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Costa Rica SPOTLIGHT: Lands In Love, Hotel and Resort and Adventure Center all in One, A Pretty Place with a Pretty Name in Costa Rica

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  • 06 10 2009
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Costa Rica SPOTLIGHT: Lands In Love, Hotel and Resort and Adventure Center all in One,  A Pretty Place with a Pretty Name in Costa Rica If you are planning a vacation to Costa Rica and are looking for a destination in a tropical setting, not so far from the San Jose International Airport then "Lands in Love Hotel and Resort" could be a great choi...

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Costa Rica Spotlight: Like to Take a Trip on the African Queen "Down the Tortuguero River"

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  • 06 10 2009
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[caption id="attachment_2704" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Tortuguero Canals, Costa Rica[/caption] Costa Rica Spotlight: Like to Take a Trip on the African Queen "Down the Tortuguero River" Let's  travel to Costa Rica and take this wonderful lyrical five hour trip , not down the Amazon, but down the Tortuguero River to the Tortuguero Canals,...

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Costa Rica: Young Ladies Pump Gas

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  • 02 10 2009
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[caption id="attachment_2681" align="aligncenter" width="300"] young lady gas station attendant[/caption] Costa Rica:  Young Ladies Pump Gas If you are on vacation in Costa Rica and you stop at a gas station to fill up your rental car, you will see something that you do not see in the United States.  Young ladies working at the gas stations.  ...

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Costa Rica Spotlight: Tell Me The Most Interesting Place to Vacation in Costa Rica

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  • 01 10 2009
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Costa Rica Spotlight: Tell Me The Most Interesting Place to Vacation in Costa Rica From the Costa Rica Spotlight Series:  I would have to first ask you, would you want to go to the beach?  Or would you like to go to a rain forest and the mountains?  If you say the mountains then I would tell you the following: The most interesting place for a ...

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The Quetzal can be Found In Monteverde, Costa Rica

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  • 28 09 2009
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[caption id="attachment_2647" align="aligncenter" width="853"] Quetzal Monteverde Costa Rica[/caption] The Quetzal can be Found In Monteverde, Costa Rica On your travels to Costa Rica are you planning to go to Monteverde?  If so you may be lucky and see the most beautiful bird in the rain forest, the resplendent Quetzal. Yes, Quetzals can be fou...

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Costa Rican Don't Throw Things Away, They Fix It

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  • 28 09 2009
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Costa Rican Don't Throw Things Away, They Fix It This is a short story but has a long  meaning.  I was in Alajuela one day and spotted a sign "Watch Repair- Don't despair" "We fix them all"   I had a watch which was very dear to me and it had stopped running and I had taken it to a repair shop in the states.  They said the battery had corrode...

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What's So Great About Costa Rica as A Tourist Destination?

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  • 28 09 2009
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[caption id="attachment_2669" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Poas volcano Central Valley Costa Rica[/caption] What's So Great About Costa Rica as A Tourist Destination? Thinking about taking a vacation to a warm tropical place where sunshine abounds and lots of outdoor nature orientated activities are available.  Costa Rica has the mountains, ...

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A Great Day Outing, Irazu Volcano National Park, Costa Rica

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  • 27 09 2009
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[caption id="attachment_2631" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Irazu Volcano and Crater Lake[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2632" align="aligncenter" width="280"] Location of the Irazu Volcano in the Central Valley[/caption] A Great Day Outing, Irazu Volcano National Park, Costa Rica If you have a free day while vacationing in Costa Rica and ...

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Some More Costa Rica History: Revolutions

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  • 26 09 2009
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  Some More Costa Rica History: Revolutions A Plurp of Costa Rica's History Costa Rica today is a social democracy with presidential elections held every four years.  The present constitution was adopted in 1949, and provides for a set of checks and balances.  At that time the military was abolished and a civil police force was formed. ...

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Travel Tips: What's the Weather Like at Arenal Volcano National Park June, July, August, September?

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  • 26 09 2009
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Travel Tips: What's the Weather Like at Arenal Volcano National Park June, July, August, September? If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica Arenal Volcano National Park or take a vacation to that area, in the months of June, July, August, and September what kind of weather can you expect?   The Arenal Volcano is located in Costa Rica's San C...

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