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Remarks by President Laura Chinchilla after Legislative Elections in Costa Rica – The Costa Rica Star

The Costa Rica Star

Remarks by President Laura Chinchilla after Legislative Elections in Costa RicaThe Costa Rica StarHere she is referring to the recent announcement by the Ministry of Transportation (MOPT) of road construction that will take place soon and the new Port of Limon, already in progress. These projects came under criticism due to the [...]

Evergreen, Crowley Enter Slot-Charter Accord – The Journal of Commerce Online

Evergreen, Crowley Enter Slot-Charter AccordThe Journal of Commerce OnlineEvergreen Line and Crowley Latin America Services have filed a slot-charter agreement that will allow Evergreen to provide weekly northbound and southbound service between Florida, Panama and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. The new service for Evergreen will …

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Crackdown on Cockfights in Costa Rica Continues – Fuerza Publica Rescues 55 … – The Costa Rica Star

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Crackdown on Cockfights in Costa Rica Continues – Fuerza Publica Rescues 55 …The Costa Rica StarOn Saturday night in the Cuba Creek district of Limon, officers from Fuerza Publica and members from tactical support units raided a locale known in that Caribbean rural community as a venue for cockfighting and gambling. The [...]

Drastic Reduction in the Number of Sea Turtles Arriving in Costa Rica – The Costa Rica Star

The Costa Rica Star

Drastic Reduction in the Number of Sea Turtles Arriving in Costa RicaThe Costa Rica StarIn a recent conversation with Radio Reloj 94.3 FM, the President of the Sea Turtle Conservation Program (PRETOMA in Spanish) explained that the number of Leatherback and Hawksbill sea turtles that massively arrive in Costa Rica during nesting [...]

Helping the ‘Mountain People’ – Tico Times

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Helping the 'Mountain People'Tico TimesSecond in a two-part series on medical missions to one of the most remote communities in Costa Rica. A member of the Costa Rican Social Security System's mobile medical team examines an elderly Cabécar patient. Courtesy of Lucas Iturriza By Lucas …

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Camping out in style Down South – Tico Times

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Camping out in style Down SouthTico TimesIt took six months for the tents to travel from South Africa to Hamburg to Costa Rica's Caribbean port of Limón, where they were loaded onto trucks. The truck drivers dumped the bagged tents unceremoniously on the road in front of their lodge site, …

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Costa Rica’s Tourism Police Officers Spring to Action in Puerto Viejo – The Costa Rica Star

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Costa Rica's Tourism Police Officers Spring to Action in Puerto ViejoThe Costa Rica Star… to Costa Rica with questions about directions and bus schedules. These officers also perform old-fashioned police work such as investigations and arrests. Such was the case yesterday afternoon in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca in the province of Limon, [...]

Club Sport Cartagines: Unluckiest Football Team in Costa Rica – The Costa Rica Star

The Costa Rica Star

Club Sport Cartagines: Unluckiest Football Team in Costa RicaThe Costa Rica StarThey matched up against Limon FC, a team that had a sketchy track record this season. In the first half, the game was mostly downbeat, with neither team formulating any dangerous plays. Towards the end of the first half, the Caribbean [...]

Traffickers of Sea Turtle Eggs Detained by Fuerza Publica in Matina, Limon – The Costa Rica Star

The Costa Rica Star

Traffickers of Sea Turtle Eggs Detained by Fuerza Publica in Matina, LimonThe Costa Rica StarThe prized eggs of the sea turtles that massively arrive in the shores of Costa Rica to nest are often subject to poaching and trafficking. Thanks to efforts of Fuerza Publica officers assigned to the Matina canton of [...]

In Limón, battle lines are drawn – Tico Times

Tico Times

In Limón, battle lines are drawnTico TimesThe Caribbean towns of Puerto Viejo, above, and Cahuita were developed near the beach before Costa Rica's 1977 Maritime Zone Law. Now many structures built within 200 meters of the high-tide line could be threatened with destruction for violation of …

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