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		<title>Costa Rica&#8217;s Mediterranean Fruit Fly &#8211; X-Rays and Regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011 National Geographic had a photo contest and ironically one of the winners in the nature category was a picture of a fruit fly resting on a green coffee bean in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Obviously unknown to the photographer, it  implicated one of Costa Rica&#8217;s worst nightmares is alive, well, and continues to threaten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Energy in Costa Rica &#8211; Saving Money and the Planet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up until quite recently in Costa Rica, the proposition of saving both money and the Earth with photovoltaic solar systems has stood on some pretty shaky ground. But that is changing.  Nowadays,  more and more Costa Ricans and expats are installing stand-alone or autonomous photovoltaic systems in the country&#8217;s remotest regions and have made it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica Weather &#8211; Dry and Rainy Seasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seu browser não suporta iframes.
click on the city to view the current and forthcoming weather conditions
Alajuela &#124; Cartago &#124; Chacarita &#124; Dominical &#124;  La Fortuna/Aerial &#124;  Golfito
Jaco  &#124;  Liberia &#124;  Puerto Limon &#124; Puntarenas &#124; San Isidro de General
&#124;  San Jose &#124;  Tamarindo &#124; Tambor &#124; Tortuguero
Unlike the U.S and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Hurricanes Rarely Hit Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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We get asked all the time, does Costa Rica get hurricanes? Well, yes and no, meaning &#8220;yes&#8221; they do receive the tropical aftermath of one, like heavy rains  of what Tropical Storm Tomas did in November 2010 that caused sever damage and deaths.
In meteorology; a tropical cyclone (or tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, typhoon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica’s Sportfishing and Tourism Commission Adds TBF’s Conservation Directors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Costa Rica &#8212; Costa Rica, one of the world’s premier sportfishing destinations, has named Herbert Nanne, and Monica Gutierrez to the country’s recently formed Sportfishing and Tourism Commission.
Nanne is a biologist and The Billfish Foundation’s (TBF) Central America Conservation Director. Gutierrez is a lawyer and President of Pronature, a sister conservation entity to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Costa Rica&#8217;s Rainforest &#8211; Most Expensive ($18,000) Flip-flops &#8211; Chipkos</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No doubt ecology is a big issue, and no doubt businesses will hype their ecology concern in an effort to increase sales. However, one company takes it to the extreme and hopefully it will benefit Costa Rica.
Last week, designer sandal’s guru, Chipkos announced their latest pair of flip-flops. They will be the world’s most expensive, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean &#8211; A Pirates Treasure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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In the 1600s pirates combed Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast in search of Indian gold and trading ship’s merchandise. However their greatest find is still undiscovered by many today. Its enchanting, uncrowded beaches, distinctive climate and charming, carefree culture make Costa Rica’s south Caribbean a true treasure yet to be known.
For nature lovers, Costa Rica’s Caribbean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hilton Hotel &amp; Restaurants Stops Serving Marlin &amp; Sailfish Meat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a bold move, Hilton Hotels and Resorts in Costa Rica&#8217;s restaurants set example for others in promoting sportfishing ecotourism by taking sailfish and marlin off their menus.
They adopted the stance after working with The Billfish Foundation and  the
Costa Rica Sport Fishing Federation (FECOPT).
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. USA. – The Billfish Foundation (TBF) entered into an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uranium Weapons Banned in Costa Rica &#8211; No Free Trade Zone</title>
		<link>http://ticotimes.com/costa-rica/bans-uranium-weapons-free-trade</link>
		<comments>http://ticotimes.com/costa-rica/bans-uranium-weapons-free-trade#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Costa Rica got a lot of world-wide attention with three hot news stories.
A Costa Rican court sentenced former president Miguel Angel Rodriguez to five years in prison Wednesday after finding him guilty of taking bribes from French telecoms giant Alcatel. Alcatel is no stranger to kickbacks,  in Dec, 2010,  US Securities and Exchange [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco Products in Costa Rica &#8211; The Green Dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone comes to Costa Rica with a dream.  The dream can be the lazy, sand swept beach life with a margarita in hand, or a jungle getaway, a pair of rockers on a balcony with views of the Central Valley.  My dream was to have both, and truly enjoy this Costa Rica paradise and to [...]]]></description>
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