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Watch celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver’s take on a healthy Costa Rican classic (VIDEO)

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 08:00:46 +0000

Celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver was recently inspired by a trip to Costa Rica where he received a taste of the traditional Sopa Negra (literally, ‘black soup’), a healthy and traditionally Costa Rican black bean soup – which is also known in Costa Rica as a remedy the morning after a few too many drinks.

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Arrest warrant issued for Bill Cosby in 2004 sexual assault case

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 07:30:23 +0000

Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman after allegedly drugging her at his Pennsylvania home 12 years ago.

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After agreement, world leaders look to enforce climate deal

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 08:00:32 +0000

After more than a week of negotiations, nearly 200 nations signed the United Nations COP21 climate agreement in Paris Sunday, as leaders looked to ensure the terms of that environmental pact would be binding.

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Waste-to-energy plant will turn plastic bags into synthetic fuel in Nicaragua’s capital

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:00:16 +0000

The plant will have the capacity to process 20 tons per day of plastic waste, producing about 100 barrels of synthetic fuel per day.

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2015 Carnival de Limon is canceled

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:00:15 +0000

The annual carnival in Limon, part of the Municipal Cultural Week which celebrates Columbus’ discovery of the Americas on October 12th, 1492, typified in Octobers of years past with a week-long carnival of dance troupes, parades, street dances, and plenty of the unique foods of the Limon province, has been canceled, municipal officials confirm.

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Bird-friendly bladeless wind energy turbines could be coming soon

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:00:47 +0000

Wind turbines are efficient sources of cheap energy but also a source of concern as their huge spinning blades frequently kill birds and bats. A new type of wind generator developed in Spain offers a creative solution to that problem.

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Movie brings to life Costa Rican town caught between poverty and drug trade

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Mon, 25 May 2015 10:00:24 +0000

Some 20 miles off the coast between Colombia and Honduras, a marine phenomenon named Dos Aguas (Two Waters) takes place. “Two sea currents meet there. Anything arriving remains afloat. Drug traffickers throw their shipments overboard, to later rescue them and smuggle them into the country,” read the opening titles of a new film by Costa Rica native Patricia Velázquez.

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Marc Anthony and Carlos Vives announce new tour to include Costa Rica

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:00:31 +0000

Carlos Vives and Marc Anthony just announced they’ll be giving concerts together next September in their tour which will be called “UNIDO2.” The two singers held a press conference in Miami where they spoke about the exciting new project and revealed their tour dates, before announcing it on both their Twitter pages. “We have a beautiful friendship and it’s always been a dream of mine to share the stage with him at this level. We have a great production with more lights than ever, great sound and we’re setting up a great show,” said Marc Anthony, who will be performing some of the concerts by himself.

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One million people will pack the streets of Costa Rica’s capital on Saturday

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:02:24 +0000

Email this page www.InsideCostaRica.com December 12th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Some one million people will fill the streets of Paseo Colon and Second Avenue in Costa Rica’s capital city from 6 p.m. on Saturday for the annual spectacle known as the Festival de la Luz (Festival of Light). The festival has been an annual holiday tradition […]

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Get to know Costa Rica’s capital city with new tour beginning December 16th

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:27:11 +0000

Email this page www.InsideCostaRica.com December 9th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) In an attempt to offer similar city tours to those in other major cities like London, a new company called VIP City Bus will begin offering tours of Costa Rica’s capital city in a specially designed double-decker tour bus from December 16th. The tours will cost […]

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