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News Costa Rica Travel: Costa Rica's Liberia Airport Gets Facelift
News Costa Rica Travel: Costa Rica's Liberia Airport Gets Facelift. President Oscar Arias signed a contract to build a new airport terminal in Liberia, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste. He did this, following through on a campaign promise he would fulfill before he leaves office in May 2010.
Jun 25, 2009, 13:40

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News: Costa Rica Issues Alert for Arenal Volcano Region
News Costa Rica: Costa Rica Issues Alert for Arenal Volcano Region. Arenal Volcano could show “significant variations in the development of the volcanic process,” which could result in “an explosive eruption or damaging lava and rock flows.”
Jun 15, 2009, 09:26

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New Species Discovered in Costa Rica
News Costa Rica: Scientists from the University of Costa Rica's Science and Limnology Center (CIMAR) on Tuesday announced the discovery of two species of lion fish present off Punta Uva on the southern Caribbean coast.
Jun 5, 2009, 12:35

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News Central America: Costa Rica's Neighbor Reports First 5 Flu Cases
News Central America: Costa Rica's Neighbor Reports First 5 Flu Cases. As a result of the government's early efforts, Nicaragua was the last country in Central America to register any cases of swine flu.
Jun 4, 2009, 07:06

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Costa Rica Travel: Taca Airlines Reduces Corporate Prices by 35 percent
News Costa Rica: Costa Rica Travel: Taca Airlines Reduces Corporate Prices by 35 percent. Taca's business class travelling to Costa Rica, and other major routes within Central American destinations, will now be able to receive discounts of up to 35 percent.
Jun 4, 2009, 06:57

Costa Rica News : Business News
Costa Rica Business News: Chiquita Up in Profits, Down in Sales
Costa Rica Business News: Chiquita Up in Profits, Down in Sales. Chiquita Brands International’s net sales fell 10 percent, but it reversed a fourth-quarter loss and beat Wall Street’s earnings forecast in the process. Flooding in banana-growing areas of Panama and Costa Rica contributed to the decline.
May 5, 2009, 16:35

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Costa Rica Business News: Thousands of GSM Cellular Lines Sales Begin in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business News: Thousands of GSM Cellular Lines Sales Begin in Costa Rica. ICE says it expects some 12.000 new connections daily across areas of Costa Rica, as all agencies are working at full capacity to meet the demand.
May 5, 2009, 16:26

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Costa Rica News: Costa Rica "Probable" Flu Cases Increases To Eight
News Costa Rica: Costa Rica "Probable" Flu Cases Increases To Eight. The number of "probable" cases of the A/H1N1 flu or swine flu as it is more commonly referred to, has reached eight in Costa Rica. Two are presently in the hospital.
May 5, 2009, 16:13

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Costa Rica Blue Flag Award for Clean Beaches 2009
News Costa Rica: Costa Rica Blue Flag Award for Clean Beaches 2009: Costa Rica's beaches of Samara Sur, Hermosa de Jaco, Curú and Quesera were awarded the coveted Ecological Blue Flag for the first time this week.
Mar 25, 2009, 05:28

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News Costa Rica: Researchers Spot Giant Bull Sharks in Costa Rica
News Costa Rica: Researchers Spot Giant Bull Sharks in Costa Rica. Researchers caught a massive bull shark measuring approximately 13 feet off the Southern shores of the Osa Peninsula at the edge of Corcovado National Park.
Mar 17, 2009, 08:43

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Costa Rica News: Costa Rica's Plan for New Road From Quepos to Dominical Finally On Its Way
Costa Rica News: Dominical News: Costa Rica's Plan for New Road From Quepos to Dominical Finally On Its Way. Local Costa Rica residents have been waiting for years and were starting to doubt it ever coming into fruition.
Mar 14, 2009, 08:30

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Two Earthquake hit Costa Rica's Southern Zone
News Costa Rica: Two Earthquake hit Costa Rica's Southern Zone on Wednesday. The first, a magnitude 5.7 quake, struck near the mouth of the Golfo Dulce, and the second, magnitude 5.9, a few kilometers farther north in the gulf.
Mar 12, 2009, 06:20

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Costa Rica Fishing News: Costa Rica Fishing Boat Annual Inspection Begins in Guanacaste
Costa Rica Fishing: Costa Rica News: Costa Rica Fishing Boat Annual Inspection Begins in Guanacaste. Ministry of Transportation and Public Infrastructure’s (MOPT) Division and Navigation and Safety began inspecting all boats dedicated to fishing in the province of Guanacaste. This work will be done in coordination with the Port Captaincy of Playas del Coco, in Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula.
Mar 5, 2009, 05:34

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Costa Rica News: Baby Blue Whale Caught on Film
Costa Rica News: Baby Blue Whale Caught on Film. A baby blue whale filmed off Costa Rica is thought to have been the youngest ever captured on camera, according to a National Geographic documentary to air Sunday.
Mar 5, 2009, 05:27

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Costa Rican 6-day Race, a Big Challenge
News Costa Rica: Costa Rican 6-day Race, a Big Challenge for Miami woman. The 250-kilometer competition took more than 75 participants -- from eight countries -- through the jungle, rainforest and mountains as well as across single-track ridgelines, highlands and coastal ranges. They also raced through beaches, rocky outcroppings, reefs, rivers and estuaries.
Feb 13, 2009, 07:00