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Have you visited ever visited a Costa Rica National Park during your vacation? Statistics released by the Costa Rica Tourism Institute (I.C.T) show that approximately 86% of visitors to this beautiful country take a trip to a Costa Rica National Park.  Experts agree that thanks to increased visitation and Costa Rica’s commitment to sustainable tourism the traditional role of the country’s park rangers has diversified.

The changing face of Costa Rica’s National Parks

Carlos Vinicio Cordero, Regional Director of the Conservation Area for the Central Pacific (ACOPAC) explains that the role National Park Rangers play has changed dramatically in the past five to ten years.  ” In the beginning park rangers focused specifically on protecting the areas from invasion and from poaching. Costa Rica is now considered an icon of conservation and park rangers are now required to receive in-depth training on sustainable tourism,” explained Vinicio. (more…)

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Thanks to last year’s successful musical event, the immensely popular Costa Rican International Jazz Festival has returned in 2011.  San Jose will be filled with the sweet tunes of jazz from July 26th to August 9th.

San Jose and All That Jazz

Talented Jazz musicians from around the world have descended upon the bustling town of San Jose, which is the main setting for this Costa Rica music festival.

With expert musicians from the United States, Germany, Japan, France and, of course, Costa Rica,  eager to make this year’s Jazz festival an even bigger sensation, this 14 day event is packed with promising jazz performances.

The Teatro Eugene O’Neill, at the Costa Rican Cultural Center, will host the majority of jazz concerts, with the National Theatre and Melico Salazar theatre also offering a select number of jazz performances. (more…)

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It looks like San Jose, Costa Rica is the place to be!  The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam have announced their plans to rock out the recently inaugurated National Stadium in La Sabana in only a few months short months.

If you’re planning a vacation to Costa Rica and will be passing through San Jose, check out the following Costa Rica music concert dates.  This is just one example of the fantastic Costa Rica activities that await you!

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Da Vinci: The Genius Exhibition opened on the 8^th of July at the Old Aduana in Costa Rica’s capital San Jose, to a crowd of expectant enthusiasts.

If you are planning a Costa Rica vacation and are stopping by San Jose in July and August, then this thought-inspiring exposition about the world’s most famous visionary comes highly recommended.  This exhibit promises to be one of the most fascinating San Jose attractions to take place in 2011—an insight into the mind of a true genius.

Leonardo Da Vinci – The Workings of a Beautiful Mind Come to San Jose, Costa Rica

Consisting of nine themed rooms, the fascinating exhibition showcases 64 replicas of machines combined with their meticulous sketches drawn by the masterfully-minded Da Vinci. These replicas were lovingly re-created by artisans from the renaissance capital of Florence, Italy. (more…)

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San Jose, Costa Rica is launching an online campaign to increase travel and tourism to the area. The country’s vibrant capital wants tourists to spend more time learning about and enjoying the exciting attractions in the capital city of Costa Rica.

Information released by the Municipality of San Jose indicates that the city receives approximately 368,000 tourists a year. But with so much to see and do, it’s interesting to note that each tourist only stays an average of 2.5 days.

Tourists should get to know San Jose

“We have been trying to increase the number of tourists that stay In San Jose and also the number of nights,” confirmed Johnny Araya, Mayor of San Jose, during the presentation of their online campaign. (more…)

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President authorizes $30 Million Convention Centre Project.

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Costa Rican President, Laura Chinchilla approved the Convention Centre Project as part of the inauguration of Central America’s most significant tourism industry event, ExpoTur, on Wednesday, May 11^th. The event was held at the recently renovated National Theater in downtown San Jose.

Costa Rica travel and tourism: important players in the country’s development

The approval of $30 million convention centre to be located in Barreal, Heredia is a clear indication that the Costa Rica tourism industry is going from strength to strength. Investor confidence has contributed to the rapid expansion and changing face of Costa Rican tourism.

“This is a very special moment,” Chinchilla said. “Enhancing the country’s infrastructure and bringing in foreign investors will play an important role for the future of [Costa Rica].” (more…)

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Costa Rica is famous for its many varieties of sea turtles, but this popular vacation destination is also home to several species of freshwater and land turtles as well. These freshwater turtles face many difficulties in order to survive, but receive little in the way of attention and care. Tortufauna in La Garita de Alajuela outside of San Jose is a private, nonprofit research center and farm that helps protect the many species of turtles in Costa Rica.

Started by former biology teacher Vilma Castillo in 2003, Tortufauna houses a clinic for curing wild turtles, as well as providing care to pet turtles. The center is a home for 6 of the 7 species of land and water turtles that live in Costa Rica’s waters.  The Tortufauna center hopes to raise awareness and promote the protection of the turtles, who face extinction if they are not properly preserved and protected. Tortufauna also promotes the reproduction of these Costa Rica turtles. (more…)

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Costa Rica will be hosting the 2011 Medical Travel International Business Summit from May 2^nd to 4^th.  The international medical conference will include a series of roundtable discussions to be held from the 2^nd to the 3^rd at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Hotel Convention Centre in Costa Rica’s capital, San Jose. On May 4^th participants in the 2011 Medical Travel International Business Summit will travel to the Hilton Papagayo Hotel in the Nicoya Peninsula of Guanacaste to take part in training workshops and learn more about innovative medical tourism in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica medical tourism has created a unique kind of travel experience and made Costa Rica a medical tourism destination, offering a progressive healthcare system that attracts clients from all over the world. In light of the on-going debate in the United States regarding access to healthcare, medical tourism in Costa Rica is considered to be a reliable, reputable and much cheaper alternative to medical procedures in the States. (more…)

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