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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 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 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 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 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 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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This week's Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 1Tico Times28, next to Sala Garbo, 8858-1446, www.littletheatregroup.org, support the Open Arms Costa Rica Christmas Toy Drive by bringing educational toys or arts and crafts materials for children to any performance. National Symphony Orchestra: With guest …
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Good news, bad news for Costa Rica anglersTico TimesForeign-registered boats that come to Costa Rica to sport-fish will pay a fee of $330 regardless of size for a three-month license. Also in the news is a proposal to start using the tourist dock in the Pacific port of Puntarenas to ease the load of [...]
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Buff is beautiful: Tica works out to winTico TimesJACÓ, Puntarenas – When Costa Rican Susetty Tabash won first place in the figure division of the 2010 National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship, she was awarded a trophy in the shape of a man. “It's a really chauvinistic sport. …
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Tradition meets technique in chef competitionTico TimesMONTEVERDE, Puntarenas – Amid the clouds and mist that hover above this mountain town in north-central Costa Rica, one thing is crystal clear: Costa Rican cuisine is being taken to a new level. Rice and beans, two staples of the Costa Rican diet, …
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