Houses that used to be airplanes and tree dwellings that seem to have come straight from an Ewok village of the Star Wars universe are among the top offbeat Costa Rica rentals featured by HomeAway.com andVRBO.com (Vacation Rentals by Owner). Both HomeAway and VRBO are website marketplaces similar to Airbnb, whereby travelers can evaluate and review potential residences for short-time rentals in lieu of traditional lodging accommodation. Enchanted Tree House in Cahuita Homes perched on trees and nestled within the jungle forest canopy are not so unusual in Costa Rica. In 2012, The Costa Rica Star featured the Finca… Continue reading →
Mobile customers of ICE, Costa Rica’s largest wireless carrier and former telecommunications monopoly, will experience extended periods of service outages during the week starting September 1st, 2014. The affected services include Kolbi wireless voice and data plans as well as the ability to add funds to prepaid accounts. In some cases, subscribers of landline telephone service will also experience outages. According to a report by Rebeca Madrigal of online news daily Costa Rica Hoy, ICE made the announcement by means of paid radio and television spots as well as print newspaper ads. The service interruptions will take place due to… Continue reading →
On the final day of August, just hours before people in Costa Rica began preparing for Sunday Mass, brunch, football games, community activities, and family outings, a 5.1 moment magnitude (Mw) earthquake jolted communities from the southern Pacific region down to the border with Panama and up to the Central Valley. The seismic event was detected by the National Seismology Network (Spanish initials: RSN) at exactly 4:01 am. The epicenter was located 45 kilometers south of the pristine Playa Dominical in the Osa canton. Geologists from the RSN and the University of Costa Rica reported that more than a dozen… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News – Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. – Humphry Davy Each day as we get older it seems like we focus more and more on daily…
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The most dangerous organism in Costa Rica is probably not the one you are thinking of. Although in the past few years there have been regional warnings issued to eco-tourists about potential dangers related to sharks, caimans and jaguars, attacks by these species are infrequent, and they are not even close to being the most lethal. The most dangerous organism in Costa Rica is not even a vertebrate, but it kills approximately three quarters of a million humans each year. Mosquitoes are not only insidious pests; they are extremely harmful vectors of disease. From yellow fever to malaria and… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News – Park rangers will be reinforcing their sea patrols in the Marino Ballena National Park and in the Isla del Coco, with a view to regulating the amount of tourist activity during the whales’ high migration season, which is going on until October. “The members of the Association of Tourism Operators (Asotu)…
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Costa Rica News – Ice and Recope are truly showing why Costa Rica needs to eliminates it’s monopolies and open the market to competition. How many more screw ups need to be passed into the public before we see change?ICE and Recope are at a shared 10 billion colones loss (about $18.5 million)which was created…
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Costa Rica Travel News – Costa Rica is a famous tourist destination with clean, blue, sandy beaches, fascinating sights, amazing scenery, rich culture, friendly people, natural wonders and lovely, tropical weather. It is the perfect holiday destination for anyone who prefers warm and welcoming climate and a peaceful vacation environment. Anyone who desires to visit…
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Costa Rica Travel News – Costa Rica is a famous tourist destination with clean, blue, sandy beaches, fascinating sights, amazing scenery, rich culture, friendly people, natural wonders and lovely, tropical weather. It is the perfect holiday destination for anyone who prefers warm and welcoming climate and a peaceful vacation environment. Anyone who desires to visit…
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Costa Rica Entertainment News – From the neighborhoods to the islands – from this Sunday onward, all of Puntarenas will enjoy the International Plectrum Music Festival, which is being organised by the Puntarenas department of the University of Costa Rica. International what Festival? Although to begin with, the Festival’s name isn’t that easy to figure…
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