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Video
courtesy
of
Telenoticias |
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Bootlegging Big Business in
Costa Rica
Selling contraband liquor is big
business in Costa Rica, as
suppliers to restaurants and "licoreras"
(liquor stores) take advantage
of the border controls in Paso
Canoas and the lower prices in
Panama. |
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Costa Rica Tourist Arrivals Drop in 2009
After 2008 Record Increase
After a record arrivals of 2.51 million in
2008, a steady annual increase since the
2.06 million in 20006 and 2.29 million in
2007, Costa Rica recorded a drop to 2.29
million for 2009. Arrival numbers are
forecast to tick up again in 2010, and to
grow at an average rate of 2.2% until the
end of our forecast period in 2013.
Barrio
Chino (Chinatown) Project
Underway In San José
The area known as Paseo de los
Estudiantes in downtown San José
has been chosen as the site for
"Barrio Chino" (Chinatown), in
an official ceremony that
included Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, Municipalidad de
San José mayor, Johnny Araya and
the mayor of Beijing, Guo
Jinlong, to place the
cornerstone for the project.
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New
Grant to
Support
Discovery
and
Innovation
in the
Americas
The
Costa
Rican
National
Council
for
Scientific
and
Technological
Research
(CONICIT),
in
association
with the
Costa
Rica-United
States
of
America
Foundation
(CRUSA),
the
National
Center
for
Supercomputing
Applications
(NCSA)
at the
University
of
Illinois.
Teachers
On
Strike
Today
As
promised
over the
weekend,
teachers
are on
strike
today to
make
their
point to
the
ministerio
de
Educación
Pública
(MEP)
over the
continuing
problems
in
delays
in
paying
the "percentil
45".
ARESEP
Once
Again
Sanctions
ICE For
Overcharges
The
Autoridad
Reguladora
de
Servicios
Públicos
(ARESEP)
has once
again
sanctioned
the
Instituto
Costarricense
de
Electricidad
(ICE)
for
excessive
charges,
this
time for
its 900
service. |
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Surfs Up
If you like surfing you will truly love and I mean L.O.V.E. Mal Pais, Costa Rica. Perched on the southwestern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, this idyllic surf spot pulls wave seekers from across the globe. |
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• Legal
&
Wedding
Services
in
Guanacaste |
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BlackBerry
Storm 2,
Challenges
iPhone
BlackBerry
maker
Research
In
Motion
has
unveiled
the
Storm 2,
a new
version
of its
touch
screen
Storm
smartphone,
marking
its
latest
move in
the
battle
with
Apple's
iPhone.
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