Changes in Migration Process at International Airports in Costa Rica Have Increased Security Controls

Changes to the migratory process when entering or leaving Costa Rica aim to increase the security controls and speed up the transit of travelers through the terminal, according to the Costa Rican General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners, the new system and process have been in place for a month. The director of Migration affirmed that since the new system was implemented they have registered 14 security alerts, two of travelers that needed to be investigated, one with a lost document report, four with stolen documents, one for murder, two with arrest warrant, three for information and one due to…

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E! Entertainment and Vogue Magazine Will Cover Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Guanacaste 2017

The fourth edition of the Mercedes-Benz fashion week Guanacaste will take place Thursday, December 28 at Hacienda Pinilla and is already organizing the castings to choose this year’s models. For this year the event will have several variations, some of which will be kept as a surprise, the event will also double the number of models and designers, bringing the number of models up to 50. “The biggest transformation the event will have will be on the runway and its format. It will be a big surprise,” commented Leonora Jiménez organizer of the MBFW Guanacaste. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week San José…

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Costa Rica Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers – Getting the Help You Need

The first mistake we all make when we think about drug and alcohol abuse is to see it as a “problem” that only affects “other people”, we erroneously think only those of low socioeconomic status or dysfunctional families could fall victim of this epidemic. The scary reality may be too much for some to accept, the fact that as with cancer or diabetes, drug and alcohol abuse could affect anyone regardless of education, home life or socioeconomic background, age isn’t a determinant factor either. The drug business makes so much money for those involved in it that it has and…

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Costa Rica’s Surf Federation Takes is Best Figures to the Central American Sports Games

The mission is clear, the National Olympic Committee wants the Costa Rica Surf team to win as many gold medals as possible in the upcoming Central American Sports Games, this is the first time this discipline is included in the event, which is part of the qualifying events towards the Tokyo Olympics 2020. For this reason, trainer Jim Hogan has chosen the best surfers to represent the country in the event that will take place in Managua, Nicaragua, December 2 through the 17. The team is formed by: Open: Carlos Muñoz Noe Mar McGonagle Tomas King Jason Torres Female Open:…

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Costa Rica is the Fourth Economy in Latin America according to Doing Business 2018 Report

Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs is a World Bank Group report which measures the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. “Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time. Doing Business measures regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business. Ten of these areas are included in this year’s ranking on the ease of doing business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading…

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US Kickboxing Franchise 9Round Offers Workouts in Escazú, Costa Rica

Prisma Business Center in the western San José suburb of Escazú is home to the first kickboxing gym in Costa Rica thanks to 9Round‘s decision to set up here. The U.S. franchise offers a patented system of nine training stations created by a professional fighter. The system includes boxing and kickboxing circuits interspersed with functional, interval and cardiovascular training, according to the franchisor. The workout can burn more than 500 calories in 30 minutes. “It’s a very innovative fitness kickboxing workout, with no class schedule, with different daily exercises that work all the muscles of the body in 30 minutes, and…

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Some of the World’s Finest Chocolate Is Produced in Upala, Costa Rica

Cocoa cultivated in Costa Rica, especially in the northern Upala region bordering with Nicaragua, continues to be one of the best in the world. “There are four aspects that help to obtain a superior quality of chocolate. Among them, the correct genetics – and in Costa Rica there are excellent varieties – and also the post-harvest process, roasting, and conching. We have made notable progress in post-harvest treatment, which allows greater control of fermentation and drying, a meticulous process that allows us to reach the maximum flavor potential,” said Juan Pablo Büchert, president of the Costa Rican Chamber of Fine Cacao….

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