Archive for October 3rd, 2006

Guanacaste area tourism expo Oct 11-13

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Tourism providers in the Guancaste region will be holding their own regional sales market Oct. 11, 12 and 13 at the Hotel Premier Fiesta in Papaguayo.
Representatives from an estimated 60 Costa Rican enterprises are expected to attend to make deals with visiting tourism wholesalers. This will be the second annual […]

New park for San Ramón proposed by lawmaker

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A proposal to create a new national park in Cerro de Azahar  in San Ramón is in the hopper at the Asamblea Legislativa.
Sadie Bravo de Maroto, the sponsor this term, said the purpose of the bill in part is to preserve the quality of the water consumed in Palmares and […]

Nicaraguan canal has implications for Costa Rica

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Costa Rican officials, northern zone residents and tarpon fishermen everywhere are casting a concerned eye on Nicaragua.
That’s because Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños formally presented his nation’s plans for an inter ocean canal to visiting defense ministers in Managua Monday.
The presentation comes just a short time before residents of Panamá can […]

Offshore gambling firms jolted by U.S. Congress

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The unexpected passage of Internet gambling restrictions by the U.S. Congress has thrown sportsbooks into disarray.
Company stocks took a plunge Monday on the London exchange, as the gambling firms face the loss of about half their $12 billion annual income.
One company, Sportingbet PLC, said it would look into world trade […]

Over 20 Frog, Toad Species in Costa Rica On Path to Extinction

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

More than 20 species of frogs and toads in Costa Rica may be on the path to extinction traveled by the golden toad, and national biologists are working to prevent their disappearance, explained Federico Bolaños, a herpetologist at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in San Pedro, east of San José.
Scientists are concerned about the […]

Cruise Ship Season Begins

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

The arrival of the Infinity and Regal Princess cruise ships to the Pacific port city of Puntarenas Sunday marked the beginning of the 2006-2007 cruise-ship season, according to a statement from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). These ships brought more than 3,000 tourists and 1,600 crew members.
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