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New EagleRider Location Opens in Costa Rica

EagleRider, the world’s largest motorcycle rental and touring company, is excited to announce the addition of its first location in Costa Rica. The new EagleRider Affiliate is located in San José at the world famous White House Hotel, Restaurant, Casino, and Spa.

Its private location in the hills of San Antonio de Escazú and a magnificent view overlooking three volcanoes and the entire San José metropolitan area make the White House Hotel, Restaurant Casino, and Spa the ideal destination for those travelers seeking luxurious accommodations, personalized service, and fine dining during their stay in Costa Rica.

The White House Hotel Restaurant, Casino, and Spa is perched on the slopes of the Pico Blanco mountainside, enjoying lush surroundings and impressive views while providing convenient access to downtown San José and the Juan Santamaría Airport. It is also minutes away from the cosmopolitan district of Escazú, where an exclusive array of shops, restaurants, and bars can be found.

The White House has purchased a fleet Harley-Davidson Road Kings and has developed the first “Ride the Volcano” tour. It is now possible for a tour group to ride through the mountains of Costa Rica while enjoying the beautiful scenery and winding roads. All of the White House Harley-Davidson tours are accompanied by a Ford Excursion, trailer, spare motorcycle, and a tour guide for safety and convenience.

About EagleRider:
EagleRider pioneered the Harley-Davidson rental concept in 1992 and today operates the world’s largest motorcycle and powersport rental fleet from premier manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson, Honda, BMW, and Polaris. EagleRider’s expansion of its franchise rental facilities targets global tourist destinations and currently offers adventure travel enthusiasts the opportunity to experience their dream vacation from rental facilities in the USA, Mexico, Spain, and France.

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Win $1,000 cash prizes in Costa Rica photo contest

Tourism professionals invite entries into a photo contest with $1,000 cash prizes

The association of tourism professionals is hosting a photography contest open to the public.  The organization is attempting to gather social, architectural, tourism, landscape and folklore images under the broad heading of “tourism and sustainable development.”

Submissions are divided into amateur and professional photographers, with the latter required to submit a brief resume, citing past experience.  Each submitted image is required to be printed at 5 by 7 inches.  Participants must also provide a CD holding the images in JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 300 dots per inch, a general information sheet stating artists’ name, telephone, e-mail, title of work and category the work is submitted under.

Participants can submit up to three photographs, with each one accompanied by a description of the image and location where it was taken.  The images must be original, unpublished, digitally unaltered and taken in Costa Rica.  Photo montages and photos taken outside of Costa Rica will not be accepted and all images of people must be accompanied with a consent form, said the organization, the Asociación Costarricense de Profesionales en Turismo.

Submission opened last month and is running through Feb. 1.

The best photographs in three different subject groups for the two separate categories will be awarded $1,000.  Photographs can be submitted at the association offices in Los Yoses, San Pedro, end of Avenida 10, Calle 47.  The office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 280-5375.

Documents must be labeled: Primer Concurso de Fotografía ACOPROT, said the contest rules.

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