﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?><?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='/Blog/369CB58C997F7F1FED2B93301C4FF48A.xslt' version='1.0'?><rss version="2.0"><channel><ttl>240</ttl><title>Costa Rica Blogs</title><description>Costa Rica Blogs</description><link>http://homes.point2.com/Blog/Costa-Rica.aspx</link><image><url>http://homes.point2.com/Images/Icons/807AAA359696B2CCC21BE5A099399412.jpg</url><title>Point2 Homes</title><link>http://homes.point2.com/</link></image><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-12-08T10:49:00-06:00</dc:date><item><title>Wal-Mart Invests $100 million in Costa Rica</title><description>Wal-Mart supermarkets in Costa Rica - Pal&amp;iacute;, M&amp;aacute;s x Menos, Hiperm&amp;aacute;s and Maxi Bodega - all owned and operated by Walmart Centroamerica, the local division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., will soon be in the hands of Wal-Mart&amp;#39;s Mexican operations ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/12/8/walmartcostaricamexicodec09.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-12-08T10:49:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/12/8/walmartcostaricamexicodec09.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category><category>Wal-Mart</category><category>Pali</category></item><item><title>2 Costa Rica named to Board of Regents</title><description>We are proud to announce that earlier this year, 2 Costa Rica was given the distinct honor of being named to the Board of Regents for the Luxury Real Estate Network. 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Costa Rica Real Estate Market present state. What was the past season like? Well, initially, I wanted to write that the past season was really slow. 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Original posted here With annual sales of $ 65 million, representation in over 20 countries and a steady growth plan, this &amp;ldquo;tico&amp;rdquo; business has showed that the country has all the ingredients for success It began operations ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/25/cafebrittgourmet2009.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-08-25T13:03:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/25/cafebrittgourmet2009.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category><category>Costa Rica</category></item><item><title>Costa Rica is Ranked #2 for Investment Destination</title><description>According to FDI Magazine, Costa Rica was ranked as the second best place in their FDI Countries of the Future 2009-2010, rankings of &amp;quot;countr of the future for direct foreign investment&amp;quot; (FDI), in Central America and the Caribbean. 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In fact, more tourists from Europe have visited Costa Rica this year than last year, and ICT (Costa Rica&amp;#39;s Institute of Tourism) is projecting ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/24/More-European-Visitors-to-Costa-Rica-in-2009.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-08-24T20:18:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/24/More-European-Visitors-to-Costa-Rica-in-2009.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category><category>Costa Rica tourism</category><category>costa rica vacation</category><category>Costa Rica Real Estate</category><category>travel to costa rica</category><category>vacations</category><category>Costa Rica</category></item><item><title>Road from Quepos to Domincal to be Finished by Year's End</title><description>From InsideCostaRica &amp;amp; LaNacion Click for some photos of the progress of the road to/from Quepos/Dominical, Costa Rica. After 47 years of planning the Costanera Sur will be ready by December 2009 according to the Ministerio de Obras P&amp;uacute;blicas ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/24/queposdomincalcostaricaupdate082409.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-08-24T20:07:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/24/queposdomincalcostaricaupdate082409.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica tourism</category><category>Costa Rica Real Estate</category></item><item><title>Georgia Institute of Technology Opens Supply Chain Research Center</title><description>Georgia Institute of Technology has launched a research center in Costa Rica to help develop new supply-chain technologies. The Georgia Tech Trade-chain Innovation and Productivity (TIP) center in Costa Rica aims to combine analytics, digital services ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/10/GeorgiaTechFacility.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-08-10T12:48:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/10/GeorgiaTechFacility.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category></item><item><title>Best selling property in Costa Rica</title><description>$5,000 Reasons to open the door to your condo at Hacienda Matapalo Ocean View The Polynesian Village has clusters that are made up of eight separate pods, connected by walkways, each four stories tall with one unit on each floor. Click here to read more. ...</description><link>http://www.costaricaforme.com/blogs/ed_sklar/archive/2009/8/5/best-selling-property-in-costa-rica.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-08-05T08:41:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ed Sklar</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.costaricaforme.com/blogs/ed_sklar/archive/2009/8/5/best-selling-property-in-costa-rica.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica Real Estate</category></item><item><title>JetBlue offers $79 each way, fares to Costa Rica</title><description>JetBlue is offering tickets to San Jose&amp;#39;s Juan Santamaria International Airport for only $79/each way from Orlando. There are plenty of other great deals to/from SJO as well. Be sure to visit Jet Blue&amp;#39;s website for more information. This is a great ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/1/jetblue79fromorlando.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-08-01T08:17:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/8/1/jetblue79fromorlando.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica tourism</category><category>costa rica vacation</category><category>travel to costa rica</category></item><item><title>Latin America's economic forecast good.</title><description>Good news for Latin America: a new United Nations study projects that the region&amp;#39;s economy will start recovering in the second half this year, and that it will grow by a respectable 3.1 percent next year. Before getting into whether the forecast released ...</description><link>http://www.1costarica.net/blogs/serguei_galkine/archive/2009/7/21/latin-america-s-economic-forecast-good.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-07-21T09:38:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Serguei Galkine</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1costarica.net/blogs/serguei_galkine/archive/2009/7/21/latin-america-s-economic-forecast-good.aspx</guid><category>Latin America economic forecast</category></item><item><title>Update on Southern Zone International Airport</title><description>According to alDia newspaper in Costa Rica , the often discussed international airport in the Southern Pacific zone is back on the agenda of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. President Arias signed the proclamation appoximately two years ago, but since ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/7/16/costaricainternationalairportsouthern.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-07-16T21:39:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/7/16/costaricainternationalairportsouthern.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica tourism</category><category>Costa Rica News</category><category>travel to costa rica</category><category>vacations</category><category>Costa Rica President Oscar Arias</category><category>healthcare</category><category>Medical tourism</category><category>Costa Rica economy</category></item><item><title>New immigration bill tweaked and ready for action By the A.M. Costa Rica staff</title><description>The new immigration law has had its ups and downs. Now the final, final version has been approved by a legislative committee again and is about to be subject to a vote on the floor of the Asamblea Legislativa. Approval is highly likely.
The Comisi&amp;oacute;n ...</description><link>http://www.1costarica.net/blogs/serguei_galkine/archive/2009/7/1/new-immigration-bill-tweaked-and-ready-for-action-by-the-a-m-costa-rica-staff.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-07-01T11:03:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Serguei Galkine</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1costarica.net/blogs/serguei_galkine/archive/2009/7/1/new-immigration-bill-tweaked-and-ready-for-action-by-the-a-m-costa-rica-staff.aspx</guid></item><item><title>New Currency in Costa Rica</title><description>By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | clong@ticotimes.net The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) is preparing to unroll a new series of bills in the coming year, including the first-ever denominations in 20,000 and 50,000 colones. The last time the bank issued ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/25/new-currency-denominations.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-06-25T09:47:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/25/new-currency-denominations.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category><category>travel to costa rica</category><category>Costa Rica economy</category></item><item><title>Costa Rica's Liberia Airport to receive $35 million expanision</title><description>By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | clong@ticotimes.net Following through on another campaign promise before he leaves office in May 2010, President Oscar Arias signed a contract to build a new airport terminal in Liberia, in the northwestern province ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/25/liberia_5F00_35millionexpansion.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-06-25T09:44:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/25/liberia_5F00_35millionexpansion.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica politics</category><category>Costa Rica tourism</category><category>Costa Rica News</category><category>travel to costa rica</category><category>vacations</category><category>Costa Rica</category><category>Costa Rica economy</category></item><item><title>Latinamerica Title Company Opens in Panama</title><description>Latinamerica Title Company (LATCO) kicked off their business opening in Panama at a great event on May 27, 2009, at the Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center in Panama City. LATCO provides buyers of real estate the assurance of clear title (title insurance), ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/sol__property_group/archive/2009/6/23/latcoopenspanama.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-06-23T08:14:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/sol__property_group/archive/2009/6/23/latcoopenspanama.aspx</guid><category>LATCO</category><category>Panama City</category><category>Panama real estate</category><category>title insurance</category></item><item><title>You mortgage your own property! A surefire way to protect your real estate!</title><description>You mortgage your own property! A surefire way to protect your real estate here
By Garland M. Baker Special to A.M. Costa Rica
Behind every palm tree there is someone lingering to steal a property one calls home. Costa Rica is a win-lose society. This ...</description><link>http://www.1costarica.net/blogs/serguei_galkine/archive/2009/6/11/you-mortgage-your-own-property-a-surefire-way-to-protect-your-real-estate.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-06-11T12:07:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Serguei Galkine</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1costarica.net/blogs/serguei_galkine/archive/2009/6/11/you-mortgage-your-own-property-a-surefire-way-to-protect-your-real-estate.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Costa Rica is the Second Largest Exporter of Computer Programs in Latin America</title><description>The first time that a Costa Rican company exported softwarewas in 1987 when TecApro sold $500 for twenty copies of a program to customersin Panama and Puerto Rico. Since then, the sales of computer programshas accelerated greatly. Between 2000 and 2008 ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/3/Costa-Rica-computer-industry-second-largest-latin-america.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-06-03T10:33:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/3/Costa-Rica-computer-industry-second-largest-latin-america.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category></item><item><title>Costa Rica Wins World Tourism Award</title><description>(InfoWebPress &amp;ndash; www.journalcr.com) Four beach-town schools in Guanacaste &amp;mdash; those in Playa Panama, Hermosa, Brasilito, Grande and Carrillo &amp;mdash; contributed to Costa Rica earning a recognition from the selection committee of the World Tourism ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/1/CostaRicaWorldTourismAward2009UNWTO.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-06-01T09:41:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/1/CostaRicaWorldTourismAward2009UNWTO.aspx</guid></item><item><title>US Embassy Donates Items for New School</title><description>(InfoWebPress &amp;ndash; www.journalcr.com) &amp;mdash; During a recent visit to Nicoya, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and Culture and Youth Minister Maria Elena Carballo cut the ribbon at an inauguration ceremony for the New Nicoya Peninsular Music School ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/1/US-Embassy-Donation-Nicoya.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-06-01T09:37:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/1/US-Embassy-Donation-Nicoya.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Costa Rica Hosts Summit for Service Providers</title><description>(InfoWebPress &amp;ndash; www.journalcr.com) More than 200 companies from 22 countries will converge in Costa Rica June 3-4 to arrange business meetings as part of the 2009 Costa Rica Services Summit (CRSS). The event aims to promote commercialization bonds ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/1/Service-Provider-Summit.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-06-01T09:33:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/6/1/Service-Provider-Summit.aspx</guid></item><item><title>US Reality Show Set in Costa Rican Jungle</title><description>Spencer, Sanjaya head to Costa Rica On Monday, an American Idol alum we haven&amp;#39;t seen in awhile - Sanjaya Malakar - will be dropped into the Costa Rican jungle with other celebrities including Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Stephen Baldwin and Patti Blagojevich ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/29/sanjaya-reality-show-in-costa-rica.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-29T19:09:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/29/sanjaya-reality-show-in-costa-rica.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica</category></item><item><title>Costa Rica's economy well poised in face of global recession</title><description>A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) calmed the minds of some anxious economists and government officials, saying Latin American economies are prepared to exit the recession earlier than most. The economic drop won&amp;rsquo;t be as deep ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/27/costaricawellpositionedagainstrecession.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-27T16:19:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/27/costaricawellpositionedagainstrecession.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category><category>Costa Rica economy</category></item><item><title>Intel Consolidation Means More Jobs in Costa Rica</title><description>Bad news in Asia has translated into more jobs and production in Costa Rica, as microchip giant Intel Corporation announced plans to transfer some of its Asian manufacturing processes to its facilities in Heredia. Michael Forrest, general manager for Intel ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/27/intelcostaricamay09.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-27T15:57:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/27/intelcostaricamay09.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category><category>Costa Rica</category></item><item><title>Big Night in Costa Rican Soccer </title><description>Last night was the Costa Rican Soccer Championships for the elite level teams. The two teams playinger were from Heredia (near San Jose) and Liberia (Guanacaste). The equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team (a lot of people love them and a lot ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/27/costaricafutbolfinals09.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-27T14:15:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/27/costaricafutbolfinals09.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica</category></item><item><title>Why Costa Rica doesn't celebrate Memorial Day</title><description>One of the biggest holiday&amp;#39;s in the United States is Memorial Day. Memorial Day was started during the Civil War to honor the fallen soldiers of the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, remembrances and recoginition of the soldiers who died continued ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/25/Costa-Rica-does-not-celebrate-Memorial-Day.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-25T10:03:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/25/Costa-Rica-does-not-celebrate-Memorial-Day.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica</category><category>Costa Rica history</category></item><item><title>Down to Costa Rica to Visit Project, Hospital CIMA and other locations</title><description>Buenas dias! I landed on Friday afternoon into San Jose, Costa Rica, on time (Delta Airlines). I rented a cab, grabbed a quick bite to eat at a popular restaurant in San Jose called Tapia. They serve a little bit of everything from hambergers to typical ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/24/My-visit-to-Costa-Rica_2C00_-Hospital-CIMA-and-real-estate.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-24T18:48:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/24/My-visit-to-Costa-Rica_2C00_-Hospital-CIMA-and-real-estate.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica Real Estate</category><category>healthcare</category><category>Sol Property Group</category><category>Hospital CIMA</category></item><item><title>New immigration bill readied for legislative vote Monday </title><description>By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The full legislature is expected to discuss and possibly vote Monday on the new immigration law that has been the topic of so many expat conversations. A committee is believed to have eliminated many of the sections that expats ...</description><link>http://www.1costarica.net/blogs/serguei_galkine/archive/2009/5/22/new-immigration-bill-readied-for-legislative-vote-monday.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-22T11:25:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Serguei Galkine</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1costarica.net/blogs/serguei_galkine/archive/2009/5/22/new-immigration-bill-readied-for-legislative-vote-monday.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Spain’s Barcelo to Operate Two New Hotels in Costa Rica</title><description>The Spanish chain Barcelo Hotels &amp;amp; Resorts said Tuesday that it has signed contracts to operate two five-star hotels on Costa Rica&amp;rsquo;s Pacific coast, which will require an investment of 301.5 million euros (some $400.9 million). The first establishment, ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/21/InsideCostaRica.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-21T13:10:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/21/InsideCostaRica.aspx</guid><category>Costa Rica business news</category><category>Costa Rica tourism</category></item><item><title>Overview of Hospital CIMA - Escazu, Costa Rica</title><description>For pictures of Hospital CIMA please click here . Hospital CIMA, opened in 1999, currently operates a hospital in the San Jose province of Costa Rica that offers world-class service and care in numerous departments, including: orthopedic cardiac spinal ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/19/hospital-cima-escazu-costa-rica_2C00_-medical-care-Costa-Rica.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-19T21:00:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/19/hospital-cima-escazu-costa-rica_2C00_-medical-care-Costa-Rica.aspx</guid><category>healthcare</category><category>cosa rica</category><category>Medical tourism</category></item><item><title>New CIMA Hospital to open in 2011 in Guanacaste</title><description>For pictures of the Hospital CIMA in San Jose, Costa Rica click here also here&amp;#39;s a brief overview of the hospital&amp;#39;s capabilities . The northwestern province of Guanacaste is going to get its first state-of-the-art private hospital for locals as ...</description><link>http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/19/Vanessa-I.-Garnica-Tico-Times-Staff-_7C00_-vgarnica_4000_ticotimes.net.aspx</link><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">2009-05-19T20:53:00-06:00</dc:date><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Nick Halverson</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solpropertygroup.com/blogs/costaricainformation/archive/2009/5/19/Vanessa-I.-Garnica-Tico-Times-Staff-_7C00_-vgarnica_4000_ticotimes.net.aspx</guid><category>healthcare</category><category>cosa rica</category><category>Medical tourism</category></item></channel></rss>