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In Costa Rica the visitor can enjoy lovely tropical beaches, the grandest adventures, the wonders of nature, scintillating culture, all the necessary components of an ideal vacation. No wonder, then, that thousands of tourists have made Costa Rica their top travel choice.
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Costa Rica ranks seventh in attracting investment in Latin America
Costa Rica ranked seventh in attracting investment among Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2007, according to a study done by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL).
The amount of $1.889 million brought in by Costa Rica last year, was only surpassed by Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru, according to the report.
With respect to CEPAL’s investment measurements, the country surpassed all the Isthmus countries, Panama, Uruguay, Venezuela,
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| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AWARDS COSTA RICAN |
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Their efforts to help small farmers in rural areas of Brazil earned Paola Segura and her husband Cid Simões the acknowledgement from National Geographic magazine.
The magazine named them the “New Explorers” of 2008 for their work with ex... more...
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| COSTA RICA AWARDED FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM |
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Our country won first place in the “Tourism for All” contest for its innovation in tourism and the hotel industry, which was put into effect by its Sustainable Tourism Certification program (CST).
The acknowledgement was bestowed in the... more...
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| NATURE AIR RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
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The international conservation organization Rainforest Alliance cited the national airline Nature Air in the list of world businesses that earned the award this year in recognition for its work in developing sustainability in its business a... more...
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