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Costa Rica´s First Female President

On February 7 Laura Chinchilla candidate of (PLN) – Partido Liberacion Nacional became the first female president in the history of Costa Rica with an overwhelming 46% of the total votes emitted.

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Turrialba Volcano Eruption Alert

Eruption alerts from this volcano have already been issued in the past. These scientific findings have come true with two minor eruptions of this mountain during the first days of the year 2010. Due to these unusual events, a team of well informed experts in volcanic activities have been monitoring closely.

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Palmares Fiestas in Costa Rica

The “Palmares Fiestas” is one of the most anticipated celebrations in Costa Rica; it is celebrated every year beginning on January 13 and ending on January 25. It is recognized as the biggest social activity of the year and takes place in Palmares, Alajuela.

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Sustainability Brews in the World’s Coffee Market

Guanacaste – Dimas Rojas and Byron Perez takes the visitors round the coffee farm in Guanacaste while busy intimating them on the entire production and distribution processes of coffee bean.

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International Investigators in Costa Rica

National Geographic in Costa Rica

(International Investigators in Costa Rica)

National Geographic had announced some time back that an international team of photographers and explorers would be visiting the Cocos Island, which is about 530 miles off the coast of Costa Rica in the Pacific.

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