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The Cano Negro National Park in Costa Rica’s remote northern zone was unpleasantly surprised yesterday morning when the rangers woke up to an empty turtle nest.

The most unusual of thefts ever to take place in any of Costa Rica’s National Parks has authorities on the lookout for illegal underground turtle merchants.

The Cano Negro National Park is one of Costa Rica’s most remote and off the beaten path national parks.  Just to reach the park is an adventure itself as visitors must drive up unpaved back roads with the help of 4WD vehicles.

Researchers and scientists frequently visit Cano Negro due to its amazing variety of bird species from North and South America as well as reptiles and mammals.

Apparently, researches were carrying out an investigation with a certain turtle species and had around 20,000 at the park.  The park ranger woke up only to find that they had been robbed of 2,300 baby turtles.

Authorities believe that the robbery took place after 10pm once the park ranger had finished his daily duties.  The Costa Rican Ministry of Environment and Energy stepped in along with the help of the park’s board to carry out a thorough investigation.

Local police authorities suspect that the turtles were stolen in order to sell them to businesses which sell these turtles as pets.  Finding the person or people responsible behind this theft could be quite simple as for hiding over 2,000 turtles is not an easy task.

written by fernando \\ tags: Cano Negro National Park, Costa Rican Ministry of Environment and Energy

Costa Rica second most active international airport urgently requires expansion works due to the increasing arrival and departure of tourists.

The Daniel Oduber International Airport located in Guanacaste has rapidly become a preferred point of arrival and departure by tourists due to its proximity to Costa Rica Northern Pacific Beaches and tourist attractions in the Northern Region as well.

The Costa Rican Civil Aviation Technical Counsel (CTAC) has extended for a fifth time its deadline for receiving offers from institutions interested in building and administrating the airports new passengers terminal.

The CTAC had first set a date for February and has extended up to August 8. This new extension makes it almost impossible for construction to begin this year as it was originally planed and therefore impossible for it to be concluded by next year third trimester.

Therefore the new terminal is expected to be fully functional by 2010 first trimester. The set back is due to certain changes that have taken place with the new concessionary law.

The new terminal will cost over $18 million and will include 8 gates, airline counters and common areas for 1,500 passengers. The current terminal can barely hold a little less than 1,000 passengers and urgently needs to expand.

written by fernando \\ tags: Cano Negro National Park, Costa Rican Ministry of Environment and Energy, Province of Guanacaste