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Palmares Festival Around the
Corner
This is the season for
festivals, actitivities
organized by local
municipalities. Following the
Zapote (San José) Fair has
always been Palmares and
Puntarenas.
Lowest Inflation in 10 years
At 9.43 percent, last year’s
inflation was the lowest in the
last decade, according to the
National Statistics and Census
Bureau (INEC in Spanish).
Foreigners Fail Exams
In
order to obtain Costa Rican
citizenship, foreigners have to
take exams in Social Studies and
Spanish, but half of the
applicants fail, mostly because
of their lack of knowledge in
the history and geography of the
country.
Hotel for
Health Tourists
Group Uriel announced that it
will invest us$25 million to
build a hotel specializing in
addressing the needs of tourists
who come to Costa Rica in order
to subject themselves to medical
treatment.
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