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Civic Celebrations in Costa Rica: A Guide

07/25/08 11:33

Fiestas are also abundant in this country, and they come in various kinds. Somre are religious fiestas, commemorating special Christian holidays, while some others are more civic in nature.

For this particular post, we will be concentrating on civic fiestas, locally called fiestas civicas, and what will you have to take in mind when you participate in one. You should read this as I am pretty sure the feasts here in Costa Rica are much different from those in your home nation.

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Arias denies accusations of diverted donations

What was supposed to be a donation from the Republic of China for the housing of the poor in Costa Rica was alleged to be diverted to other purposes in the government. This was according to a report by the AFP.

Costa Rican president Oscar Arias denied these allegations and said that he learned about the financial help only from the media. The Taiwanese aid is said to be around 2 million US dollars.

News: AFP: Costa Rica leader denies knowledge of diverted Taiwan funds

New airport expected to drive growth

When a new airport opens, what does this mean? This means a flock of investors trooping in the area to give in more growth, growth, growth!

This is now the case in the airport that is being built in Costa Rica's southern coast. In the past, travel time to this area takes around five hours via land. When the new airport is opened, it will only take a few minutes.

News: New Airport spells GROWTH

New fiber optic cable installed

With a new fiber optic cable put in place, government telecommunications company ICE will expand its international network and increase productivity. The new fiber optic cable that landed in Costa Rica's Pacific coast will allow the nation to have more reliable communication with the east coasts of the United States and Latin America, and Asia.

This is still part of the country's opening of the telecommunications market, which will eventually invite competition.

News: Inside Costa Rica - Daily Online News

Breeding Galore

How would you like to see hundreds of thousands of ancient reptiles converge in a beach to breed and lay their eggs?

Come to Ostional Beach in Costa Rica, one of the nation's obscure areas, and witness this spectacle. Hundreds of thousands of olive ridley turtles, whose existence date back to ancient times, troop to the Beach's black sands to lay down millions of eggs. That's too much for any predator to bear. Just a warning, though: be careful with your movement as it is nearly impossible not to step on an egg with each step.

News: Turtle power in Costa Rica

EU, Latin America to go with negotiations on tariff cuts

Costa Rica, the world's second largest banana exporter, is on its way, along with its neighboring nations, to make negotiations with the EU nations to cut down tariff on imports.

According to farmers in Costa Rica, tariff cuts will greatly reduce operating costs, which will eventually benefit farmers better in the long term. EU, for its part, said that it will be devastating for the local economy.

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The Charm of Secrecy

We live in a highly connected world where news travels faster than thought and we feel very proud of the fact that nothing is secret anymore. But we seldom realize that this over-explosion of information might have killed the very charm of secrecy which existed in the earlier days. But dont get depressed for there are still a few places in the world where this rule does not apply even today. Find out!!

News: Is There Any Booty Left For the Taking in the Caribbean?

The Partnership of TVs

Television is a big source of entertainment in all parts of the globe and Costa Rica is not exception. Hence it should not come as a surprise that people are really delighted about the agreement between Globo TV and Televisora de Costa Rica for airing about 2000 hours of the former into the region. This partnership is nothing new but has been successful in the past as well.

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The Win of Natural Healthcare Systems

Homeopathy is a popular German system of medicine which treats patients without use of surgery or artifiical drugs. Naturopathy is a somewhat similar system and both these are preferred by many people. But teh government in Costa Rica did not allow people with these qualifications to practice as certified doctors in the country but that was changed recently as the court directed the right to get permits to these medicos as well

News: Costa Rica Daily News–The Tico Times, Homeopaths, naturopaths win right to permits Costa Rica

The See Saw of Currencies

The dollar is an important currency worldwide from the business point of view and so much is its influence that when exchange rate changes significantly it can cause problems to governments and citizens of other nations. This is exactly what is happening of late in Costa Rica where the value of the dollar has been rising steadily of late, leading to problems for people especially with loans in foreign currency

News: Dollar Value Increases Again in Costa Rica | Costa Rica Travel News