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Coast Guard adds three new boats to patrol the Pacific – Tico Times

Coast Guard adds three new boats to patrol the PacificTico TimesThe Costa Rican Coast Guard inaugurated three new patrol boats in a ceremony at the Caldera Naval base in Puntarenas on Friday. The boats, two interceptor crafts with top speeds of 93 kilometers per hour and a two-hulled catamaran donated by the …

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Ministries cooperate on policing – Tico Times

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Ministries cooperate on policingTico TimesEnvironmental group MarViva donated this 16-meter catamaran to the Coast Guard to help patrol Isla del Coco, Costa Rica's “Treasure Island” west of Puntarenas. With almost 570000 square kilometers of maritime territory to control in a country short on …48 Costa Ricans On Interpol Wanted ListInside Costa Ricaall 14 news [...]

December surge helps Costa Rica break tourism records – Tico Times

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December surge helps Costa Rica break tourism recordsTico TimesHotel occupancy in the Central Pacific, Guanacaste and Puntarenas hovered around 70 percent during the month of December. Last December 16000 more tourists visited Costa Rica than in December 2010. Costa Rica closed out a record-breaking year for …Costa Rica Banks Auction Off PropertiesInside Costa Ricaall [...]

This week’s Calendar: Feb. 10-16 – Tico Times

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This week's Calendar: Feb. 10-16Tico Times12, 5 pm, Paseo de los Turistas, Puntarenas. 8th Bilingual Job Fair: Organized by the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), Feb. 10-11, 9 am-5 pm; Feb. 12, 10 am-4 pm, La Aduana, www.cindejobfair.com. Costa Rican Classic Dancesport …

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Quepos residents: no more abuse – Tico Times

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Quepos residents: no more abuseTico TimesThe Pacific province of Puntarenas – home to Quepos, where Bolaños was mayor, and Costa Rica's famous Manuel Antonio National Park – is specifically mentioned as a destination for national and international child sex tourism in the State Department's …and more »

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Tourism survey shows slight year-end gains – Tico Times

Tourism survey shows slight year-end gainsTico TimesCosta Rica's hotel occupancy rate reached 77 percent during the first 15 days of the high season. The last 15 days of December forecast a healthy tourism high season for Costa Rica. According to the National Tourism Chamber (Canatur), Costa Rica had a …

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‘Little Devils’ Game’ honors Boruca past – Tico Times

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'Little Devils' Game' honors Boruca pastTico TimesIn a one-of-a-kind New Year's celebration, Costa Rica's indigenous Boruca tribe fights for its culture's survival. Ulises Lázaro Morales prepares for the “Juego de los Diablitos” in Boruca. BORUCA, Puntarenas – Paint splotches Julio César Maroto's bare …

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Costa Rican doctor accused of abusing minors released from prison, reopens … – Tico Times

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Costa Rican doctor accused of abusing minors released from prison, reopens …Tico TimesA fugitive doctor who fled from abuse charges in the US and was arrested on new charges in Costa Rica is out of jail and practicing medicine. A Free Man: Accused child abuser German Enrique Moreno Rojas during his arrest in August [...]

Costa Rica births decreasing – Tico Times

Costa Rica births decreasingTico TimesGarabito, in the province of Puntarenas, home to the booming beach town of Jacó, has been Costa Rica's fastest-growing canton in the past decade. The census also analyzed how the housing sector changed in the past 11 years. The average number of people …and more »

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Oversight coming for oft-criticized Costa Rica Fisheries Institute – Tico Times

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Oversight coming for oft-criticized Costa Rica Fisheries InstituteTico Times“Costa Rica has Isla del Coco,” Rand said, referring to the National Park some 600 km west of the Pacific port of Puntarenas. “People pay thousands of dollars to visit there and see sharks, and shark species there are very difficult to recover once …and more »

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