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What happened to the lagoons left by Hurricane Otto in Irazú?

January 25, 2017 by Staff News Writer

After a month of becoming the main attraction of the Irazú Volcano National Park, the three lagoons and a small waterfall that formed as a result of Hurricane Otto have disappeared completely. The amount of rain recorded in 48 hours and the clay condition of the terrain facilitated the formation of the lagoons. But the […]

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Sloth stopped traffic in Dominical

January 24, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Monday afternoon, a sloth literally stopped traffic in Barú de Dominical, in the South Zone of the country. The animal was recorded by the Costa Rican photographer Juan Pablo López, who told that in order to avoid hitting the mammal, they decided to close both directions of the road, so that it could cross. […]

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Costa Rica received the Best International Adventure Travel Award

January 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Costa Rica finished its participation in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) with a prize: the country received the Best International Adventure Travel Award, given by Oxígeno Magazine. Oxígeno has 23,000 readers per month, more than 50,000 monthly visits to its website, 28,000 fans on Facebook and 6,000 followers on twitter. Minister of Tourism Mauricio Ventura […]

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National athletes will benefit from a new Japan-Costa Rican cooperation agreement!

January 20, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The National Olympic Committee (CON) and Japan signed a new cooperation agreement that will bring great benefits to national athletes. Mamoru Shinohara, ambassador of Japan to Costa Rica and Henry Núñez, president of the NOC, signed an agreement that will] benefit 5 sports federations: -Table tennis -Gymnastics -Fencing -Boxing -Synchronized swimming We are grateful to […]

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Hookd Cup, where water is your biggest rival

January 19, 2017 by Staff News Writer

More than 200 surfers will participate in the 17th edition of the National Surf Tour. The event will be held in Dominical de Osa beach. The Hookd Cup will gather the best surfers in the country, such as Noel Mar Mcgonagle, Anthony Fillingim, Maykol Torres and Jair Pérez. However, there are great surfers, like Leilanie […]

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A puma from Corcovado has captivated social networks

January 18, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A camera captured a beautiful young puma hunting in Corcovado National Park. During the visit to Corcovado National Park on the Path La Leona-Madrigal we saw this beautiful young puma, eating an iguana near the Madrigal River,” shared Osa Conservation Area with a series of photographs, through their Facebook page. Hours later they also uploaded […]

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