Archive for June 20th, 2008
Friday, June 20th, 2008
The annual Fiesta de la Música will be held in places all over the Central Valley Saturday, including Parque Francia in Barrio Escalante. The musicians will play from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m and sometimes even later, according to event planners.
This is the annual festival sponsored by the French Embassy, Alianza Francesa, Hotel 1492 and the Banco de Costa Rica among others, according to an embassy release.
The festival will feature a wide array of music, including pop, Latin rock, live bands and experimental performers according to Sabrina Vargas, a Barrio Escalante hotel manager who is participating in the event. (more…)
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Three of Spain’s biggest hotel chains have announced plans to expand in Costa Rica promising to bring more than $1 billion dollars in development. The news comes as no surprise to the ever so popular tourist destination as the number of European tourists is increasing each year as they flock to the country’s gorgeous beaches and biologically diverse rain forests. Spanish tourists, in particular, are even more common and the inclusion of these well-known Spanish brands is expected to coax more to make the cross-Atlantic voyage.
This year Costa Rica could receive around 45,000 additional Spanish tourists due to a dramatic increase in direct flights from Madrid, Spain to San Jose, Costa Rica. The Spanish based airline, Air Comet, has been around for 10 years and flies direct from Madrid to other Latin American cities such as Lima, Buenos Aries, and even Havana, Cuba. The airline has announced plans to purchase 12 new airplanes within the year in order to increase Costa Rica travel and tourism from Spain. (more…)
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
The entire country of Costa Rica has been enjoying a huge amount of real estate business and transaction in the last few years, but there are some distinct towns and regions that enjoy particular interest and popularity. While there are varying opinions of the regions’ redeeming value, each one discussed below has proven itself to be a sound investment thanks to the current high demand for rentals, land and housing in each area. But the benefits don’t stop there, read on to find out what else they have to offer.
One of the most popular beach areas for Costa Rica real estate is in the northern pacific coastal town of Tamarindo, in the Province of Guanacaste. Here eco-tourists can find travel bliss along the pristine beaches of Playa Avellanas, Playa Marbella and Playa Negra. This is also a hot spot for surfers, divers, snorkeling, body surfers, horseback riders and fishermen. Tamarindo is also very close to leatherback turtle nesting areas where you can travel to and witness turtles lay their eggs, or later when the young turtles make their way to the waves and open sea. (more…)
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