The Costa Rica News
80 Costa Rican Beaches Received Ecological Blue FlagThe Costa Rica NewsThe awards were distributed among the different regions of Costa Rica as follows: North Guanacaste 25, Central Pacific 13, South Guanacaste 12, Puntarenas 11, South Pacific 10, and South Caribbean 9. Although 106 beaches enrolled in the program this …
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Tico Times
Sportfishing with Bahía Rica in the Gulf of NicoyaTico TimesJust a few miles south of the Puntarenas-Paquera ferry landing, Bahía Rica Lodge offers easy access to beautiful beaches. When Captain Thomas Jones unmoors his 25-foot “super panga,” the Mono Congo, or Howler Monkey, and motors out into Gulf of Nicoya, …and more »
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Inside Costa Rica
First Cell Tower Disguised As Tree In Legal ProblemsInside Costa Rica… what appears to be the first tree/tower installation in Costa Rica. The tree/tower is owned by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) – state telecom – near the Si Como No hotel in Manueal Antonio, Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas.
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Jaco Beach To Host the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World CupInside Costa RicaAt an official ceremony held last week in Jaco Beach in the Garabito canton, Province of Puntarenas, the coastal resort town was confirmed as one of the host cities for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Jaco Beach is the second host [...]
Inside Costa Rica
No Buses On Good FridayInside Costa Rica… only a legal holiday in Costa Rica, it is also a day when bus services are suspended in most areas of the country. The buses will start rolling again Saturday morning. The terminals to and from the beaches and remotes areas like Puntarenas, Limón, …and more »
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Woman tanning on Costa Rica beach killed by tractorTico TimesThe holy week of Semana Santa began with a tragedy after a woman laying on the beach in Puntarenas was run over by a city worker. A woman tanning on the beach in the Pacific province of Puntarenas was killed Saturday when a tractor leveling sand [...]
Volunteers make a difference on mission to Costa Rica Getting info about …Tallahassee Democrat (blog)In The Carpenter's Footsteps Inc., a hands-on missionary group lead by Patty and Buddy Searcy, left Tallahassee on July 15, 2011, to travel to Miramar, Costa Rica. This is a small village in a rural area of Puntarenas, Costa Rica.and more »
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Inside Costa Rica
5.2 Quake Shakes Costa RicaInside Costa RicaThe quake, according to the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI), with its epicentre in Costa de Pájaros, in the province of Puntarenas, and at a depth of 32 kilometres, was felt throughout most of the country.and more »
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The Costa Rica News
Mark Mead of Mead Brown Costa Rica is 1 of only 40 Villa Rental Agents in the …The Costa Rica NewsPlaya Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (PRWEB) March 20, 2012 – Mark Mead, president of Mead Brown Costa Rica Vacation Rentals, has again been named the 2012 “villa rental specialist” for Costa Rica [...]
Presidenta Calls For Laws To Combat Intentional Forest FiresInside Costa RicaOne Guanacaste resident told Inside Costa Rica that the smell of burning grass is everywhere and all residents can do is keep an eye that they don't get out of control. Buenos Aires is located midway from the city of Puntarenas and Golfito in the [...]