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  1. Conn. firefighter killed by car in Costa Rica


    Newsday - 17 hours ago

    (AP) — Hartford fire officials say a veteran firefighter has been struck and killed by a car while vacationing in Costa Rica. District Chief Carol Stiles ...
    Hartford Firefighter Killed In Costa Rica- FOX CT
    Hartford Firefighter Killed While On Vacation- WFSB Hartford
    Firefighter Killed While On Vacation- NBC Connecticut
    all 13 news articles »


  2. Victoria-based crew prompts rescue of BC pair off Costa Rica


    Victoria Times Colonist - Louise Dickson - 19 hours ago

    Coast Guard officer Mike Stacey contacted the rescue centre in Costa Rica and was told they had sent a plane out, found nothing and shut down the search. ...
  3. Costa Rica Stages Festival of Lights for Christmas


    Latin American Herald Tribune - 12 hours ago

    SAN JOSE – Thousands of Costa Ricans took to the main avenue in San Jose on the ... ago and which is now one of the most anticipated events in Costa Rica. ...
    Who Does Artificial Devaluation Hurt?- Inside Costa Rica
    all 2 news articles »
  4. US Navy Ship Takes On Costa Rican Lawmakers For Tour


    Inside Costa Rica - 1 day ago

    In a refueling and supply stop in Golfito, the USS Doyle, and its 211 crew took the opportunity to show their wares off to a group Costa Rica's legislators, ...
    Costa Rica Remains Open To Options In Face Of Nicaragua's ...- Inside Costa Rica
    Costa Rica Budgets us$2 Million A Year For Legal Fees In Nicaragua ...- Inside Costa Rica
    Costa Rica Proposes Sit Down With Nicaragua. "Daniel" Says No- Inside Costa Rica
    The Union Leader - Tico Times
    all 49 news articles »


  5. Costa Rican Art Museum to remain open through holidays


    Tico Times - Katie Onheiber - 6 hours ago

    Spiffed Up: The newly restored Costa Rican Art Museum will keep its doors open throughout December. For the first time in its history, the Costa Rican Art ...


  6. Overcrowding in Costa Rica Prisons Worries Authorities


    Latin American Herald Tribune - 12 hours ago

    SAN JOSE – Costa Rican judicial authorities are concerned about the overcrowding in the country's prisons, which official figures released Sunday show to be ...
  7. MS treatment in Costa Rica: Medical miracle or just common sense?


    Globe and Mail - Les Perreaux - 1 day ago

    As well as being of ordinary means, most of the 20 patients say they have come to Costa Rica – where Clinica Biblica has treated more than 300 Canadians ...


  8. Former Costa Rican coach wishes T&T success


    The Trinidad Guardian - 14 hours ago

    Rodrigo Kenton, the man who was at the helm of the Costa Rica National Team for Russell Latapy's first match as head coach of T&T, was in Trinidad this week ...


  9. Costa Rica Scientists Investigate Sea Turtle Deaths in Pacific


    Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago

    SAN JOSE – Scientists are studying the causes of death of at least 10 Kemp's Ridley turtles in Costa Rica's southern Pacific region, and the reasons why ...
    All Systems Go as Costa Rica Real Estate Project Moves Forward on ...- Benzinga
    all 5 news articles »


  10. Peru's national youth volleyball team beats Costa Rica 3-0


    Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 1 day ago

    Peru's National youth volleyball team, led by coach Natalia Malaga, beat Costa Rica with a convincing 3-0 win (25-8, 25-12, 25-6) in a friendly preparation ...
  11. Ortega Willing To Talk But Without Conditions Or The OAS


    Inside Costa Rica - 21 hours ago

    Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega said that he would be willing to meet with Costa Rica's president Laura Chinchilla, to dialogue on the border dispute, ...
    Nicaragua Says Relations with USA Respectful- Inside Costa Rica
    all 2 news articles »


  12. Costa Rica Places 4th Of Top 10 Best Ethical Destinations


    Inside Costa Rica - 1 day ago

    Ethical Traveler, a project of the Earth Island Institute, based in San Francisco, ranks Costa Rica in the 2010/2011 ""The Developing World's 10 Best ...
    Costa Rica Ranked in Top 10 Best Ethical Destinations- The Costa Rica News
    Ethical travel destinations unveiled: Argentina, Barbados, Chile- Independent
    all 3 news articles »
  13. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa Is Offering To Mediate Costa ...


    Inside Costa Rica - 21 hours ago

    Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, has decided to throw his hat in the Nicaragua - Costa Rica ring by offering himself as mediator to the border conflict. ...
  14. Does Nicaragua consider Costa Rica a threat to national security?


    Tico Times - Tim Rogers - 5 days ago

    Ex-foreign minister says Chinchilla has “gone out on a limb” by declaring Nicaragua an enemy, and that Costa Rica's president is “acting more Nicaraguan ...
    "Wild Bill" Lived In Costa Rica For More Than A Year- Inside Costa Rica
    More Costa Rica Special Trained Police to Move to Disputed Border Area- The Costa Rica News
    Find the Best All-Inclusive Costa Rica Resort Vacations- AOL Travel News
    People's Daily Online - EastDay.com
    all 23 news articles »


  15. Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre Victoria lauded for helping save ...


    Victoria Times Colonist - Jeff Bell - 6 hours ago

    The 30-year-old Kelowna man had known all weekend that his 64-year-old father, John, and John's best friend, Jud Baker, were lost at sea off the Costa Rican ...
  16. Costa Rica's new National Stadium built without a parking plan


    Tico Times - Adam Williams - 1 day ago

    Parking at Costa Rica's new National Stadium in western San José is an unsolved riddle. A Tico Times investigation found that only 200 parking spaces exist ...


  17. Beach Water Quality Excellent


    Inside Costa Rica - 21 hours ago

    Time was when rip currents were not the only hazard in swimming or surfing at Costa Rican beaches. Sea water contamination three decades ago meant that ...
  18. My 'eco' paradise: Ruby Wax goes green in Costa Rica


    Independent - Ruby Wax - 2 days ago

    Costa Rica was practically the nation that invented the prefix, and I immediately thought: "Here we go, we'll all have to eat our young to keep that ...
  19. All-Gay Costa Rica Cruise in March 2011


    Gayapolis - 1 day ago

    ... Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen will headline its all-gay Costa Rica cruise in 2011. Chicago-based Armstrong and Allen have been performing for 15 years. ...
  20. Trapped Chilean Miners Robbed in Costa Rica


    Inside Costa Rica - 3 days ago

    After being trapped underground for 70 days this year, Chilean miners Juan Llnaes and Raul Bustos, while visiting Costa Rica this past weekend, ...
    Chilean miners robbed in Costa Rica- Tico Times
    all 2 news articles »
  21. Mission work leaves teen wanting more


    The North Bay Nugget - Jennifer Hamilton-Mccharles - 46 minutes ago

    Rogerson has travelled to Sarchi, Costa Rica, a couple of times -- he went with the ... If there was a place I could be right now, it would be Costa Rica. ...
  22. Spain eyes role in Costa Rica-Nicaragua border spat


    AFP - 4 Dec 2010

    MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — Spain Saturday offered to help resolve a festering border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Spain's top diplomat said at ...
    Pope knocks Costa Rica in vitro fertilization bill- Tico Times
    Costa Rica's BTC To Build Intel's Low Cost PC- Inside Costa Rica
    Pope urges Costa Rica to defend life issues- Catholic News Agency
    EnerPub - NASDAQ
    all 42 news articles »


  23. Costa Rica's OIJ Now On Facebook


    Inside Costa Rica - 1 day ago

    However, today social networks have become such an integral part of everyday life, in Costa Rica... even the Judicial Police have decided to go online.
  24. Yule love a laid-back holiday in Central American hot spot


    Vancouver Sun - Joseph Kula - 2 days ago

    By Joseph Kula LIBERIA, Costa Rica — How would you like to spend your Christmas ... To experience Christmas in Costa Rica is to return to the roots of the ...
  25. Costa Rica President Orders More Police To Nicaragua Border


    Inside Costa Rica - 2 Dec 2010

    The police reinforcements ordered by Chinchilla are to reinforce the mouths of the Colorado and San Carlos rivers, both in Costa Rica. ...
    Nicaragua white paper blasts Costa Rica- Tico Times
    Costa Rica sending police to border dispute area- Washington Post
    New Costa Rican rule cracks down on illegal shark finning- Tico Times
    Tico Times - Christian Science Monitor
    all 87 news articles »


  26. Costa Rica Obtains Support From OAS But No Changes Expected As ...


    Inside Costa Rica - 4 days ago

    Costa Rica on Tuesday obtained the support of 24 member nations at the special meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of American States (OAS) in ...
    Costa Rica To Ask For Support Of Four Countries For Nicaragua's ...- Inside Costa Rica
    OAS Secretary General Insulza Delivers Report to Foreign Ministers ...- ISRIA (registration)
    all 3 news articles »


  27. Costa Rica's EARTH University Celebrates 18h Anniversary


    Inside Costa Rica - 2 days ago

    The ceremony will include a keynote address by Franklin Chang-Díaz, Costa Rican-American astronaut, physicist and chairman and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket ...
  28. Costa Rica's coffee farmers find another way to grind out a profit


    Christian Science Monitor - Sarah Birke - 5 days ago

    As Costa Rica's coffee sales falter, farmers are turning to tours of their farms and production process to plump up their profits from this waning cash crop ...
    Costa Rica Hosts II Successful International Ecotourism Conference- PR Web (press release)
    all 2 news articles »


  29. Beautiful Villa in a Private Reserve on Costa Rica's Coast – New ...


    PRLog.Org (press release) - 21 hours ago

    PRLog (Press Release) – Dec 12, 2010 – Welcome Beyond is happy to announce that Villa Mayana in Puntarenas, Costa Rica is now part of our selection of ...
  30. Mayoral Election Results in Costa Rica


    The Costa Rica News - Jodie Upchurch - 6 days ago

    The National Liberation Party (PLN) won 58 of 80 votes in the elections yesterday, which represented 72% of the cantons in Costa Rica. ...
  31. Overcrowding Threatens Security in Costa Rican Prisons


    Inside Costa Rica - 2 days ago

    Costa Rica's prisons face overcrowding of 23.6%, representing a high security risk, says the ministro de Justicia, Hernando Paris said. ...
  32. Costa Rican FM hails FTA with China


    Xinhua - Deng Shasha - 4 Dec 2010

    4 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro said on Saturday that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China will help his country overcome the ...
  33. Former Costa Rican president says 'the power is in our hands' to ...


    The DePauw - Allison Marino - Christine DiGangi - 4 days ago

    Armed with a message for peace and the experience to back it up, Oscar Arias, former president of Costa Rica presented students, staff and faculty with his ...
    Costa Rica: Revised Country Plan 2011 (MAACR001)- ReliefWeb (press release)
    "Particularly Urgent" Choices Face Our World, Nobel Peace Prize ...- DePauw University
    all 4 news articles »


  34. Nicaragua Blames Costa Rica for Polluting Río San Juan


    Tico Times - Tim Rogers - 26 Nov 2010

    The ongoing dispute over the Río San Juan has led to an environmental war of words between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Who's the Environmental Villain? ...
    Nicaragua takes as canceled meeting with Costa Rica- Fox News
    Slim Hopes for Binational Meeting in Costa Rica- Tico Times
    Costa Rica Headed To The UN Over Conflict With Nicaragua- Inside Costa Rica
    Tico Times - Tico Times
    all 146 news articles »


  35. Yule love a laid-back holiday in Central American hot spot


    The Province - Joseph Kula - 1 day ago

    To experience Christmas in Costa Rica is to return to the roots of the Christian holiday which, traditionally, celebrates the birth of Christ. ...
  36. DON'T LEAVE IT TO CHANCE - EXPLORE COSTA RICA WITH A PIONEERING ...


    TravPR.com (press release) - 1 day ago

    If you're planning a visit to Costa Rica this year then it's now possible to conduct comprehensive research from the comfort of your home. (TRAVPR. ...
  37. Southern Comfort


    New Europe - Andy Carling - 14 hours ago

    Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica entered into a partnership through the ... These common challenges, for example, may have been solved in Costa Rica, ...
  38. Make Sure Your Cell Phone or GPS Is Approved For Use In Costa Rica


    Inside Costa Rica - 1 day ago

    The approved phones are those phones on the Sutel list of units that have, according to the regulator, passed the test of working properly in Costa Rica. ...
  39. Zip, sliding away in Costa Rica


    Toronto Star - Kathryn Folliott - 5 days ago

    Fuelled by a great tourism slogan — “No Artificial Ingredients” — Costa Rica was one of the first out of the gate years ago with a safe and well-organized ...
  40. Nicaragua General Denounces Honduras, Costa Rica Plot


    Inside Costa Rica - 29 Nov 2010

    The top military leader said that proof of those declarations is Costa Rica denunciations accusing the Nicaragua of falsely of invading Costa Rican ...
    Costa Rica Tops Nicaragua in UNCAF U-20 Qualifying- Inside Costa Rica
    Costa Rica With Its Own Book Of Truths Over The Nicaragua Dispute- Inside Costa Rica
    'Costa Rica to blame for river pollution'- Press TV
    PRLog.Org (press release) - Boxscore News
    all 16 news articles »
  41. Costa Rican Amador Settling In To Become a Movistar


    Inside Costa Rica - Bjorn Haake - 3 days ago

    The rider who hails from Costa Rica has settled in the Basque Region, training hard for what he hopes to become a breakout season. ...
  42. Beach soccer: Costa Rica beats Bahamas in opener, 5-2


    Bahamas Tribune - Brent Stubbs - 2 Dec 2010

    The Bahamas men's team lost their opener to Costa Rica, 5-2, yesterday in the first game of the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup ...
    Beach soccer: Bahamas winless but remains optimistic- Bahamas Tribune
    Four Return to CONCACAF Beach Soccer Semifinals- Boxscore News
    CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships: El Salvador, USA Prevail on ...-Boxscore News
    The Bahama Journal - Boxscore News
    all 40 news articles »


  43. Costa Rica's Border War with Nicaragua: A Boost for Ortega?


    TIME - Tim Rogers - 19 Nov 2010

    In early November, Costa Rica accused Nicaragua of invading its territory and destroying protected forests as part of the Sandinista government's ...
    Costa Rica Has Three Seasons: Dry, Rainy And Its Conflicts With ...- Inside Costa Rica
    Costa Rica files case against Nicaragua- CNN International
    Canada Denies Offering to Send Peacekeepers to Costa Rican ...- Tico Times
    Inside Costa Rica - Bloomberg
    all 293 news articles » GOOG
  44. Fate of MS patients abroad brings new dilemma for doctors


    Toronto Star - Joanna Smith - 20 Nov 2010

    Mahir Mostic of Niagara Falls, Ont., died in Costa Rica after being treated ... What is known is that he first travelled to Costa Rica in June to receive a ...
    Calgary MS patients divided on overseas death- CBC.ca
    MS patient dies after neck surgery in Costa Rica- Macleans.ca
    Canadian MS patient dies overseas- Toronto Sun
    Globe and Mail - CTV.ca
    all 153 news articles »


  45. Latin America Countries Plan Electricity Integration


    Bernama - 3 days ago

    Presidents from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama met to discuss how to reinforce the electricity network with high tension ...
  46. Costa Rica's Former President Oscar Arias May Have To Stand Trial


    Inside Costa Rica - 26 Nov 2010

    Costa Rican magistrates recommended that the Ministerio Público open a trial against former president Oscar Arias, after irregularities detected in the ...
    Costa Rica court annuls Infinito Gold concession- Reuters Africa
    Costa Rica court strikes down gold mine concession- AFP
    CR Court: 'No' to Gold Mine- Tico Times
    BusinessWeek - NASDAQ
    all 29 news articles » CVE:IG
  47. Chile miners: Film plans 'very advanced' says on of rescued


    Mirror.co.uk - 6 Dec 2010

    Juan Illanes said on a visit to Costa Rica that discussions are “very advanced and we hope there are results soon”. “It's a business deal and when that's ...
    Chilean miners close to film deal- The Press Association
    all 245 news articles »


  48. Costa Rican business tax would help boost security


    Tico Times - Chrissie Long - 4 days ago

    A Costa Rican bill that would raise taxes for business owners passed a legislative committee Tuesday. Lawmakers want to use revenue from the tax to fund ...
  49. The Canadian search for MS miracles in Costa Rica


    Globe and Mail - Les Perreaux - 27 Nov 2010

    Watching internal pictures from X-ray and ultrasound monitors, Dr. Fallas and his five-man Costa Rican team use a thin metal wire a few feet long to guide a ...


  50. Costa Rican airport releases land for commercial development


    MoodieReport - Melody Ng - 4 days ago

    COSTA RICA. Coriport SA, the concessionaire for the airport development project at Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR), ...


  51. First man to run Ruta de las Conquistadores does it in 82 hours


    Tico Times - Chrissie Long - 6 hours ago

    “I enjoyed every moment, and I got to see Costa Rica in a way that few foreigners do.” Posting on his blog a few days after the run, Laughlin wrote, ...


  52. Costa Rica Group Tour Deal: 50% Off, 12/8 Only


    About - News & Issues - 4 days ago

    Student travel agency STA has a hot Costa Rica student travel deal on today (12/8/10) only: 50% off Costa Rica group tours. That's $325 for a Costa Rica ...
    Special Fam-Tastic® Rates Offer Deep Savings to Travel Agents at ...- Benzinga
    all 4 news articles » MAR


  53. Strong Cold Winds Gone, Showers To Linger In Costa Rica


    Inside Costa Rica - 3 days ago

    Although the strong cold winds will be gone by later today (Thursday), best not to put away the umbrella just yet, especially in the northern zone and ...


  54. Fellow MS sufferer's death no deterrent, Ontario woman says


    Globe and Mail - Bertrand Marotte - 21 Nov 2010

    The recent death of fellow Ontario resident Mahir Mostic from complications after receiving a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment at a Costa Rican ...
    MS patients need help now- Montreal Gazette
    Ontario Woman Ready to get Operated at Costa Rican Clinic- TopNews United States
    Despite complications local MS patients still back 'liberation'- Hamilton Spectator
    Winnipeg Free Press - Visit Bulgaria
    all 22 news articles »


  55. Costa Rica to play Argentina at new stadium


    USA Today - 24 Nov 2010

    SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica will inaugurate its new stadium, donated by China at a cost of $85 million, with a friendly against Argentina on ...
  56. Captain Favorite's Fishing Forum Week of December 13, 2010


    The Bradenton Times - 4 hours ago

    She was vacationing in Costa Rica. Fishing Q&A: Are there any limits or regulations for catching sharks? New shark regulations took effect January 19, ...


  57. Where Is The COHA In The Costa Rica - Nicaragua Conflict?


    Inside Costa Rica - 22 Nov 2010

    Responding to emails from readers on their silence on the recent conflict between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) - a ...
    Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Unholy Alliance- The Costa Rica News
    OAS Calls Foreign Ministers Meeting on Costa Rica-Nicaragua Spat- Latin American Herald Tribune
    San Juan Dredging Conflict Goes to The Hague- Dredging Today
    Colombia Reports - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 10 news articles »


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