Archive for August 29th, 2006

Program Encourages North-Central Hotels to Conserve Energy

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

By Amanda Roberson, Tico Times Staff

Hotels in north-central Costa Rica will have a chance to help the environment and reduce spending through an energy-saving program carried out by the nonprofit Energy […]

Costa Rica’s luck holds with latest tropical storms

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
and wire service reports
The long arm of Ernesto did little damage to Costa Rica, and the country barely felt the presence of Pacific Tropical Storm John, which was 250 miles or 400 kms. southeast of Acapulco earlier today.
The country’s emergency commission reported that some houses in Heredia suffered wind damage […]

Tomatoes from here get right to travel to the north

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Special to A.M. Costa Rica
The United States will allow importation from Costa Rica of pink and red tomatoes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has ruled.
The ruling also covers El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
The department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced Monday that it is amending its regulations to allow, under certain conditions, […]