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	<title>Surfing in Costa Rica &#187; Costa Rica News</title>
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		<title>CBI/Doce Lunas Promotions Saves Alpha Blondy Costa Rican Concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Alpha Blondy left the Doce Lunas SoundStage, packed up their amps, put the mics in their Pelican cases, and bid farewell to their hosts here in Jaco Costa Rica the behind the scenes drama begins to unfold. Here we obtained a press release which is posted in full without edits:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WORLD REGGAE CONCERT [...]

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		<title>Big Concert Weekend here in Jaco</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 01:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight we have Alpha Blondy playing live at Doce Lunas here in Jaco, Costa Rica. Many fans who love Bob Marley feel Alpha Blondy is the closest living performer who provides excellent music, vocals, and his message via lyrics is genuine. How Doce Lunas lined up such a top performer remains a secret but this [...]

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		<title>Costa Rica Ranks Top 5 Cleanest Country in the World</title>
		<link>http://surfinjaco.com/costa-rica-ranks-top-5-cleanest-country-in-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfers and surf vacation fanatics can be proud that Costa Rica now ranks as one of the top 5 places in the world for being the cleanest country. Below is an article about the findings of a recently published study by Yale and Columbia.
The Universities of Yale and Columbia have published their collaborative study called [...]

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		<title>No Reporting of Earthquakes in Costa Rican News</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My house must be sitting on top of some sort of Godzilla creature whom moved tonight at 7:12pm and last week sometime in the night. So when he moved tonight, I thought I would check the IRIS Seismic monitor with all of their flashy colored circles that indicate &#8220;areas of activity.&#8221; Well, it showed many [...]

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		<title>Tradegy in Dominical Sean McGraw dies in car accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports are sketchy at this moment, but according to sources last night Sean McGraw was killed last night in a tragic auto accident. Apparently, Sean was returning home last night and his car went off the side of the road in the Dominical area whereas his car flipped and he was ejected. Same source said, [...]

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		<title>Earthquake Hits Pacific Coast in Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: New reports indicate that the magnitude was 5.7 but USGS said it was 5.9
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the latest numbers, 15,000 people lost their jobs in Costa Rica during the month of December 2008 . Business closings and reduced revenue due to lower international consumer spending are the main reasons. Simply listen to the latest newscast and you will hear about worldwide job loss and rising unemployment in the economic [...]

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		<title>Iron Maiden comes to Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Central American Leaders solve Global Credit Crunch!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Costa Rica Driving Laws Amended&#8230;Again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A new law was signed yesterday by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias that will make big changes in the penalties on traffic violations. These traffic violations include drunk driving, speeding and driving without a valid license. Even forgetting to wear a seatbelt, holding a cell phone, or ignoring traffic lights carry a hefty fine.
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