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  <title>Wednesday night is again music in the hotel Costa Rica beach Samara.</title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#169</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Arts and Culture in Costa Rica there on 3 March. again with a music session in the Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo in Samara, on the Pacific beach Buena Vista. With this odri from Playa Barco Quebrada, and Dr. Fredy Soto has announced himself with his guitar. Last attended a total of more than 25 people who were making music or listening to the sounds of guitar, trumpet, saxophone, Muntamonika and other instruments. After this great success has now decided to organize a music session every Wednesday in the restaurant. All who are interested are welcome with their guitars, etc. Muntamonikas pass or participate only as spectators.
At the center of fun and pleasure to stand in the music.
All are welcome.

For more information: 2-656-80-56]]></description>
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  <title>Attractions in Costa Rica: Fiestas </title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#163</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Fiesta time in Costa Rica. The major in Palmares, Santa Cruz and other places were already. In Nicoya Fiesta is just as always with bullfighting, which is actually a kind of rodeo. One possible attempt for a long time stay on the bull. The other attraction is the tope, the deployment of hundreds of horses dressed up. The Fiesta in Nicoya ends next Sunday. Particularly interesting are the small fiesta in the country. Every week there is in another village.]]></description>
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  <title>Slight recovery in tourism because of the coming season</title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#172</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The tourism in Costa Rica is facing the high season and get incomming bookings in the hotels.
Because of the problems and the ongoing crisis in the U.S. you can count on fewer tourists than last year. As before, the number of tourists from Europe is still high spending their vacation in Costa Rica. First and foremost, the Europeans come for the diversity of nature, safety and pleasant people into the country.]]></description>
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  <title>Free phone calls with Skype </title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#84</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The guests of Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo have got the opportunity to make free phone calls all over the world with Skype. Condition is that the called person also owns a Skype account. This can be downloaded in the internet for free. If you make phone calls with Skype worldwide to a normal telephone number you also have to pay just a small fee. Calls from Skype on a cell phone are more expensive but still much cheaper compared to a normal phone call.

The guests of the hotel Paraíso del Cocodrilo can also use the internet service with a quick high-speed-connection.
There is also the possibility for our guests to bring their own notebooks and iPods with them and log in into the Internet immediately, also internet Radio.
This service of the hotel is, of course, free of charge.
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  <title>Many new baby turtles at Playa Buena Vista </title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#167</link>
  <description><![CDATA[According to information from the volunteers of the turtle camp, we visited today at Playa Buena Vista, Samara, last night more than 60 new turtle babies hatched. Afterwards they were transported from the volunteers into the sea for the first time, where they have to find their way. 
Not every night you can watch so many young turtles hatching. It varies from day to day. Currently there are 12 volunteers at the turtle camp at Playa Buena Vista. 
More information about the turtles and our hotel on 0506-2 656 80 55]]></description>
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  <title>ICE reduces electricity prices </title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#76</link>
  <description><![CDATA[On the 1th of September the quite high electricity prices will be reduced to 7%. This result will be a little relief for the hotels and private households in Costa Rica. Next year, ICE intends to increase the electricity prices again to about 3.5%.]]></description>
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  <title>Sports: South Africa World Cup qualifying </title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#127</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Germany played against Aserbaidschhn not very well but still won 2-0. France survived on the Faroe Islands with a victory, and Norway used the last chance with a 4:0 victory over Scotland. Mexico is back in the race with a 2-1 success over the USA. Costa Rica went to Honduras and last there 4:0. The next match is on 5 September. Costa Rica will play against Mexico.]]></description>
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  <title>Tours of the surrounding area are popular. </title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#71</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The tours, which the Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo offers for its guests, are always popular. The hotel is specialized to offer unusual and unknown tours. For example the tours of the last week to the local waterfalls and a jungle tour in the primary forest, to a large waterfall. 
There is also a coffee tour, which almost went to 1000 meters, where the local coffee growers told us about their coffee production and some background information. Other popular tours are turtle tour directly here on the beach Playa Buena Vista, Samara, the visitation of the volcano Rincon de la Vieja and the boat trips on the Rio Tempisque. Very popular is the tour to the Isla de Pájaro. For more information: 2 656 80 55
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  <title>Beach party on the beach at Buena Vista </title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#109</link>
  <description><![CDATA[yesterday was the 2nd Beach party on the beach at Buena Vista on the occasion of the birthday of Nicole, a guest of the Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo from Tyrol. In glorious weather was a barbecue on the beach. In addition to steaks and chicken, there was a large salad plate and a garlic-yogurt sauce. Potatoes in aluminum foil were placed on the grill and gave it to cool drinks. 
A few days before full moon, we had beautiful weather and a fantastic atmosphere at the beach. When it got dark, there was a campfire. All the people were in good moods and all in all you can talk from a successful beach party.

The Hotel Paraiso del Cocodrilo will continue besides the regular music sessions with more beach and pool parties. Interested people are welcome! 
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  <title>Costa Rica has the happiest people </title>
  <link>http://www.travel-costarica.net/News-from-Costa-Rica.108.0.html#156</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Germany ranked on the 51 space and the United States ranked on the 114 space, according to a study by a British organization. Every two years, this organization publishes a study on the happiness of the people from 143 countries. The criteria for this are: life expectancy, the satisfaction and dealing with the environment. ]]></description>
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