunderstorms expected in Central Valley today

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:27 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) is forecasting thunderstorm activity in the Central Valley beginning this afternoon, with the risk of dangerous lightening and possible flash flooding near rivers and streams. IMN is recommending residents to keep a watchful eye on rivers, streams, and city storm sewers for possible flash [...]

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Community demands AyA provide potable water

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:58 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Residents of the Alto Esperanzas community in Perez Zeledon are demanding that the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) provide their community with drinking water. The 100 families who live in this community, located about 15 kilometers away from the city of San Isidro de El General, [...]

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Future Astronauts Could Print Food

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:29 +0000

www.InsideCostaRica.com Matthew Hiburn for VOA Astronauts on future missions to Mars may be able to dial up a pizza via a 3D printer. NASA announced it awarded a $125,000 grant to Systems & Materials Research Corporation’s Anjan Contractor, who has already designed the printer. The head of the printer will be fed with a combination [...]

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