http://www.cratravel.com Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:22:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Residents of the Caribbean town of Guapiles in Costa Rica’s province of Limon celebrated their 2008 Christmas Fantasy Festival. Similar to the much larger Light Festival that takes place in downtown San Jose, the Christmas Fantasy Festival entertained thousands of spectators this weekend. The main streets of Guapiles were taken ... http://www.cratravel.com/limon-celebrates-its-christmas-fantasy/ Costa Rica continues to attract foreign investment and large international companies due to its stable political climate as well as its attractive business environment and macroeconomics. The well known Wal-Mart Corporation has announced that after several years of presence in Central America, it will be setting up its regional headquarters in ... http://www.cratravel.com/wal-mart-central-american-establishes-headquarters-in-costa-rica/ Good news for all car owners in San Jose’s downtown area.  Authorities from the Transportation Department in Costa Rica have announced that vehicle restriction will be waived starting Monday December 22nd. Starting Monday, all cars may freely transit the downtown core in order to engage in Christmas shopping and other activities.  ... http://www.cratravel.com/vehicle-restriction-waived-during-the-holidays/ National Parks Very Satisfied With Volunteer Programs Representatives and authorities for the Costa Rican National Park System in Costa Rica have something to celebrate about this year.  The year 2008 represents the year in which the largest amount of volunteers enrolled in the program. Over 2,000 volunteers from Costa Rica and abroad, ... http://www.cratravel.com/national-parks-very-satisfied-with-volunteer-programs/ The 13th Annual Light Festival that took place last Saturday announced the winners for best float as well as best band of the night.  Although the night was cold and wet, thousands of Costa Ricans gathered along the Paseo Colon and 2nd Avenue to get a close view of the ... http://www.cratravel.com/bureau-of-tourism-and-orotina-win-light-festival-merit/ Gas prices in Costa Rica have been lowered thanks to the publication of the new regulation in the government’s official newspaper La Gaceta. As a result of the drop in worldwide fuel demand, Costa Ricans will be able to save on car gas. Just in time for the holiday season and ... http://www.cratravel.com/good-news-for-ticos/ Sly Stallone Picks Costa Rica as One of His Locations In a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, writer and director Sylvester Stallone spoke about his upcoming film “The Expendables”.  The film will begin shooting in February 2009 in the Central American country of Costa Rica. The film will be about a ... http://www.cratravel.com/sly-stallone-picks-costa-rica/ As part of a government proposal, the Energy Companies in Costa Rica will develop a plan to reward those customers who decrease their energy consumption during peak hours. Energy prices have skyrocketed lately and Costa Rican residents have suffered two rate increases so far in the year. The first rate ... http://www.cratravel.com/costa-rican-energy-companies-to-reward-%e2%80%9cgreen-consumers%e2%80%9d/ In the recent Costa Rican Insurance Sector report issued for the Fitch Ratings, the local market closed the 2008 first semester with a total premium of US$289.6 million positioning it among the first in the Central American market. In addition, Costa Rica also showed a much larger development margin within the ... http://www.cratravel.com/costa-rica-with-largest-insurance-market-in-central-america/ Tourism Sector Brings the Christmas Spirit to Children in Need The Guanacaste Chamber of Tourism (CATURGUA) has teamed up with the Cepia Association in order to reach out to individuals and companies for their sponsorship of one of the 350 children in need in the Guanacaste region. The Cepia Association has promoted ... http://www.cratravel.com/caturgua-brings-the-christmas-spirit/