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Harvesting of Momones Chinos in San Buenaventura
Every July/August the momones chinos are harvested in the Osa region of Costa Rica. Momones chinos grow on trees and come in two colors – red and yellow. The red ones are exported to El Salvador while the yellow ones generally stay in Costa Rica.
Updated Information and Booklet about Las Villas de San Buenas
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The Village of San Buenas Master Planner Featured
For many developers the goal is the same: Plat as many houses as possible on the land and maximize the profit.
Rick Harrison, a Twin Cities-based software developer and planner, sees an alternative. In software that he’s developed to solve the complicated process of figuring out how to configure hundreds of houses on a tract of land, he’s moved beyond the grids and cul de sacs of many developments. His focus is on efficiency and livable communities.
Costa Rica Tourism Up 9 percent in 2010 vs 2009
Through September of this year, the ICT reports that an estimated 1.6 million people have visited Costa Rica in 2010, a 9 percent increase over the same period in 2009.
Costa Rica’s Southern International Airport Update
That technical designation put a high priority on the $35 million project, which will start in 2012 to put in the bare bones of an international airport. Until then there are more studies and surveys.
World’s Best Rafters in Costa Rica
A break in the rainy season made for ideal conditions for the International Rafting
Costa Rican team competing. Photo from IRF.
Federation’s Pre-World Championships on Oct. 6-11. The International Rafting Federation (IRF) selected Costa Rica as the host site of the 2011 Rafting World Championships, to be held from Oct. 5-10 on the Río Pacuare, near the Caribbean slope town of Turrialba, east of San José.
More Land Protected in Latin America
According to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the region has boosted the amount of land dedicated to biodiversity conservation by 10 percent since 1990 – from 9.5 percent then to 19.5 percent in 2009.
Costa Rica’s Exports Up 9 Percent
The Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer) announced Wednesday that Costa Rica’s exports have increased 9 percent this year when compared to the first nine months of 2009. From Jan. through Sept. of this year, the country has raked in over $7 billion in sales, compared to $6.5 billion at this point last year.
Rock Climbing Costa Rica
According to the Tico Times, Cachí, about 15 km east of Cartago, offers some of the best rock climbing in the country. Gear is available for rent and climbs cater to all abilities. The canyon set amid green hills creates a beautiful backdrop for a day of thrills.
Qatar to Open Embassy in San José, Costa Rica Newspaper, The Tico Times
The oil-rich nation of Qatar, which boasts one of the highest GDPs per capita in the world, has announced plans to open an embassy in San José, Costa Rica.
The embassy would be Qatar’s only diplomatic office on the Central American isthmus and one of five in the Americas. It would also be the only Arab embassy in Costa Rica.
How “Flow” enters into Development Desgin
For the past four decades, the automotive industry has invested billions in fuel efficiency and reducing drag and, at the same time, significantly added to the average engine horsepower. While government has focused on the vehicle, no steps have been taken to make neighborhood streets more efficient.
The management of a new era of design dedicated to reducing time and energy while transiting through a neighborhood is called “flow.” In Prefurbia, flow is essential to neighborhood sustainability.
Costa Rica Consumer Prices Dip
Costa Rica’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) reports that prices fell an average of 0.08 percent during the month of September, the first month this year that consumer prices have decreased. Despite the slight deflation, through the first nine months of the year, average consumer prices have risen 3.87 percent, about a full percentage point higher than during the same period of 2009, when inflation was 2.92 percent.
350,000 Costa Ricans Employed in Export Industries
According to a study conducted by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer), approximately 355,000 people are employed in Costa Rica’s export sector. The study found that those involved in producing products for export hold 76 percent of jobs in the nation’s agricultural and industrial sectors.
Sterigenics to Build Plant in Costa Rica
Sterigenics International, a U.S.-based medical devices manufacturing company, announced Friday that it will construct a plant in Costa Rica. The plant, which will be built in a yet-to-be-determined free-trade zone, is expected to be completed by the end of 2011 and to begin operations in January 2012.
