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	<title>Comments on: Sustainability - the &#8220;Silver Lining&#8221; for Costa Rica?</title>
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		<title>By: Strictly Business Costa Rica &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Costa Rica Numero Uno in Tourism Competitiveness in Latin America</title>
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		<dc:creator>Strictly Business Costa Rica &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Costa Rica Numero Uno in Tourism Competitiveness in Latin America</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which brings together top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world including health and the environment.  It was also notable that for the region of the Americas, which also includes the U.S. and Canada, Costa Rica ranked 4th, only behind Canada (1), U.S. (2) and Barbados (3).  I continue to be of the strong opinion that Costa Rica&#8217;s push for sustainable tourism development is reaping dividends that all of us who participate in the industry will enjoy for years to come.  It is, for Costa Rica, the proverbial &#8220;silver lining.&#8221; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which brings together top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world including health and the environment.  It was also notable that for the region of the Americas, which also includes the U.S. and Canada, Costa Rica ranked 4th, only behind Canada (1), U.S. (2) and Barbados (3).  I continue to be of the strong opinion that Costa Rica&#8217;s push for sustainable tourism development is reaping dividends that all of us who participate in the industry will enjoy for years to come.  It is, for Costa Rica, the proverbial &#8220;silver lining.&#8221; [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Costa Rica Blog - Tiquicia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Are U.S. Economic Woes Affecting Costa Rica?</title>
		<link>http://packagecostarica.com/blog/?p=135#comment-31</link>
		<dc:creator>Costa Rica Blog - Tiquicia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Are U.S. Economic Woes Affecting Costa Rica?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Rican vacation market that may make it even more attractive in a downturn than other markets (See recent blog post).  To reiterate, here are a few reasons I believe Costa Rica is in good position to weather the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Rican vacation market that may make it even more attractive in a downturn than other markets (See recent blog post).  To reiterate, here are a few reasons I believe Costa Rica is in good position to weather the [...]</p>
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