Archive for September, 2007
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Dominical
Dominical is a small town on the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. The somewhat isolated position of Dominical has preserved the town so far from major development and for people who want to enjoy a laid back holiday it’s a perfect destination in the Province of Puntarenas, Dominical is certainly worth visiting. There are [...]
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Costa Rica Newspapers
Leading newspaper publisher is Grupo Nacion with a portfolio of several daily newspapers in Costa Rica and even in Guatemala. La Nacion, founded in 1946 is the daily newspaper with the best journalistic reputation and the highest circulation. But Grupo Nacion also publishes the daily tabloids Al Dia and the more superficial La Teja. Other [...]
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
Playa Uvita, Puntarenas
Ten miles south of Dominical on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in Province of Puntarenas you can find the small town of Uvita, with its two mile long pristine beach. For people who want to get away from the more touristic spots and want to enjoy a more rustic atmosphere. Uvita is the [...]
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Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Province of Jan Jose
The Province of San Jose, named after the capitol city of Costa Rica is located in the center of the country. It has a population of almost 1,5 million persons and is surrounded by the provinces Alajuela, Puntarenas, Limon, Cartago and Heredia. The northern part of the province contains the city of San Jose and [...]
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Province of Cartago
The Province of Cartago covers the southern part of the Central Valley and is located in the heart of Costa Rica. Together with the Province of San José they are the only two provinces of Costa Rica which share no borders with Nicaragua or Panama. The mountain range in the north of the Province [...]
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Costa Rica Banana
Contrary what most people believe, the banana does not grow on a tree, but is actually a plant. The banana’s fruit grow in clusters of up to 20 banana’s and a plant can offer to harvests a year. When the first harvest grows and ripens on the tall plant, a second shoot is growing at [...]
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Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Costa Rica Railroad
Costa Rica has no operational railroad at present. The tracks are still there though and are remains of an illustrious history. In the late 1800’s the only port of importance was Puntarenas and the Costa Rican government was looking for an easier way to reach the European market by developing the port on the Atlantic [...]
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
The mysterious stone spheres of Costa Rica were discovered in the 1940’s in the southern part of the Province of Puntarenas, near the towns of Palmar North and South. The stone spheres were discovered when the United Fruit Company started to develop banana plantations in this part of Costa Rica. The first scientific archeological reports [...]