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Tourism Minister
Admits Tourism is Down In The Last Six Months
The last semester of 2008 was not very
positive for the tourism sector as the start of the "high" tourism
season began with a decrease in the number of visitors to the
country, a trend that began last July.
Local Tourists Prefer Guanacaste
For Summer Vacation
InfoWebPress – Despite the
difficult economic situation, Costa Ricans are planning to go on
vacation this coming summer and the province of Guanacaste remains
their favorite destination.
Guanacaste Ethanol Pilot Plan To Go
National
InfoWebPress – The sale of biofuels will begin countrywide during
March following the evaluation of a pilot plan conducted in
Guanacaste. In this manner, all gasoline sold in the country will
have 7 percent ethanol content.
ICE Defends Right To Raise
Telephone Rents Without Approval
The president of the
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Pedro Pablo Quirós,
said the telephone rate increase the public institution gave itself
will be in force as soon as it is published in La Gaceta.
Donated Trains To Arrive
Next Month
The train donated by the
government of Spain and
will be used in the San
José - Heredia are
expected to arrive by
mid February according
to the president of the
Instituto Costarricense
de Ferrocarriles (Incofer),
Miguel Carabaguíaz.
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Real
estate
signs
usually
post
"for
sale".
However,
this
unusual
real
estate
sign in
the
Papagayo,
Guanacaste,
says the
property
is "NOT
FOR
SALE",
deterring
potential
buyers
from
being
swindled.
Several
similar
signs
were
seen
posted
on
vacant
land in
the
Guancaste
area. [Foto:
ICR/] |
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LATIN AMERICA:
Blacks See Ray of Hope
in Obama
Members of the black
community in Latin
America and the
Caribbean hope the rise
to power of Barack
Obama, the first U.S.
president of African
descent, will help raise
awareness about the
discrimination and other
problems they face. |
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They Don't
Play Hockey
in Costa
Rica
Well, I have
returned
from my week
long winter
vacation in
the
wonderful
Costa Rica.
And after
nine days in
the Central
American
country,
after seeing
numerous
wildlife,
including
seven foot
iguanas,
poisonous
frogs, I
have made
the
following
discovery:
They don’t
play hockey
in Costa
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Quálitas
Eyes Expansion to Costa Rica,
Panama - Central America
Mexico's
largest automobile insurance
company Quálitas, which launched
operations in El Salvador
earlier this month, is analyzing
an expansion to Costa Rica and
Panama as part of its
internationalization strategy,
top executives from Quálitas
told BNamericas. |
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"How
to
Make
Coffee
A
Great
Cup
of
Coffee"
It is very simple to make a
great cup of coffee, you just
need to learn a couple a thing
to move your process from just
an average cup to great. Here
are some tips on how to make
coffee so that you will get the
most enjoyment out of your
gourmet coffee.
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Why ICE Is Stalling 3G
ICE, the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad and the only
provider of cellular service in
Costa Rica has been falling
behind in installing the next
generation of cellular network
known as 3G. |
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