<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485</id><updated>2009-02-21T03:12:11.314-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Weather is Always Good in Costa Rica</title><subtitle type='html'>The weather is always good in Costa Rica and we won't be saying anything else!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>58</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116837762044996389</id><published>2007-01-09T13:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-09T13:20:20.450-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Costa Rica News Digest</title><content type='html'>Interested in Costa Rica?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a website that has a digest of news reports about Costa Rica. &lt;a href="http://www.costaricatodo.com"&gt;Costa Rica Todo&lt;/a&gt;. Each one has a link to the full article.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116837762044996389?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.costaricatodo.com/' title='Costa Rica News Digest'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116837762044996389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116837762044996389' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116837762044996389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116837762044996389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2007/01/costa-rica-news-digest.html' title='Costa Rica News Digest'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116654661995727121</id><published>2006-12-19T08:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T08:43:39.966-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Costa Rica News Bits 12/19/2006</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;Costa Rica News Bits 12/19/06&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Milwaukee zoo workers try to help save frogs from deadly fungus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;By 2005, the fungus had killed frogs in the upper altitude forests of Mexico and Costa Rica and been spotted in Panama.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2006/12/19/wi/02wis19.txt"&gt;Winona Daily News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ethanol use can strengthen U.S. Latin America relations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Jamaica are all reportedly exploring ethanol production&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/opinion/16273794.htm"&gt;CentreDaily&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Suzanne Hunt - Biofuels Project Manager&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;International Affairs and Natural Resource Management from American University and the UN's University for Peace in Costa Rica.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/1185"&gt;World Watch Institute&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oscar Says: Guzman Romped But Tried Too Hard For Hometown Knockout In DR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Obando might be best described as the Sean "X" Gibbons of Costa Rica.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=9278&amp;amp;more=1"&gt;East Side Boxing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Professional commitments putting Pink's marriage in trouble&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;The singer and the motocross star got married in January 2006 in Costa Rica&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailyindia.com/show/94727.php/Professional-commitments-putting-Pinks-marriage-in-trouble"&gt;Daily India&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos.costaricainternational.com"&gt;Costa Rica Photos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116654661995727121?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' 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name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116644706536923044</id><published>2006-12-18T05:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-18T05:04:25.370-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Costa Rica News Bits 12/18/2006</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;Costa Rica News Bits 12.17.06&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Holiday rush for poinsettia growers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Flower Fields brand and developed operations in Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hortinews.com/news.php?id=7868"&gt;Hortinews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some go the distance to give&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Annual trip to Latin America, this year traveling to Costa Rica to deliver Christmas gifts to needy children.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061218/NEWS/612180425/1001"&gt;Home News Tribune&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Costa Rica celebrates Festival of Lights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Costa Rica celebrated the Festival of Lights and like all festival of lights it was for better tidings and thankfulness.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Costa+Rica+celebrates+Festival+of+Lights&amp;amp;id=98090"&gt;NDTV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Central America to open partnership talks with EU in 2007&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;SICA, established in 1993, groups Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, and it is headquartered in El Salvador's capital San Salvador.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://english.people.com.cn/200612/18/eng20061218_333426.html"&gt;People's Daily Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Canada's 'War-on-Terror' Immigration Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Their mother, an illegal immigrant from Costa Rica, "and threatened to take them away if she did not turn up within half an hour."&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00244.htm"&gt;Scoop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Partnership spans from Oregon to Costa Rica&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Oregon is the only U.S. state that has let any adult travel to its POA partner, Costa Rica," he said.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061217/NEWS/612170330/1001"&gt;Statesmen Journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://realestate.costaricainternational.com"&gt;Costa Rica Real Estate Listings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116644706536923044?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com' title='Costa Rica News Bits 12/18/2006'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116644706536923044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116644706536923044' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116644706536923044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116644706536923044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/12/costa-rica-news-bits-12182006.html' title='Costa Rica News Bits 12/18/2006'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116638586026431403</id><published>2006-12-17T12:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-17T12:04:20.270-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Crime for Costa Rica Expats</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Crime for Costa Rica&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://expatsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/costa-rica-expats.html"&gt;Costa  Rica Expats&lt;/a&gt; reviews a bit from Costa Rica Jones blog about crime in Costa Rica. Have a look for yourself. A beautiful place to visit, but maybe one needs their head examined if they plan on living there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://expats.totalblogdirectory.com"&gt;More Expat Blogs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116638586026431403?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com' title='Crime for Costa Rica Expats'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116638586026431403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116638586026431403' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116638586026431403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116638586026431403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/12/crime-for-costa-rica-expats.html' title='Crime for Costa Rica Expats'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116635446198020495</id><published>2006-12-17T03:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-17T03:21:01.983-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Costa Rica News Bit 12/17/2006</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;Costa Rica News Bits 12/17/06&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big investors aim to turn an up-and-coming tourist spot in Mexico int o a playground for the super-rich.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Mario Chacon, who holds a  degree in industrial engineering from the University of Costa Rica, was stationed in various parts of the world as an executive officer&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="ri"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/investing/la-re-kelly17dec17,1,4897" coll="la-headlines-business-invest&amp;quot;"&gt;LA Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A view from the top&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Steven and Pillar Dobbs were the winning bidders  for the deluxe trip to Costa Rica.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://w" ci_4852345=""&gt;Press Telegram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Step aboard a historic ship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;For a more meditative trip, cons ider an ashram, such as the Siddha Yoga ashrams in Mexico and Costa Rica&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/" living03=""&gt;Indy Star&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UD's next  president is 'a font of ideas'&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Before starting at UD on Jul y 1, Harker will attend meetings in Costa Rica, Switzerland and Hong Kong&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl" aid="/20061217/NEWS/612170374/1006/NEWS&amp;quot;"&gt;Deleware Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dest inations: New Year's Eve, Costa Rica and Key West&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Two 10-day  trips to southern Costa Rica early next year. Guests will travel to the private  reserve Hacienda Baru&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.miami.com/" htm=""&gt;Miami Herald&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://" com=""&gt;Costa Rica Tavel Directory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116635446198020495?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116635446198020495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116635446198020495' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116635446198020495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116635446198020495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/12/costa-rica-news-bit-12172006.html' title='Costa Rica News Bit 12/17/2006'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116626439284070838</id><published>2006-12-16T02:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-16T02:19:52.843-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Costa Rica News Bits 12/16/2006</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;Costa Rica News Bits 12/16/06&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whitney Information Network, Inc. Receives Grand Jury Subpoena&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;individual investment strategies in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Costa Rica.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20061215005645&amp;amp;newsLang=en"&gt;Business Wire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The thrills and spills of kayak surfing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;a member of the US West Coast kayak surfing team that won the world championship in Costa Rica last year.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2006/12/16/2003340728"&gt;Taipei Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Colombian government supports Pinto as national team coach&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;He also coached Costa Rica's national team and won titles for Alajuelense of Costa Rica and Alianza Lima of Peru.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://english.people.com.cn/200612/16/eng20061216_333095.html"&gt;People's Daily Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bigelow Laboratory Executive Director Sandy Sage announces retirement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;the estuarine laboratory in Lusby Md., the Stroud Center in Avondale, Pa., and Maritza Laboratory in Costa Rica.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://boothbayregister.maine.com/2006-12-14/sandy_sage_retiring.html"&gt;Boothbay Register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jamaica's foreign policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;There are the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, Bermuda and Costa Rica, to name a few, along with some others from the Eastern Caribbean.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/html/20061215T200000-0500_116687_OBS_JAMAICA_S_FOREIGN_POLICY.asp"&gt;Jamacia Observer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pupils map out strategies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Which Latin American country celebrated 100 years of democracy in 1989?" (Answer: Costa Rica).&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061216/NEWS01/612160318/1006"&gt;Florida Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ark City native died last summer trying to rescue students in Costa Rica&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;teacher Brett Carlson, formerly of Ark City, and three of his students drowned while on an educational trip to Costa Rica. &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.arkcity.net/stories/121606/com_0002.shtml"&gt;ArkCity.Net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com"&gt;Costa Rica Forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116626439284070838?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116626439284070838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116626439284070838' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116626439284070838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116626439284070838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/12/costa-rica-news-bits-12162006.html' title='Costa Rica News Bits 12/16/2006'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116620611626891697</id><published>2006-12-15T10:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-15T10:08:36.270-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Costa Rica News Bit 12/15/2006</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;Costa Rica News Bits 12/15/06&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Truth behind why developed countries help poor ones reduce their green house gas emissions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;investment in the conversion of marginal agricultural lands to commercial tree plantations in Costa Rica&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailyindia.com/show/93507.php/Truth-behind-why-developed-countries-help-poor-ones-reduce-their-green-house-gas-emissions"&gt;Daily India&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The number of University of Rochester undergraduates who study abroad has hit a 10-year high&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Spain, Barcelona in particular, takes the lead as the most popular destination, but other countries include Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Ecuador.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://media-newswire.com/release_1040184.html"&gt;Press Release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Toast to the High Seas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;they can slip into smaller ports in the Greek isles, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, and the other 47 countries where the ships call.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.winemag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&amp;nm=&amp;amp;type=Publishing&amp;mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&amp;amp;mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&amp;tier=4&amp;amp;id=909C543CA25B4EBABF759E5DE08A982C"&gt;Wine Enthusiast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Busy people can 'book' a trip now&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;tagging leatherback turtles in Costa Rica. Generally, the text is spare, but it's presented with the sort of authoritative tone&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-12-14-travel-books_x.htm"&gt;USA Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delta&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;to Liberia and Guatemala City, the respective capitals of Costa Rica and Guatemala.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.cheapflights.com/airlines/2006/12/delta_becomes_f.html"&gt;CheapFlights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ministers Ready CentAm Summit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Costa Rica is holding from Saturday the 22nd Summit of the Heads of States or Government of the Central American Integration System (SICA)&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B00C28A0E-452B-4C37-9E94-3A03A5C11616%7D&amp;amp;language=EN"&gt;Prensa Latina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com"&gt;Costa Rica Travel Forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116620611626891697?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116620611626891697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116620611626891697' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116620611626891697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116620611626891697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/12/costa-rica-news-bit-12152006.html' title='Costa Rica News Bit 12/15/2006'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116609100438638956</id><published>2006-12-14T02:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-14T02:10:04.390-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Costa Rica News Bits 12/14/2006</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;Costa Rica News Bits 12/14/06&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Citigroup expands central American operations by acquiring Grupo Cuscatlan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, is one of the leading financial groups in Central America.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.prdomain.com/companies/C/Citibank/newsreleases/2006121438034.htm"&gt;PRDomain Business Register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Put A Termite In Your Tank&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;They are collecting termites in Costa Rica, hoping to harness the bugs' ability to digest cellulose.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_51/b4014081.htm?chan=tc&amp;chan=technology_technology+index+page_best+of+the+magazine"&gt;Business Week Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Person of the Day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Alex has been to various countries including Costa Rica, Mexico and the Bahamas through running.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.caymannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000093/009335.htm"&gt;Cayman Net News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wind Surf Adds New Dives in Caribbean&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Windstar's scuba diving program is also offered on the msy Wind Star in Costa Rica and the msy Wind Spirit sailing out of St. Thomas in the Caribbean.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cruises.about.com/b/a/256528.htm"&gt;About Cruises&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;N.C. angler lands billfish championship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;In Costa Rica, he was showered with champagne by his fellow anglers.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/521091.html"&gt;newsobserver.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fish plant caught up in changes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;daily catch arrives by truck, having been caught in waters off Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica and as far away as Fiji and Australia.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fish14dec14,1,822011.story?coll=la-headlines-business&amp;amp;track=crosspromo"&gt;LA Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com"&gt;Costa Rica Expat Forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116609100438638956?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116609100438638956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116609100438638956' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116609100438638956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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America&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Costa Rica, the bicycle marathon "DHL Guana Ride 2006" was organized, which involves a 350-kilometer&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,34415.shtml"&gt;EARTHtimes.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gutsy sisters seek a fighting chance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Which is why Shenzhen Beike plans to open other clinics in Budapest, Costa Rica and Thailand.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.torontosun.com/News/World/2006/12/13/2770483-sun.html"&gt;Toronto Sun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fake doctor gets 20-year sentence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Costa Rica where he lived as a fugitive. He had been sighted frequenting gay bars and spas in seedy area of San Jose.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=8a29b053010d6833655aeb0942bc5972"&gt;Philippinenews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Holiday gift-giving for the literary minded&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Costa Rica, Oscar Arias; actress and biodiesel advocate Daryl Hannah; best-selling author Paul Ray;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www1.arguscourier.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061213/COMMUNITY/61212039"&gt;Argus Courier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com"&gt;Costa Rica Expat and Travel Forum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116600987269472062?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116600987269472062/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116600987269472062' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116600987269472062'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116600987269472062'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/12/costa-rica-news-bits-12132006.html' title='Costa Rica News Bits 12/13/2006'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116317514260008641</id><published>2006-11-10T08:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-10T08:12:22.603-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking to establish a new upscale Bed and Breakfast</title><content type='html'>If you can't find the business opp you are searching for, check this out: our villa on 10 acres (yes, count them) is only 20 min. to downtown San Jose, is horse country, has incredible views, and the main house is a mansion built to last 100 years. House is more a reception center than a private home, with huge gourmet kitchen, library, huge living room, 60 ft. veranda, hardwood floors, 3 fireplaces, garage, huge storage. There are also two nice guest houses. THERE IS PRESENTLY NO B &amp; B in this area, San Isidro de Heredia. Walk to rain forest. With 10 acres, you can build endless additional cabins as long term rentals (sorely needed) or for overnight guests. This is a fabulous, one of a kind property, very "upscale" and boutique like with&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Real_Estate/for_those_looking_to_establish_a_new_upscale_B_B"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116317514260008641?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116317514260008641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116317514260008641' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116317514260008641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116317514260008641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/11/looking-to-establish-new-upscale-bed.html' title='Looking to establish a new upscale Bed and Breakfast'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116246158896953706</id><published>2006-11-02T01:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-02T01:59:48.970-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Silver bullet ground transfer</title><content type='html'>We are trying to find a ground transfer from San Jose to Manuel Antonio. We don't want to take the public bus--Interbus doesn't work with our schedule. Has anyone heard of Pacific Transfer Silver Bullet Express? If so do you have contact info for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Wanted/Silver_bullet_ground_transfer"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116246158896953706?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116246158896953706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116246158896953706' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116246158896953706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116246158896953706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/11/silver-bullet-ground-transfer.html' title='Silver bullet ground transfer'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116229010012519176</id><published>2006-10-31T02:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-31T02:21:40.126-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sustainable Project</title><content type='html'>We are a non profit family society working in a Sustainable Project, we receiv volunteers or students from all over the world want to know about sustainable. We are organic and we produce the most products than we eat. We are working with some program sending volunteers to Costa Rica. Our web site is&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/News_Headlines/Sustainable_Project"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116229010012519176?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116229010012519176/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116229010012519176' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116229010012519176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116229010012519176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/sustainable-project.html' title='Sustainable Project'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116220552900045437</id><published>2006-10-30T02:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T02:52:09.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Americans in San Jose</title><content type='html'>I'm getting ready for a whirlwind tour of South America with a stop in Costa Rica first. Where are the places in San Jose that Americans hang out?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/San_Jose/Americans_in_San_Jose"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116220552900045437?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116220552900045437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116220552900045437' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116220552900045437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116220552900045437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/americans-in-san-jose.html' title='Americans in San Jose'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116211885140976569</id><published>2006-10-29T02:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-29T02:47:31.410-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Work Trade for stay</title><content type='html'>I am seeking some places to do work trade for a place to stay. It would be for two weeks at a time or more. I am a general contractor, a cook, an organizer, a massage therapist and more! I can do just about anything. I am not seeking any sexual exploitation. I just want to travel. I have friends in Costa Rica in various places so I would be on holiday at times. THanks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Wanted/Work_Trade_for_stay"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116211885140976569?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116211885140976569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116211885140976569' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116211885140976569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116211885140976569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/work-trade-for-stay.html' title='Work Trade for stay'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116203427295924083</id><published>2006-10-28T04:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-28T04:17:52.960-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Surfing school awesome experience</title><content type='html'>Just returned from a two week stay in the southern zone was informed upon leaving the staes of a surfschool in the pavones region i contacted it thru www.surfarisurf.com it is run by one of their instructors who works there half of the year and operates the school in pavones the other 6 mo. i had the best experience it is operated on 6 acres of beachfront property,the have a really good program,catering to beginer and advanced students,they teach you 5 stand up tecniques and provide ammenities and all meals,snorkeling mt biking ets, yoga all for under $1200 a week..the home i stayed in was a dream surf house perched 300 ft above sea level with the best osa penninsula view i highly recomend you contact alex pina at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Sports/Surfing_school_awesome_experience"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116203427295924083?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116203427295924083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116203427295924083' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116203427295924083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116203427295924083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/surfing-school-awesome-experience.html' title='Surfing school awesome experience'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116194877300001534</id><published>2006-10-27T04:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-27T04:32:53.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bringing Orchids into Costa Rica</title><content type='html'>I am relocating to Costa Rica. I built a home above Barva. I want to bring my orchid plants that I purchased and have grown over 35 years in Miami, Florida. I want to bring them bare root in my luggage when I fly down there the end of this month. What do I need to do? Ruthann&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Import/Bringing_Orchids_into_Costa_Rica"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116194877300001534?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116194877300001534/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116194877300001534' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116194877300001534'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116194877300001534'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/bringing-orchids-into-costa-rica.html' title='Bringing Orchids into Costa Rica'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116185994503164666</id><published>2006-10-26T03:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-26T03:52:25.033-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Soon to be retiring in costa rica</title><content type='html'>Hello, My wife and I are going to relocate to CR, and we are seeking info as to WHERE the best places, (cities) are to: buy a home start a business safety Just where does the American population go? Jaco? Flamingo? Domincal? Thank-you for your input, Sincerely, Joel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Retirement/Soon_to_be_retiring_in_costa_rica"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116185994503164666?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116185994503164666/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116185994503164666' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116185994503164666'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116185994503164666'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/soon-to-be-retiring-in-costa-rica.html' title='Soon to be retiring in costa rica'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116176890025136597</id><published>2006-10-25T02:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-25T02:35:00.253-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Playa Bejuca</title><content type='html'>Anyone know about Playa Bejuco? possible Real estate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Real_Estate/Playa_Bejuca"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116176890025136597?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116176890025136597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116176890025136597' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116176890025136597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116176890025136597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/playa-bejuca.html' title='Playa Bejuca'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116168352453640287</id><published>2006-10-24T02:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-24T02:52:04.536-07:00</updated><title type='text'>"Sample" letter for bank statement</title><content type='html'>Ola! Can somebody provide me with a "Sample" for the letter of proof from my german bank about my monthly pension. They need to know exactly what to write, and I'm going to germany to get my papers together! Any kind of help will be very much appriciated. You can also mail me offline! THANKS!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Life/Sample_letter_for_bank_statement"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116168352453640287?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116168352453640287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116168352453640287' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116168352453640287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116168352453640287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/sample-letter-for-bank-statement.html' title='&quot;Sample&quot; letter for bank statement'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116151580011557051</id><published>2006-10-22T04:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-22T04:16:40.116-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Excellent property at 15 of Jaco (Close to Agujas Beach)</title><content type='html'>Ocean view Property for sale, 100 mts from the Beach, 10,000 square meters. Planted with fruits trees, mangos, coconut, oranges, lemons, mandarines and other tropical fruits. Two houses. Cable TV, telephone line. Has its own well 50 meters deep, swiming pool. 100 meters from main panamerican road.  Has municipal permits to build. Therefore is an excellent property for a developer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Jaco_Beach/Excellent_property_at_15_of_Jaco_Closed_to_Agujas_Beach"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116151580011557051?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116151580011557051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116151580011557051' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116151580011557051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116151580011557051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/excellent-property-at-15-of-jaco-close.html' title='Excellent property at 15 of Jaco (Close to Agujas Beach)'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116142924959834058</id><published>2006-10-21T04:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-21T04:14:09.600-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Schools in Costa Rica</title><content type='html'>I am interested in studying Agriculture Science in Costa Rica please send me a list of school that a of a high standard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Wanted/Schools_in_Cota_Rica"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116142924959834058?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116142924959834058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116142924959834058' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116142924959834058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116142924959834058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/schools-in-costa-rica.html' title='Schools in Costa Rica'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116125234818893566</id><published>2006-10-19T03:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-19T03:05:48.190-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Costa Rica Animal Clinics</title><content type='html'>I'm planning a "looksee" trip to Costa Rica, Am considering moving from Atlanta Ga. to buy large home to rent rooms, small BB, raise and breed my Yorkshire Terriers as I do in Atlanta now. I know how to export my dogs there but cannot get any info on available "animal hospitals", Vet's can someone please help me with locations of these Vet's.. that will help me decide where to live. Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Miscellanous/Animal_Clinics"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116125234818893566?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116125234818893566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116125234818893566' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116125234818893566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116125234818893566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/costa-rica-animal-clinics.html' title='Costa Rica Animal Clinics'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116117046758099617</id><published>2006-10-18T04:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-18T04:21:07.586-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun: Head Trip</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://rockpaperscissorsgun.blogspot.com/2006/10/head-trip_17.html"&gt;Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun: Head Trip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116117046758099617?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116117046758099617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116117046758099617' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116117046758099617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116117046758099617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/rock-paper-scissors-gun-head-trip.html' title='Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun: Head Trip'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116116762331695758</id><published>2006-10-18T03:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-18T03:33:43.316-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Beach travel: Bungalows</title><content type='html'>I am beginning to look into a family trip, 2 teenaged boys, interested in surfing. Does anyone have advice on places to stay, modest bungalows near surf - rustic. What is the surf like on the Pacific side during the summer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Travel/July_Beach_travel_Bungalows"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116116762331695758?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116116762331695758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116116762331695758' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116116762331695758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116116762331695758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/beach-travel-bungalows.html' title='Beach travel: Bungalows'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35400485.post-116108246214152284</id><published>2006-10-17T03:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T03:54:22.143-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New Taca in Flight Menu</title><content type='html'>I was delighted to see on the internet that the two segments of my recent TACA flight showed that a meal was to be served. Of course airline food is not usually something to write home about. On flight TACA seemed proud to annouce their new menu. The key featured seemed to be that there is a $5 fee for it! And, the sandwishes are hardly a meal. They could at least increase the quality of the food when they start nickle and diming you over it. Or, even have a premium item for $10 or $15 for those who want to pig out on something decent. Of course they should also be honest and note on their website that the on flight meal is an extra 5 bucks per flight segment! The next special email I get from them will go promptly in the trash box unread.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/Travel/New_Taca_in_Flight_Menu"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt; from: &lt;a href="http://board.costaricainternational.com/"&gt;Costa Rica International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35400485-116108246214152284?l=bestcostarica.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/feeds/116108246214152284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35400485&amp;postID=116108246214152284' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116108246214152284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/35400485/posts/default/116108246214152284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bestcostarica.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-taca-in-flight-menu.html' title='New Taca in Flight Menu'/><author><name>The Wizard</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17658520575527656804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16777342814847353546'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>