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Pura Vida Costa Rica, Coming to a Televsion Screen Near You

[caption id="attachment_2402" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click here to learn more about Costa Rica[/caption] Would you like to know what makes Costa Rica one of the most popular eco adventure vacation destinations in the world? If you live in the U.S or…
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Costa Rica Recognized as the Best Tourist Destination for 2011

  [caption id="attachment_1859" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Manuel Antonio Vacation Rentals[/caption] Costa Rica is the top tourist destination for 2011, according to the American travel and tourism company, Apple Vacations. The winners of the people’s choice “Crystal Apple Award” for…
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Caught on Hidden Camera Fascinating Costa Rica Wildlife

  [caption id="attachment_1827" align="alignleft" width="300"] “First Global Camera Trap Mammal Study”[/caption] These are the images from hidden cameras that captured truly fascinating Costa Rica wildlife deep in the tropical rainforest. The Costa Rica wildlife photos form part of an album…
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Manuel Antonio National Park, Rated Among Best in World, According to Forbes Magazine

  [caption id="attachment_1819" align="alignleft" width="279"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Manuel Antonio[/caption] Manuel Antonio National Park has been recognized as one of the most beautiful in the world, according to the highly esteemed Forbes Magazine. Book your luxury vacation at…
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Sail into the Sunset with the Catamaran Cruise in Flamingo, Costa Rica

[caption id="attachment_2410" align="alignleft" width="300"] For more information about Playa Flamingo Villa Rentals[/caption] Board a majestic luxury catamaran cruise and take in the spectacular sunset as you sail across the deep blue Pacific Ocean in Flamingo, Costa Rica.  The ultimate Costa…
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Flip Flops or Raincoat? Google Maps Now Forecasts Costa Rica’s Weather

[caption id="attachment_1800" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Manuel Antonio[/caption] Google has announced a new weather feature which will help you decide what you need to pack for your next Costa Rica vacation. Integrated into the successful Google-maps online…
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Costa Rica Tourism Helps Protect Country’s National Parks by Raising $1 Million

An innovative conservation project aimed at raising funds to help the protection of Costa Rica National Parks is celebrating its first anniversary. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="142"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Manuel Antonio[/caption] Costa Rica’s Friends of the National Parks…
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Arrive in Style! Costa Rican Liberia International Airport Terminal Opens October

[caption id="attachment_1770" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in the Gulf of Papagayo[/caption]   Heading to Guanacaste, Costa Rica for your beach vacation in October?  Get ready to be welcomed in style as the new Liberia Airport Arrivals Terminal officially…
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Costa Rica Tourism Arrivals Rising

[caption id="attachment_1759" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Tamarindo[/caption] The Costa Rican tourism industry received great news in August: figures showed that Costa Rica welcomed 73,155 more tourists in the first six months of the year than in the…
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New International Airport to Open in Costa Rica´s South Pacific in 2014

[caption id="attachment_1751" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Dominical[/caption] Costa Rica´s Civil Aviation Authority (Aviación Civil) is currently working on the development of a new international aerodrome to be built in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica. To…
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Supermodels, Pop Stars and Hollywood Celebs Enjoy Their Costa Rica Vacations

Want to know where the Hollywood celebs head for on their summer vacation? In recent weeks a steady stream of supermodels, pop stars and Hollywood celebs have been spotted gracing the glorious beaches of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Book the most…
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Maple Leaves in Costa Rica? Canadian Airline WestJet to Fly to Costa Rica

[caption id="attachment_1732" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Activities in Costa Rica[/caption] Yet another airline has realized the massive tourism potential of the popular vacation destination, Costa Rica. On Friday, August 12th, the Canadian budget airline WestJet announced a new air transport…
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Things to Do in San Jose, Costa Rica: 21st Credomatic Music Festival

[caption id="attachment_1722" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in San Jose[/caption] Kicking off Saturday, August 13th, the 21st Credomatic Music Festival will bring a wonderful variety of sights and sounds to the streets and theaters of San Jose, Costa Rica.…
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Not Wanting to Be Left Out, Delta Airlines Offers Nonstop Flights to Liberia International Airport

[caption id="attachment_1682" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in the Gulf of Papagayo[/caption] If you live in the United States, it seems you’ll have few excuses not to take a vacation to Costa Rica thanks to the growing list of…
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Will Smith Enjoys a Beach Vacation

[caption id="attachment_1615" align="alignleft" width="240"] Click for Vacation Rentals Near Arenal Volcano[/caption]With rumors abound and reported sightings throughout Costa Rica, the Immigration office have confirmed the Hollywood celebrity Will Smith is currently enjoying a vacation in Costa Rica. Book the most…
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Things to Do in San Jose: Costa Rica International Jazz Festival

  [caption id="attachment_1598" align="alignleft" width="180"] Click for Vacation Rentals in San Jose[/caption] Thanks to last year’s successful musical event, the immensely popular Costa Rican International Jazz Festival has returned in 2011.  San Jose will be filled with the sweet tunes…
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Costa Rica Sport Event Copa Triatlon Coming to Playa Jaco July 30th

[caption id="attachment_1584" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Info About Jaco Beach[/caption] Get ready for an action-packed weekend of Costa Rica sporting events in Playa Jaco— the third leg of the Copa Triatlon 2011 is coming to town! Click here and book…
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Concerts in Costa Rica—Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam to Play in San Jose

  [caption id="attachment_1561" align="alignleft" width="240"] Click for Vacation Rentals in San Jose[/caption] It looks like San Jose, Costa Rica is the place to be!  The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam have announced their plans to rock out the…
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New Crater Appears in Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano

[caption id="attachment_1551" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for More Costa Rica Volcanoes[/caption] Located within the Central Volcanic range of Costa Rica, Turrialba Volcano has a new addition to its topography. The Costa Rican Volcano and Seismic Observation Center (Ovsicori-UNA) confirmed that a…
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Jet Blue Announces Special Fare Non-stop Flights to Costa Rica’s Liberia International Airport

[caption id="attachment_1529" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Tamarindo[/caption] Another week and another airline is adding its name to the rapidly expanding list of companies that offer flights to the Liberia International Airport in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. On the…
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Touring Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition Opens in San Jose, Costa Rica

[caption id="attachment_1517" align="alignleft" width="179"] Click for Vacation Rentals in San Jose[/caption] Da Vinci: The Genius Exhibition opened on the 8th of July at the Old Aduana in Costa Rica’s capital San Jose, to a crowd of expectant enthusiasts. If you…
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Country’s Foreign Investment Increases Thanks to Costa Rican Tourism

[caption id="attachment_1509" align="alignleft" width="266"] Click for More Tours in Costa Rica[/caption] Costa Rica’s income from direct foreign investment and tourism has increased in the first three months of 2011, according to a report released by Costa Rica’s Central Bank (Banco…
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Expedia Deal Expected to Boost Costa Rica Tourism

[caption id="attachment_1503" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Tamarindo[/caption] The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (I.C.T) has joined forces with the U.S internet-based travel site Expedia.  In a deal that is expected to attract an additional 50,000 tourists to the…
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Costa Rica National Park Funding Approved by Costa Rican Parliament

[caption id="attachment_1488" align="alignleft" width="240"] Click for More Costa Rica National Parks[/caption] It’s only taken five years, but additional funding to maintain Costa Rica’s National Parks has been approved by members of the Asamblea Nacional, the Costa Rican Parliament, on the…
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Costa Rican Currency Gets a Facelift – New Banknotes Introduced

If you are planning a vacation to Costa Rica, then look out for the shiny new banknotes. The colorful ¢1.000 and ¢2.000 bank notes were put into circulation by the Central Bank of Costa Rica on Monday, June 20th 2011.…
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Sun Country Airlines Announces Non-Stop Flights to Costa Rica for 2012 High Season

[caption id="attachment_1427" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Tamarindo[/caption] Shortly following the announcement that AirBerlin will begin transatlantic flights to Guanacaste Costa Rica in November, Sun Country Airlines has confirmed it has added non-stop flights to Costa Rica to…
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Costa Rica on TV: 3 Different Looks at the Popular Vacation Destination

Over the next few months, Costa Rica will be featured in several worldwide travel and tourism television programs. With more television documentaries about Costa Rica airing throughout June and July, many would agree that this Central American country continues to…
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Jaco Beach to Open Movie Theater and Entertainment Complex in July 2011

[caption id="attachment_1304" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Jaco[/caption] Jaco beach is not just famous for its world class surfing conditions.  Known for being one of the busiest surfer towns in Costa Rica, with an action packed nightlife, Playa…
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Costa Rica to Receive 2 Hard Rock Café Restaurants!

[caption id="attachment_1297" align="alignleft" width="180"] Click for Things to Do in Costa Rica[/caption] Welcome news for rock and roll enthusiasts in Costa Rica—the world famous Hard Rock Café has announced that it will be opening its first two restaurants in Costa…
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Popular British Journalist Enjoys a Manuel Antonio Villa Vacation

[caption id="attachment_1287" align="alignleft" width="267"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Manuel Antonio[/caption] The British television presenter Penny Smith travelled to Manuel Antonio and Quepos in the Central Pacific, Costa Rica as part of a beach vacation review for the best selling…
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Destination Weddings in Costa Rica—A Growing Industry

[caption id="attachment_1248" align="alignleft" width="284"] Click for Wddings in Costa Rica[/caption] Costa Rica’s growing popularity as a top beach wedding destination was mentioned recently in the Proa supplement of La Nacion, on Sunday the 15th of May. The two page article…
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Do You Know the Way to San Jose? The Drive to Increase Travel and Tourism in Costa Rica’s Capital City

[caption id="attachment_1228" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for More Info About San Jose[/caption] San Jose, Costa Rica is launching an online campaign to increase travel and tourism to the area. The country’s vibrant capital wants tourists to spend more time learning about…
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Costa Rica Travel & Tourism Continues to Change

President authorizes $30 Million Convention Centre Project.     [caption id="attachment_1219" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in San Jose and the Central Valley[/caption] Costa Rican President, Laura Chinchilla approved the Convention Centre Project as part of the inauguration of…
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Costa Rican Turtles Find Help and Care at Tortufauna Turtle Center

  [caption id="attachment_1179" align="alignleft" width="299"] Click for Costa Rica National Parks[/caption] Costa Rica is famous for its many varieties of sea turtles, but this popular vacation destination is also home to several species of freshwater and land turtles as well.…
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Costa Rica to Host Medical Tourism International Conference

[caption id="attachment_1143" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in San Jose[/caption] Costa Rica will be hosting the 2011 Medical Travel International Business Summit from May 2nd to 4th.  The international medical conference will include a series of roundtable discussions to…
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Costa Rica Safety: Rip Tide Safety and Awareness

  [caption id="attachment_1121" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Surfing in Costa Rica[/caption] Costa Rica water safety tips are extraordinarily important to your welfare while enjoying your family vacation in paradise. If you plan on swimming at any of the breathtaking Costa…
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Liberia Airport in Guanacaste Costa Rica to Open New International Terminal in November

[caption id="attachment_1113" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Click for Vacation Rentals in the Gulf of Papagayo"][/caption] The Liberia Airport in Guanacaste Costa Rica recently announced plans to open a new international terminal in November 2011. The announcement of the expansion at Liberia Airport…
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Costa Rica Sport Fishing highlighted by Los Suenos Signature Billfish Series

[caption id="attachment_1073" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Vacation Rentals in Puntarenas[/caption] Costa Rica continues to rein supreme as a top sport  fishing vacation destination, as one of the world’s most popular deep sea fishing tournaments in Costa Rica comes to a close.  The second…
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Puntarenas Costa Rica Swimming Pool Complex $3 Million

Puntarenas Costa Rica Promotes Tourism with $3 Million Swimming Pool Complex

[caption id="attachment_1032" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Puntarenas Vacation Rentals[/caption] The city of Puntarenas Costa Rica is about to get a large addition—a new swimming pool complex! With the hope of encouraging more tourism to the port town of Puntarenas, this…
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Things To Do in San Jose Costa Rica: Yogarte, The Art of Relaxation through Yoga

[caption id="attachment_1025" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click for Yoga Attractions in Tamarindo Costa Rica[/caption] If you’re in need of a chill out weekend then head down to the Costa Rican Museum of Art, Museo de Arte Costarricense (MAC), for Yogarte, located in…
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Costa Rica Nominated for World Future Council Future Policy Award

[caption id="attachment_1015" align="alignleft" width="160"] Click for Eco-friendly Vacation Rentals in Nosara[/caption] The popular vacation destination of Costa Rica is well known for its biodiversity, green policies, sustainable building practices, wildlife preservation, rain forest preservation and ecotourism. Now Costa Rica can…
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Costa Rica Ranks for Best Honeymoon Destinations by Brides Magazine!

[caption id="attachment_1007" align="alignleft" width="236"] Click for Info on Weddings in Costa Rica[/caption] Looking for a honeymoon in paradise? Then look no further! Costa Rica has been placed in the Top 10 honeymoon destinations by the best selling Brides magazine. Costa…
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The Diquis Stone Spheres of Costa Rica: An Archeological Mystery

[caption id="attachment_978" align="alignleft" width="138"] Click for Things to Do in Costa Rica[/caption] Costa Rica, the popular tropical vacation destination, is well known for its beautiful beaches, luxury vacation rentals and exotic hotel resorts. However, Costa Rica is rich in culture…
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Costa Rica Tops 2011 Virtuoso Luxe Report for Adventure and Family Travel

[caption id="attachment_31817" align="alignleft" width="288"] Click for Attractions for Costa Rica Family Vacations[/caption] The 2011 Virtuoso Luxe Report has confirmed that Costa Rica is the most popular vacation destination for adventure travel in the world! Costa Rica also tops the list…
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Costa Rica Snake Refuge & Rehabilitation Center Opens to Public

[caption id="attachment_946" align="alignleft" width="179"] Click Image for Activities for Costa Rica Family Vacations[/caption] Costa Rica, the popular tropical vacation destination, is home to a variety of slithering snakes and roaming reptiles. Ever wanted to get up close and personal with…
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National Museum’s Butterfly Garden: Paradise Found in San Jose

[caption id="attachment_936" align="alignleft" width="241"] Click Image for San Jose Vacation Rentals[/caption] Downtown San Jose is one of the few places in Costa Rica you would expect to find tropical serenity.  But hidden amongst all that inner city chaos of San…
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Costa Rica: Good for Your Health

  [caption id="attachment_925" align="alignleft" width="245"] Click Image for Costa Rica Vacation Rentals[/caption] The popular vacation destination Costa Rica has actually been proven to be good for your health and stress levels. When was the last time you told someone you…
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Why Surfers Love Playa Bejuco Costa Rica

[caption id="attachment_861" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click Image for Playa Bejuco Costa Rica[/caption] For those that have been on a Costa Rica surfing vacation before, you know there are plenty of pristine beaches where you can catch some sweet swells. Book the…
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Internal flights in Costa Rica Prove a Popular Travel Alternative

[caption id="attachment_821" align="alignleft" width="240"] Click Image for Nicoya Peninsula Vacation Rentals[/caption] Although nearly half of tourists visiting Costa Rica choose to rent a car,  many are now opting for domestic flights to reduce their travel time. The availability of internal…
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Boardwalk in Playas del Coco Costa Rica Opening April 2012

[caption id="attachment_806" align="alignleft" width="206"] Click Image for Vacation Rentals in Playas del Coco[/caption] For an exciting beach vacation in Costa Rica, Playas del Coco, located along the Gulf of Papagayo, is well on its way to becoming one of the…
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