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China and Costa Rica signed Free Trade Agreement.

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) here Thursday to remove trade barriers and enhance bilateral ties, the Ministry of Commerce announced in a statement on its website. Read full article

Costa Rica elects Chinchilla first woman president

(Reuters) - Laura Chinchilla, a protege of Nobel peace laureate President Oscar Arias, won a landslide election victory in Costa Rica on Sunday to become the country's first woman elected president. Read full article

Despite an influx of great golf and elite homes, the pursuit of land and the "pure life" in Costa Rica is just getting started.

You hear it and see it all over the country. The literal translation is "pure life," but what pura vida truly means to Costa Ricans is todo esta bien - "all is well, life is good." That's the spirit that's driven Americans to make Costa Rica our cosa nostra for a long time. Eco-tourists and ex-pat surfers came first. Read full article

Costa Rica Ratifies CAFTA-DR/ Peru Vote.

Sunday's vote narrowly passed the CAFTA in Costa Rica.
USTR Schwab had this to say on the occasion: The United States welcomes the outcome of the Costa Rican referendum on the free trade agreement that Costa Rica signed with the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the United States (CAFTA-DR). "We believe, and history confirms... Read full article