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2015 was a record year for Costa Rica tourist arrivals and revenue

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:38:51 +0000

Costa Rica set new records both for the number of tourist arrivals and tourism revenues in 2015, according to the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT).

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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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Archaeological sites worth visiting in Costa Rica

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 08:00:37 +0000

Costa Rica is famous for many things as a tourist destination: beaches, national parks teeming with wildlife, zip lining, rafting, volcanoes, etc. Yet, so many of the country’s subdued treasures are often overlooked. Among these attractions are a few very nice archaeological sites.

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Christmas Tamales – an essential part of Costa Rica’s holiday tradition

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 07:30:09 +0000

The Costa Rican tamal (the singular in Spanish is tamal‒tamale is English) is a work of art, wondrous to behold, and a culinary epiphany to consume. They are not always found at fiestas and fairs, but are an essential part of the Christmas holidays. Many families will make a large number of them before Christmas and try to keep them from being eaten too quickly. Everybody loves them. The handyman at my condo is fond of calling the winds that buffet the San José region around Christmas vientos tamaleros, tamale winds. They are more properly known as the vientos navideños, Christmas winds.

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Air Canada and Aeromexico latest airlines to include Costa Rica’s departure tax in ticket price

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:00:39 +0000

Air Canada and Aeromexico are the latest to include Costa Rica’s mandatory departure tax in the cost of their airline tickets, saving travelers time when leaving the country.

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Costa Rica implements stricter immigration, passport checks for travelers; causes airport delays

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:00:50 +0000

Costa Rica’s Directorate General of Immigration has implemented more stringent immigration and passport checks for those entering and leaving the country.

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Coiba Island: A haunted prison in paradise on Central America’s largest island

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:00:16 +0000

Occupying an area of 194 square miles, Coiba is the largest island of Central America and, until just over a decade ago, was one of the largest operating island prison systems in world history—next only to Australia, when it was used as a European penal colony in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Ten things you must do in Nicaragua, as told by adventure tourists

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:00:11 +0000

Email this page www.InsideCostaRica.com Editor’s note: You may need to be logged into Facebook to see the video below. Top 10 things to do in Nicaragua TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN NICARAGUA Estos turistas extranjeros nos muestran su top 10 de lugares por visitar en #Nicaragua If you are thinking of going to Nicaragua, […]

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Claro announces mobile calling to United States, Canada at same rate as local calls

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:46:34 +0000

Attention “gringo” expats. You are probably going to want to switch to mobile carrier Claro after reading this story.

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Costa Rica’s Liberia airport received first Southwest Airlines flight on Sunday

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:00:53 +0000

Costa Rica received the first flight to Central America by the world’s largest discount airline, Southwest Airlines on Sunday at the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste with 127 passengers onboard that departed from Houston, Texas.

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