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		<title>Dogs In Costa Rica &#8211; Stray, Puppy Mills and Abuse</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; About 2 to four times a month we get these heartbreaking emails from animal lovers about stray dogs that wander the streets.&#160; And of course the story of the man who took a machete to a street dog, who only survived by a generous veterinary,&#160; pretty much had animals lovers in rage. Those loving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica&#8217;s Dry Law &#8211; Eliminate the Prohibition Ley Seca?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that Gringo&#39;s have always been puzzled on is Costa Rica&#39; very old &#34;dry law&#8221; (Ley Seca); a liberal law that prohibits sales of liquor, wine and beer at Easter and Christmas, besides elections and such sectarian holidays as Sept. 15 (Independence Day). Bars are supposed to be closed &#8230; but as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Marketing Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago when a client&#39;s only bullheadedness concern was getting in the top five at Google under a few very major Costa Rica keywords, I said to myself, Oh boy, here we go again! I had to shake my head. It took me about six months (after his keywords hit the top five) for him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paypal and Costa Rica – Banco National, Scotiabank, and Citibank</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paypal has been hyped as the best way to send and received money anywhere in the world and personally it is the simplest and easiest way to accept credit and debit cards and e-checks. So you’re an expat, and you start a business in Costa Rica. Then you signup for PayPal (which is free), so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increase of Phone Solicitations in Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of January two major events took place in Costa Rica. 1) The iPhone craze finally took place when three primary cell phone operators (ICE Kölbi, Móvistar and Claro) started selling the iPhone 4S with numerous plans. At some of the major shopping centers customers bounced like pin balls comparing prices and plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica Tilapia Recipes &#8211; BBQ, Fried, and Baked</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tilapia inhabits a wide range of fresh water habitats, including shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Word-wide, Tilapia is the fifth most important fish in fish farming and to farm one needs warm water as Costa Rica has because of its tropical environment. So, it is understandable, why, just about every eatery in Costa Rica [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does SOPA and PIPA Have To Do With Costa Rica?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday many websites were in a World-Wide Blackout against The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill, and it&#8217;s sister bill, Protect IP Act (PIPA), that is currently working their way through the United States Congress and the Senate. These new bills threaten every facet of the internet by letting government regulate what can and can [...]]]></description>
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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>Higher Traffic Fines, Tolls, Corporation Tax in Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One again, as the New Year gets started, Costa Rican&#8217;s will find themselves paying more to the government. Ticos by nature are non-aggressive, but this time the government may experience what American&#8217;s have seen, &#8220;country wide protests&#8221; and what some of the Bloggers are writing about, &#8220;WTF &#8211; The don&#8217;t understand land!&#8221; Starting today (Jan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica Coffee and Produce Get Trademark Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coffee has always played a major role in Costa Rica&#8217;s history and economy. Up until a few years ago it was Costa Rica&#8217;s #1 exported and very commercialized product. The largest growing areas are in the provinces of San José, Alajuela, Heredia, Puntarenas, and Cartago.  It is grown just about everywhere in Costa Rica. Even [...]]]></description>
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