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Costa Rica
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 * Costa Rica** has 4% of global biodiversity and the country has attracted tropical biologists and ecologists and nature-loving visitors seeking a peaceful vacation. The country is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.

The country is home to several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, four types of forest and more than 500 species of flora and fauna, with more than 26 percent of its territory comprising national parks and other protected areas.

Costa Rica is included among the world’s 20 most diverse countries, being probably the first of these in terms of density of species. The country is divided in to 11 Conservation Areas, which include 166 public protected areas and 140 private areas protected under different management categories. 26.5% of the territory enjoys some type of protected status.

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Headlines
[|Tourist Companies on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula Say No to Plastics] [] [] [] [|Nuevo-reglamento-regulara-animales-silvestres_0_1650234987.html] [|los-ticos-considera-que-el-turismo-beneficia-a-su-comunidad] [|Parques nacionales se remozan para atender mejor al turismo - Nacion] [|Costa Rica conocerá aporte de sus activos naturales al crecimiento económico del país] [|Mob of tourists at Costa Rica's Ostional Beach prevents sea turtles from nesting] [|Sea turtles' chance to beat extinction destroyed by a selfie] [|Ostional: perspectiva y contexto] [] [|Costa Rica: What went wrong?]

2018 Elections []

Blog
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Indigenous Cultures
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-910758 [|‘Little Devils’ Game’ honors Boruca past] http://news.co.cr/indigenous-people-costa-rica-fight-for-sovereign-autonomy/12559 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=71789#.VPC1tlPF-99

News
[|Tico Times] - [|@theticotimes] - [|Facebook]

Flickr Groups
[|Re-Imagining North American Ecotourism] [|Biodiversity of Central America / Biodiversidad de Centroamerica] [|Costa Rica Group] [|Costa-Rica] [|CC-licensed Costa Rica]

Tourism Portals
[|Visit Costa Rica] - [|@Visit_CostaRica] - [|Facebook]

Facebook
[|FedeSurfCR] https://www.facebook.com/planetpeoplepeace https://www.facebook.com/pg/ministerioseguridadpublica

Twitter
[|@WIDECAST1] [|@P3CostaRica] [|@FincaRosaBlanca] [|@Visit_CostaRica] [|@theticotimes] [|@SINAC_CR] [|@ucicr] [|@oij_Organismo] [|@UPEACE] [|@EscapesRurales] [|@mskaye] [|@presidenciacr] [|@luisguillermosr] [|@tonopizote] [|@ACGuanacaste] https://mobile.twitter.com/marshcobb17

Wikipedia
[|Costa Rica] [|Guanacaste] [|Gulf of Papagayo]

Editing
[|Costa Rica] [|Costa Rica News] [|Tortuguero] [|Monteverde] [|San José]

Transportation
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Territorio de Zaguates
The Land of Stray Dogs, or Territorio de Zaguates in Costa Rica is considered one of the best places on the planet for a dog to live. This sprawling refuge allows all of its 900 citizens to range free during the day. They are given fresh flowing water intermittently over the whole property and are given a bed in a sheltered structure where volunteers go to feed and bathe the dogs.

This free range sanctuary explores how a free range environment improves health and adoptability. It is a no kill shelter. Each dog is given a name and a unique breed name of their own (for their egos, lol). If you wish to adopt you can schedule a walking hike on their property, and if any of them choose you, you will be allowed to adopt them. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201551657189117&set=a.1006946549764.696.1707950906&type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/thisisinsider/videos/1533664683607591/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8l-QocR_zg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8RhLayAU4g https://www.facebook.com/Territorio-de-Zaguates-Oficial-1459982774272974 https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1262150180492504/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8RhLayAU4g http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/costa-rica-land-of-the-stray-dogs_us_56fc7b49e4b0daf53aeeb271

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**Hangouts** [|Introducing Planet People Peace and the Global Ecotourism Network]

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2014 Election
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Headlines: The investigation of Jairo Mora’s death (May 31, 2013)
[|Little has changed 1 year after slaying of Costa Rica conservationist Jairo Mora] [|Why Jairo died] [|Uno de 4 cuatro hogares ticos tiene animales en cautiverio - Nacion] [|Costa-Rican-officials-meet-in-Limon-to-discuss-Jairo-Mora-case] [|Officials will designate Costa Rican beach where conservationist was murdered as a protected wildlife area] [|Still no suspects in slaying of Costa Rican conservationist] [|In Costa Rica, a peace vigil for slain turtle conservationist Jairo Mora] [|Murdered conservationist had been chased by AK-47-wielding poachers] [|Protectores de tortugas pidieron ayuda a Fuerza Pública; llamado “cayó en oídos sordos”] [|Turtle conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval found murdered on Playa Moín in Costa Rica] [|Costa Rican environmentalist who fought to protect turtles found dead on beach] [|Costa Rican Turtle Defender Found Slain on the Beach He Patrolled - New York Times] [|Rising Aggression Against Turtle Conservationists Preceded Costa Rica Slaying - New York Times (blog)] [|Turtle conservationist shot dead 'by poachers' on Costa Rica beach] [|Justice for Jairo, who was murdered by poachers for protecting sea turtles - Change.org]

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Fundación Neotrópical] [|Catie] [] [|Project Green Jungle] [] [|La Selva] http://www.costaricaporsiempre.org http://www.incae.edu - http://www.incae.edu/es/nuestros-proyectos/clacds/indice-de-progreso-social-2017.php - https://twitter.com/incae http://www.natureair.com - https://twitter.com/natureair - https://www.facebook.com/NatureAir

Recycling
Costa Rica's waste management is improving with more recycling programs. Cities are now using yellow containers to collect plastic bottles, newspapers, aluminum cans and paper cartons. Recicle Escazú is the oldest recycling program in the country.

Sewage
[|Hotels Polluting Rivers in Costa Rica - Teletica] [|Teletica.com: Telenoticias] [|Wikileaks: 'Costa Rica is not paradise' - Tico Times]

Parks and Protected Areas
The National Parks and Wildlife Refuges of Costa Rica are managed by the [|Ministerio de Ambiental y Energia (MINAE)]. [|Facebook]

The [|National Parks Service (Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación or Sinac)] was created in the 1970s and now conserves nearly 28% of the country's remarkable habitat. [|Facebook] [|@SINAC_CR]

August 24 is Costa Rica's National Parks Day (Día de Parques Nacionales de Costa Rica.)

[|Proparques] - https://www.facebook.com/asociacion.proparques [|Amigos de los Parques] - https://www.facebook.com/AmigosdelosParquesNacionales [|National_parks_of_Costa_Rica - Costa Rica]

https://www.facebook.com/sitraminaecr

Refugio de Vida Silvestre Ostional http://www.sinac.go.cr/AC/ACT/RVSOstional/Paginas/default.aspx

Manuel Antonio National Park
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La Cangreja National Park
[|La Cangreja National Park]

Cahuita National Park
[|Cahuita National Park - Wikipedia]

Tortuguero National Park
Tortuguero National Park

Corcovado National Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcovado_National_Park http://www.corcovado.org

Poás Volcano National Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_Nacional_Volc%C3%A1n_Po%C3%A1s http://www.moon.com/destinations/central-america/costa-rica/central-highlands/alajuela-and-vicinity/slopes-poas-volcano

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Education
http://www.uci.ac.cr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucicr

Costa Rica Holidays

 * January 1** New Years Day
 * April 11** Juan Santamaría Day (Costa Rica's national hero)
 * May 1** Costa Rican Labour Day
 * July 25** Annexation of Guanacaste
 * August 15** Mother's Day
 * September 15** Costa Rican Independence Day
 * October 12** "Día de la Raza" Indigenous Peoples' Day

World Heritage: Stone spheres of the Diquís
[|Stone spheres of the Diquís]

Elsewhere
[|http://www.bncr.fi.cr] [|Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad - ICE] [|The Finca Project] [|Radiographica Costarricense] [|Asociacion Demografica Costarricense] [|Radio for Peace International] [|MINAE: Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía] [|Dirección Sectorial de Energía-MINAE] [|Dirección Superior de Hidrocarburos] [|Area de Conservación Cordillera Volcánica Central] [|Base de Datos de Especimenes del INBio Atta] [|CATIE: Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza] [|Instituto Meteorológico Nacional] [|Informes del Estado de la Nación] [|UCR: Universidad de Costa Rica] [|UNA: Universidad Nacional] [|OTS: Organización para estudios tropicales] [|UINC] [|Avances en el campo de la investigación en Costa Rica] [|Sitios Ramsar (Costa Rica)]

Guanacaste
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanacaste_Province [|Area de Conservación Guanacaste]

Heredia
Heredia is about 20 minutes by bus from the capital city of San José. The city is home to the National University and the province is the coffee-growing capital of the country. [|Heredia]

Tamarindo
http://www.tamarindo.com http://www.tamarindonews.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarindo,_Costa_Rica

Ecotourism
[|Greencoast Guide to Talamanca] [|Camara Nacional de Ecoturismo] [|Foro de ecoturismo - UCI]

Travel
[|Costa Rica's On-line Yellowpages] [|Costa Rica Supersite] [|Asociación Costarricense de Turismo Rural] [|Camara Nacional de Turismo]

Weather
[|Costa Rica Weather - Weather Underground]

Recommended Reading
[|Costa Rica climbs onto social media platforms to tweet its tale - TravelMole]

Filing
Information on Costa Rica [] Costa Rica Airport [] Costa Rica Visa [] http://www.desafiocostarica.com - http://www.eturbonews.com/67639/desafio-adventure-company-costa-rica-receives-etn-honest-travel-

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Buzzword Bingo
Caribbean - Costa Rica - Frogs - Turtles

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Biodiversity News
October 2010 - The US announced today that it was writing off $30 million of Costa Rica's debt. In exchange, Costa Rica will create a host of new protected areas, increase the management of its existing ones and create a series of protected corridors between them so that species can move freely. $17 million has already been pledged to Costa Rica by private donors. A spokesperson for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the international treaty that administers UN biodiversity programmes, was "hopeful" that a further $3 million would be committed during the conference, meaning Costa Rica could receive $50 million in new donations. - http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/10/big-promises-ahead-of-biodiver.html

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Events

 * 2019** Planet, People Peace (San José)

Misc
 * Population: ** 4.6 million inhabitants (estimated in 2011).

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