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African drumming workshop
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[ March 24, 2010; ] Learn to play djembe and dunduns African drums at the workshop by M'Bembe Percusion y Danza.
The workshop will be held at the Centro Cultural Ecológico Gaia in Playa Chiquita from March 24 to 26.
Cost is 25,000 colones.
Reserve your space by contacting 2750 0385 or ololiuki.cr@gmail.com
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Surviving A Massive Earthquake and Tsunami
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With the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the topic of what to do in an earthquake has been very much on our minds.
Costa Rica is by no means exempt from quakes, with a number of fault lines criss-crossing the country and a history of earthquakes. Although as the experience in Chile has shown, a [...]
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Costa Rica Comedy Fest
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[ March 4, 2010; 9:00 pm; ] A comedy show is coming to Puerto Viejo!
Like to Laugh Productions is presenting NYC Comedians Mike Ennis (Law and Order & Discovery Channel), Josh Filipowski (Beatz106 & The Idiot's Guide to Jokes), and Gabe Pacheco (NY Underground Comedy Fest).
Comics Gabe Pacheco and Josh Filipowski
They will venture to both coasts and in-between, exploring and performing, bringing [...]
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Bus fares on the rise
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The regulator of bus fares has approved price increases for some 560 routes nationally averaging 5.1%
The fare between San Jose and Puerto Viejo will increase from 4,290 colones to 4,545 colones (that’s $8.30 at current exchange rates). Some other new rates are:
Route
Fare
San Jose – Cahuita
3,690
San Jose – Sixaola
5,265
Puerto Viejo – Limon
1,420
Hone Creek – Limon
1,195
Cahuita – [...]
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CATCAS spells out priorities for new deputy for Limon province
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The chamber of tourism for the South Caribbean (CATCAS) has sent a letter to the new deputy elected to represent Limon province, Rodrigo Pinto, offering their assistance in setting priorities and informing him of issues they’d like to see action on in Talamanca.
Some of the things that CATCAS says should be priorities for the new [...]
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CATCAS General Assembly Mar 14
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[ March 14, 2010; 2:30 pm; ] The tourism association of the South Caribbean (CATCAS) will hold their annual general assembly on Sunday Mar 14 at the Casa de la Cultura in Puerto Viejo starting at 2:30 pm.
The agenda will include reports from the president and treasurer and election of officers for the coming year.
CATCAS is involved in many community projects and [...]
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ReciCaribe’s Announces New Pickup Schedule
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The Recycling Center. Photo courtesy of Pachamama
Courtesy of the folks over at Greencoast, here is the new schedule for recycling pickup:
Monday:
From Playa Negra to Cahuita
Tuesday:
From Manzanillo to Rockin’ J’s
Wednesday:
Puerto Viejo
Thursday:
A day to catch up on routes that were too big to finish on the other day’s of the week.
Friday:
The first and third Friday’s of the [...]
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Talamanca Mayor Arrested on Suspicion of Corruption
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An agent stands guard outside the mayor’s house. Photo by Róger Amoretty, courtesy of La Nación
The municipal mayor of Talamanca, Rugeli Morales Rodriguez, 45, was arrested yesterday morning by agents of the Office of Judicial Investigation (OIJ).
According to information from prosecutors, the mayor is under investigation, along with other local government officials, for the alleged [...]
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CATCAS and UNICEF present “Guest of the Heart” program in Puerto Viejo and Cahuita
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[ February 13, 2010; 11:00 am; February 14, 2010; 11:00 am; ] Local hotel and tourism operators are invited to the launch of this program presented by our local business association CATCAS and UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund).
The “Guest of the Heart” strategy is aimed at helping children with problems or abandoned children.
The meeting for hoteliers from Puerto Viejo, Cocles, Punta Uva and Manzanillo is Saturday [...]
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Local community reaches out to Haiti
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Costa Rica has had it’s share of natural disasters and is no stranger to earthquakes.
So many in the local community have been profoundly touched by the pictures coming out of Port-au-Prince, knowing that it could’ve just as easily been San Jose or some other part of Costa Rica.
The department of immigration puts the official Haitian [...]
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Rush unwittingly praises socialized health care
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Right-wing radio talker Rush Limbaugh must be confused. During a recent broadcast, he vowed to "go to Costa Rica" if President Obama is successful in passing his health reform legislation.
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Religious Education Is An Inalienable Right, Costa Rican Bishops Assert
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The bishops of Costa Rica released a statement expressing concern over a recent ruling by the country's Constitutional Court which stripped the Church its right to choose which religion teachers will be hired in Costa Rican schools.
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M 4.6, Costa Rica
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NEAR SAN JOSE, Costa Rica 90 km E of Puntarenas, Costa Rica 110 km W of Limon, Costa Rica 155 km SSE of San Carlos, Nicaragua Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters NST= 10, Nph= 10, Dmin=3.3 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=169, M-type=regional moment magnitude , Version=6 Source Event ID us2010tmav This event has been reviewed by a ...
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US Remark With Costa Rican Foreign Minister
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Friday, 5 March 2010, 6:24 pm Press Release: US State Department Remark With Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno Ugarte and Dominican Republic Deputy Foreign Minister Clara Quinones de Longo San Jose, Costa Rica March 4, 2010 MODERATOR: Good afternoon, we are going to begin our Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas.
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Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes central Costa Rica
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A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rocked central Costa Rica late Friday, the country's seismic and volcano monitoring center confirmed.
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Costa Rica's Annual Pilgrimage Goes Viral
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It sounds like the slacker's version of a religious pilgrimage -- substituting a long, arduous trek to a holy site with an effortless stay-at-home digital version.
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U.S. wants better ties with L America: Clinton
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Costa Rican President-elect Laura Chinchilla and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wave to the press, in San Jose, Costa Rica, on March 4, 2010.
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Special Envoy Mitchell to Travel to the Middle East
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Secretary Clinton in Costa Rica / participating in Pathways for Prosperity ministerial / meeting with Costa Rican President-elect Laura Chinchilla / dinner with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Pathways ministerial: promoting growth, democracy, open markets, etc Deputy Secretary Steinberg and NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs Jeff Bader, now ...
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Secretary of State Clinton to meet with officials from 16 Central and South American nations
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Costa Rica to press Latin American nations on democracy and development.
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Costa Rica's Golden Toads Killed by El Nino & A Pathogen, Not Climate Change
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The Monteverde golden toad went extinct in 1989. Photo: Wikipedia . This probably won't be the last word on the demise of the Monteverde golden toad , but a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that normal El Nino conditions, not climate change, lead to the spread of the deadly chytrid fungus and caused the iconic Costa ...
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Clinton adds Buenos Aires to Latin American tour
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton added Buenos Aires to what is now a six-country Latin American tour highlighted by a solidarity, albeit shortened visit to quake-stricken Chile.
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El Nino and a pathogen killed Costa Rican toad, study finds
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Scientists broadly agree that global warming may threaten the survival of many plant and animal species; but global warming did not kill the Monteverde golden toad, an often cited example of climate-triggered extinction, says a new study.
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