Costa Rica Blog January Archive

Less Costa Rican Coffee for Starbucks

01/27/10 04:51

Costa Rica is one of the major producers of coffee in Latin America. Around half of its annual produce go to the United States and one of its biggest customer is premiere coffee shop Starbucks. But it seems like the company has decreased or at least delayed its purchase of coffee beans from the small country.

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Villa Real's Casa Alta

The Casa Alta in one of the best example of how a luxurious home should be. Located in Villa Real which is a private home community near Highway 27 between Escazu and Santa Ana

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Introduction to Education in Costa Rica

One of the reasons why some people are having a hard time deciding to transfer to another country is the state of education. If you are a parent, it is only natural to try to give the best for your children, and that includes the best education that you can give to your kids.

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Turrialba activity means trouble for residents

Costa Rica was taken by surprise when a volcano, the Turrialba, that has been extinct for the last 140 years suddenly had some sort of gas-and-ash explosion, forcing at least 40 people living near the volcano to be evacuated immediately.

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Fixing Legalities in Hiring Domestic Help

A Special to A.M. Costa Rica Post is all about the mistake that expats commit in hiring domestic employees and step how to avoid or fix them.

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ASTRADOMES demands Amendments to outdated Labour Code

The ASTRADOMES or Association of Domestic Employees is appalling the executives and legislatives to revoke or amend the the outdated Labour Code.

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Copenhagen summit is a failure

While countries like Costa Rica obviously have green-minded policy makers, it is unfortunate to learn that due to vested interests and economic goals, agreements like the recent Copenhagen summit proved to be somewhat of a failure in reaching a consensus among the world's nations.

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Isla del Coco

Located 550 km from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Cocos Island, which is colloquially known as Isla del Coco, is one of Costa Rica's many national conservation parks. The island is uninhabited, though it is quite popular among divers because of the Hammerhead sharks, rays, dolphins, and other large water mammals that can be found in the deep waters that surround the island.

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How To Be Happy

Personally, I would like to settle in a nation that is both green and happy. I would like to settle in a nation that respects Mother Earth. I would like to settle in a nation where the residents cannot be any more satisfied than where they are right now. Sadly, there are only very few nations in the world that can claim to be so. Rapid industrialization and urbanization has somehow made a negative effect on our environment. Somehow, this may have had its effect on life satisfaction among the residents.

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