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Costa Rica goal of becoming a leader in carbon neutral gas emissions has not only the tourism and commercial sectors in high participating spirits, but also has hit the artistic and musical scene in the country.

Costa Rica Grammy winning group Editus, has teamed up with a number of local musicians to tour the country with the Friendly with Climate Change campaign. The campaign, headed by a local bank seeks to actively involve its clients as well as everyone else in the mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions.

Editus will hold a total of four concerts throughout strategic points in which the spectators will be informed and invited to take action in helping Costa Rica become one of the top carbon neutral countries in the region.

The first concert will be held this coming Sunday July 6th at the plaza in front of the Soledad Church in downtown San Jose near Hotel Dona Ines . The concert will begin at 11am and will have special guests from the Costa Rican music scene.

The second concert will be held July 12th at 7pm in Cartago with the historic backdrop of the Cartago Church Ruins. Concerts will continue at the Sabana Metropolitan Park in San Jose and finish at the province of Alajuela.

written by fernando \\ tags: Expo Verde, Hotel Dona Ines, Rainforest Alliance

Costa Rica is a country rich in natural beauty and biodiversity as well as blessed with a stable democracy and a relatively safe environment, but if there is something we need to point out as underdeveloped, it has to be its road system.

Anyone who has ever relied on a GPS system to find their way in the US or Europe will rejoice in its helpfulness. Anyone who has tried to rely on a GPS system in Costa Rica will only encounter confusion and probably frustration.

Although the main highways, streets and avenues in Costa Rica are numbered and named, it is not one of the country highlights as to order and simplicity. For years, Costa Ricans have overlooked giving out directions using the conventional avenue and street numbers. Instead, Costa Ricans rely on well known institutions, banks and catholic churches among other to give out directions.

For example, say you want to buy souvenirs at Costa RicaNational Arts and Crafts Market in San Jose, if you ask anyone for the directions they wont say its located on Ave 2B 11th Street, they will more likely tell you its somewhere around 5 or 6 blocks east of the Central Park, in front of Hotel Dona Ines

One of my favorites is the reference of an old fig tree in San Pedro. The tree was quite a landmark back in the days but it was cut down a few years ago. Up to this day, people and local commerce still give out the address referring to the Antiguo Higueron which translates to where the former fig tree was go 2 blocks south then 1 block east. If you are a tourist or new to Costa Rica, there is no way on earth you’ll know there used to be a tree there unless someone shows you.

This is why the Costa Rican Association of Professionals in Tourism (ACROPOT) and a satellite route company has joined forces to create a tourist-focused satellite map for Costa Rica. The map will include Costa Rica entire tourism companies complete with company information, management, photographs and services. The developers will also include their own online traffic signs in order to compensate for the lack of physical signs.

This new Costa Rican GPS Satellite map will greatly benefit tourists and will encourage them to rent a car and head out on their own to explore the country at their own pace. All hotels, tour operators, restaurants and other tour services will be included in the map in order to make exploring Costa Rica a fun adventure instead of a frustrating experience.

written by fernando \\ tags: Costa Rican GPS, Hotel Dona Ines