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San José, Costa Rica, One Of Top 10 Places To Visit Before You Die
By Annemarie Schulte, Arts & Culture Editor, theclackamasprint.com 1. New York City - While I’ve never been there (except to the airport), New York City makes this list [...]
Costa Rica – Live Longer, Better in its “Blue Zone”
Humberto Angulo swears by working hard, drinking castor oil every morning and keeping active is the secret to his longevity. Angulo, a resident of Carrillo, [...]
Half Of Costa Rica Connected To The Internet
At home, in the streets, on the bus, at work, school, play, everywhere people can be seen connected to the internet or their cellular phone doing all kinds of [...]
Toss a Brick for Mother’s Day and Support a Good Cause
Toss A Brick Or Two At Your Mom on Mother's Day What's a more thoughtful present for Mom this Mother's Day than a brick? And why not toss a few at some other mothers too. The [...]
The US Attraction To The Costa Rican Lifestyle
From Inside Costa Rica By Don G. Halbert These days, most of us are performing our daily tasks in a state of numbness, while day dreaming of a simpler life without the worries and stress we deal with on a daily basis. It's no secret the USA is in a constant state of fear with terror levels, economic disasters and gang violence dominating [...]
Visits To Costa Rica On The Increase
From Inside Costa Rica The effects of the world economic crisis seems to be behind us says the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT), reporting an increase in the number of visitors during the first trimester of the year. The tourism institute says that between January and March, Costa Rica received 65.800 more tourists that the same [...]
Exchange Rate To Move To “Floating Rate”, Said President-Elect Chinchilla
President-elect, Laura Chinchilla, said on Wednesday that the exchange rate will move from the current policy of bands to a floating rate system. The floating system would eliminate the upper and lower band that is now in use and the Banco Central (Central Bank) can intervene when it [...]
Costa Rica chooses first female president
Laura Chinchilla, a conservative opposed to abortion became Costa Rica's first female president with a convincing election triumph. Election results showed she won 47 per cent of the votes counted, ahead of her rivals. Latin America now has five women leaders. "Thank you, Costa Rica," Chinchilla said in an address in a hotel in the [...]
There’s a Mouse In The Toaster
Copacabana Desire Hotel manager Luis gets a call from the hotel and somewhere in the conversation, mouse in the toaster comes up. He comes running back to the hotel as he had been down the street having dinner. When he gets back he finds that the mouse in the toaster is the band playing for the night. After having a good laugh, we all sat back and [...]
Romantic Honeymoons Costa Rica Is The Place To Be
One of the most key parts of wedding preparations is the honeymoon and that’s how it should be! It is a time that is very special and couples can enjoy each other and the vacation of their dreams. Some couples like to go on cruises, for example, and some like to discover a place which is secluded and private. Amazing Costa Rica has it [...]
