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Ticos ride surf school wave in Nosara – Tico Times

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Ticos ride surf school wave in NosaraTico TimesLocal Costa Rican surfers who once worked for North American surf-school owners are setting up shop themselves in this Nicoya Peninsula beach community. Pioneering Tico surf entrepreneur Juan Surfo. Courtesy of Nosara Tico Surf School To the dismay of …

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Tica volleyball teams to play for spot in the London Olympics – Tico Times

Tica volleyball teams to play for spot in the London OlympicsTico TimesCosta Rican teams won the Female Beach Volleyball Norceca Cup, held last weekend on Malpaís, on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula in northwest Costa Rica. Both teams defeated El Salvador pairs. The Ticas A team of Marianela Alfaro and Ivette …and more »

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Tico author traces roots of border conflict – Tico Times

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Tico author traces roots of border conflictTico TimesCommunist-studies experts Jiri and Leni Valenta wonder why the US is ignoring Costa Rica's border tiff with Nicaragua. A book by Juan Muñoz Fonseca may help shed new light. An old map of the Nicaraguan Transit Route. Courtesy of Juan Rafael Muñoz There …and more »

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US citizen sent to hospital after bullfight in Nosara Festival – Tico Times

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US citizen sent to hospital after bullfight in Nosara FestivalTico TimesCourtesy of Jessica Creel A US man was brutally gored by the first bull of the night last Saturday evening at a Costa Rican-style bullfight during the Fiestas de Nosara, an annual festival in the northwestern province of Guanacaste.

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Costa Rica to host beach volleyball cup – Tico Times

Costa Rica to host beach volleyball cupTico Times10, the southern Nicoya Peninsula communities of Malpaís and Santa Teresa will host the sixth round of the Beach Volleyball Continental Cup, as part of qualifying opportunities for the 2012 Olympic Games. With two men's and two women's teams, Costa …and more »

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Villas Hermosas ranks tops with travelers – Tico Times

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Villas Hermosas ranks tops with travelersTico TimesCanadian-owned Villas Hermosas, just up the coast from the popular Nicoya Peninsula surf destinations of Malpaís and Santa Teresa, has earned big kudos on TripAdvisor. Two-bedroom villas face the cascade-fed pool at Villas Hermosas, a family-owned …

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This week’s Calendar: Jan. 27-Feb. 2 – Tico Times

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This week's Calendar: Jan. 27-Feb. 2Tico Times2 edition: Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan in Costa Rica, Women's Club used book sale, Chunches de Mar art festival in Montezuma, International Extreme Sport Festival, concerts, plays, art exhibits and lots more. “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan comes to Costa …and more »

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Fugitive doc pays victim, walks on abuse charges – Tico Times

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Fugitive doc pays victim, walks on abuse chargesTico TimesOn Tuesday, The Tico Times confirmed that Moreno's beachside clinic is open for business, and Moreno, who is still legally licensed to practice medicine in Costa Rica, is accepting patients. Moreno previously was convicted of sexually abusing minors …

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Costa Rican doctor accused of abusing minors released from prison, reopens … – Tico Times

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Costa Rican doctor accused of abusing minors released from prison, reopens …Tico TimesA fugitive doctor who fled from abuse charges in the US and was arrested on new charges in Costa Rica is out of jail and practicing medicine. A Free Man: Accused child abuser German Enrique Moreno Rojas during his arrest in August [...]

New crab species discovered in Costa Rica named after pura vida – Tico Times

New crab species discovered in Costa Rica named after pura vidaTico TimesScientists have announced that a new species of yeti crab has been discovered living in the Pacific Ocean about 50 nautical miles off the coast of northwest Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. The crab was named Kiwa puravida for Costa Rica's signature …

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