Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Costa Rica News Digest

Interested in Costa Rica?

Here's a website that has a digest of news reports about Costa Rica. Costa Rica Todo. Each one has a link to the full article.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/19/2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/19/06

Milwaukee zoo workers try to help save frogs from deadly fungus

By 2005, the fungus had killed frogs in the upper altitude forests of Mexico and Costa Rica and been spotted in Panama.

Winona Daily News

Ethanol use can strengthen U.S. Latin America relations

Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Jamaica are all reportedly exploring ethanol production

CentreDaily

Suzanne Hunt - Biofuels Project Manager

International Affairs and Natural Resource Management from American University and the UN's University for Peace in Costa Rica.

World Watch Institute

Oscar Says: Guzman Romped But Tried Too Hard For Hometown Knockout In DR

Obando might be best described as the Sean "X" Gibbons of Costa Rica.

East Side Boxing

Professional commitments putting Pink's marriage in trouble

The singer and the motocross star got married in January 2006 in Costa Rica

Daily India

Costa Rica Photos

Monday, December 18, 2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/18/2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12.17.06

Holiday rush for poinsettia growers

Flower Fields brand and developed operations in Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica.

Hortinews

Some go the distance to give

Annual trip to Latin America, this year traveling to Costa Rica to deliver Christmas gifts to needy children.

Home News Tribune

Costa Rica celebrates Festival of Lights

Costa Rica celebrated the Festival of Lights and like all festival of lights it was for better tidings and thankfulness.

NDTV

Central America to open partnership talks with EU in 2007

SICA, established in 1993, groups Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, and it is headquartered in El Salvador's capital San Salvador.

People's Daily Online

Canada's 'War-on-Terror' Immigration Policy

Their mother, an illegal immigrant from Costa Rica, "and threatened to take them away if she did not turn up within half an hour."

Scoop

Partnership spans from Oregon to Costa Rica

Oregon is the only U.S. state that has let any adult travel to its POA partner, Costa Rica," he said.

Statesmen Journal

Costa Rica Real Estate Listings

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Crime for Costa Rica Expats

Crime for Costa Rica

Costa Rica Expats reviews a bit from Costa Rica Jones blog about crime in Costa Rica. Have a look for yourself. A beautiful place to visit, but maybe one needs their head examined if they plan on living there!

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Costa Rica News Bit 12/17/2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/17/06

Big investors aim to turn an up-and-coming tourist spot in Mexico int o a playground for the super-rich.

Mario Chacon, who holds a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Costa Rica, was stationed in various parts of the world as an executive officer

LA Times

A view from the top

Steven and Pillar Dobbs were the winning bidders for the deluxe trip to Costa Rica.

Press Telegram

Step aboard a historic ship

For a more meditative trip, cons ider an ashram, such as the Siddha Yoga ashrams in Mexico and Costa Rica

Indy Star

UD's next president is 'a font of ideas'

Before starting at UD on Jul y 1, Harker will attend meetings in Costa Rica, Switzerland and Hong Kong

Deleware Online

Dest inations: New Year's Eve, Costa Rica and Key West

Two 10-day trips to southern Costa Rica early next year. Guests will travel to the private reserve Hacienda Baru

Miami Herald

Costa Rica Tavel Directory

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/16/2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/16/06

Whitney Information Network, Inc. Receives Grand Jury Subpoena

individual investment strategies in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Costa Rica.

Business Wire

The thrills and spills of kayak surfing

a member of the US West Coast kayak surfing team that won the world championship in Costa Rica last year.

Taipei Times

Colombian government supports Pinto as national team coach

He also coached Costa Rica's national team and won titles for Alajuelense of Costa Rica and Alianza Lima of Peru.

People's Daily Online

Bigelow Laboratory Executive Director Sandy Sage announces retirement

the estuarine laboratory in Lusby Md., the Stroud Center in Avondale, Pa., and Maritza Laboratory in Costa Rica.

Boothbay Register

Jamaica's foreign policy

There are the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, Bermuda and Costa Rica, to name a few, along with some others from the Eastern Caribbean.

Jamacia Observer

Pupils map out strategies

Which Latin American country celebrated 100 years of democracy in 1989?" (Answer: Costa Rica).

Florida Today

Ark City native died last summer trying to rescue students in Costa Rica

teacher Brett Carlson, formerly of Ark City, and three of his students drowned while on an educational trip to Costa Rica.

ArkCity.Net

Costa Rica Forum

Friday, December 15, 2006

Costa Rica News Bit 12/15/2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/15/06

Truth behind why developed countries help poor ones reduce their green house gas emissions

investment in the conversion of marginal agricultural lands to commercial tree plantations in Costa Rica

Daily India

The number of University of Rochester undergraduates who study abroad has hit a 10-year high

Spain, Barcelona in particular, takes the lead as the most popular destination, but other countries include Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Ecuador.

Press Release

A Toast to the High Seas

they can slip into smaller ports in the Greek isles, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, and the other 47 countries where the ships call.

Wine Enthusiast

Busy people can 'book' a trip now

tagging leatherback turtles in Costa Rica. Generally, the text is spare, but it's presented with the sort of authoritative tone

USA Today

Delta

to Liberia and Guatemala City, the respective capitals of Costa Rica and Guatemala.

CheapFlights

Ministers Ready CentAm Summit

Costa Rica is holding from Saturday the 22nd Summit of the Heads of States or Government of the Central American Integration System (SICA)

Prensa Latina

Costa Rica Travel Forum

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/14/2006

Costa Rica News Bits 12/14/06

Citigroup expands central American operations by acquiring Grupo Cuscatlan

Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, is one of the leading financial groups in Central America.

PRDomain Business Register

Put A Termite In Your Tank

They are collecting termites in Costa Rica, hoping to harness the bugs' ability to digest cellulose.

Business Week Online

Person of the Day

Alex has been to various countries including Costa Rica, Mexico and the Bahamas through running.

Cayman Net News

Wind Surf Adds New Dives in Caribbean

Windstar's scuba diving program is also offered on the msy Wind Star in Costa Rica and the msy Wind Spirit sailing out of St. Thomas in the Caribbean.

About Cruises

N.C. angler lands billfish championship

In Costa Rica, he was showered with champagne by his fellow anglers.

newsobserver.com

Fish plant caught up in changes

daily catch arrives by truck, having been caught in waters off Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica and as far away as Fiji and Australia.

LA Times



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