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Classifieds February 15th to 29th

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:59:58 +0000

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK Unique Boutique Hotel for sale in beautiful, forested San Ramon de Tres Rios Gorgeous mountain/city views. 7 bd./7-1/2 ba. Use for tourism/corporate retreat or your very own private luxury estate. Price – $895,000 Owner has asked for potential buyers to contact The Costa Rica News directly, dan@thecostaricanews.com SERVICES Full Service English [...]

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Depression In a Dead Culture Is Not a Given

Martin LeFevre — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:59:55 +0000

Having essentially lost my 20’s in the ‘70’s and early ‘80’s to depression before it became pandemic in America, I’ve watched with growing dismay as the affliction has gone from a debilitating secret to a multi-billion dollar disease de jour. At least ten percent of Americans are on anti-depressants, including children. The leading TV newsmagazine, [...]

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Tom Brady Vacationing in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:59:53 +0000

Tom Brady has a nice life. That might be hard for you to believe, considering his wife has been mocked mercilessly for sending an e-mail to friends and family to pray for Brady in Super Bowl XLVI and for complaining about the team’s receivers afterward and since, you know, the Patriots lost to the Giants, [...]

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Obtaining Residency in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:59:52 +0000

The process to obtain residency in Costa Rica is a process, which basically means it is a Bureaucratic hassle to try and get started even. However, new procedures have finally made it easier… in one aspect anyhow. For those who are going to start their residency, or need to complete other legal processes, legalization of [...]

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For Junior Zookeepers, Costa Rica Trip Provides Glimpse of the Real Thing

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:59:52 +0000

Costa Rica – (AP) — The simulated rainforest at Miller Park Zoo is fun to visit, but nothing beats the real thing. Once every two years, zoo education specialist Shannon Reedy leads about a dozen high-school-aged members of the wildly popular junior zookeeper program to the rainforest of Costa Rica. The latest group visited the [...]

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Hotels Boost Medical Tourism Programs

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:59:52 +0000

GLOBAL REPORT—Increasing costs of medical procedures and health insurance in many countries have consumers considering alternative ways to get quality care at prices they can afford. Medical tourism is growing in popularity as an option, and hoteliers around the globe are working to facilitate the process for traveling patients. While only 1% of 4,000 U.S. [...]

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Costa Rica Smoking Ban

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:59:31 +0000

Costa Rica may soon be part of the growing list of countries to adopt measures aimed at protecting non-smokers from secondhand smoke and part of the 150 million plus smokers in Latin America and the Caribbean that are finding it more and more difficult to smoke in public places. More than half the countries in [...]

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LEAVING COSTA RICA SALE, VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE ITEMS

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:59:30 +0000

VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE ITEMS, LEAVING COSTA RICA SALE CONTACT INFORMATION Barbara C. Johnson, Advocate of Court Reform and Attorney in Fact barbjohnson74@gmail.com SKYPE ID: barbaracjohnson74 SKYPEIN: 978-961-0079 (Forwards free from Massachusetts to Costa Rica) Costa Rican Phone 506-2446-6724 Furntiure 2 living-room armchairs Wood: Hepplewhite – mahogany – white fabric; excellent condition; age – pre-WWII [...]

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Virginia Tech Professor to Receive Costa Rica’s 2011 National Technology Prize

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:59:55 +0000

Pablo Sobrado, assistant professor of biochemistry at Virginia Tech, has been awarded Costa Rica’s 2011 National Technology Prize, administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MICIT). The jury noted that Sobrado’s research is “a significant contribution to the diagnosis and treatment of infectious and tropical diseases,” according to a release distributed my MICIT. Sobrado, [...]

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The Earth Charter—Angles, Contexts, and Choices

Martin LeFevre — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:59:42 +0000

The Earth Charter Initiative, based in Costa Rica, is one of the few organizations with a mission that attempts to meet the human crisis as a whole. After ten years, has it made any difference? I recently had a dialogue with Mirian Vilela, the Brazilian-born Executive Director of ECI. The Earth Charter was years in [...]

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ABC Movers – International Movers in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:59:39 +0000

ABC MOVERS has been a leading company in Costa Rica in the International moving business for more than 10 years, giving their clients an experience and reliable service based on their highest quality standards and international support. ABC MOVERS also offers other essential and International services such as Commercial Freight Forwarding and Logistics, and Commercial and Household Storage. INTERNATIONAL [...]

Election Year Information for U.S. Expats in Costa Rica

Kat Sunlove — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:59:27 +0000

Unless you’ve been holed up in a cave somewhere, you are certainly aware that this is an election year in the United States. With a wide open Republican field and an incumbent Democratic president, the contest promises fireworks from now until election day on Tuesday, November 6th. For retirees or other expats living in Costa [...]

New Maps Provide Security for Property in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:59:23 +0000

A brand new initiative designed to identify properties using a ‘cadastral map’ has been implemented by the Registro Nacional (National Register) in Costa Rica. A new real estate certificate will include a two dimensional aerial view of the land or property and is designed to provide more security to owners and potential buyers of property in [...]

Pura Vida Horoscope Feb 20 – Feb 26

Lou Cheek — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:59:18 +0000

Weekly horoscope. Happy birthday Gemini! You are in for a week of strange situations - read more to discover the best way to manage them.

Destination Attractions: Things to do in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:59:15 +0000

Costa Rica is a nature lover’s paradise, a country that should be experienced by all with a love of the outdoors. Costa Rica is the second smallest country in Central America. Imagine West Virginia with about 6% of the global biodiversity in the world separated into twelve different life zones ranging from sea level to [...]