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Plantations

Guatemala Coffee Plantations

March 20, 2012

Guatemala Coffee Plantation Tour
Did you know that it takes about 100 pounds of Guatemalan coffee cherries to produce 20 pounds of green Guatemala coffee beans?
Guatemalan vacationers learn facts like these while touring a local Guatemalan coffee plantation on Caravan’s all inclusive Guatemala Tours. Most Guatemala coffee plantation owners welcome tourists onto their farms and even [...]

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Costa Rica Vacations

December 12, 2011

Costa Rica Vacations
With a name that means “Rich Coast” Costa Rica is the perfect vacation destination, with something in store for everyone who visits.
This Central American country is small in size (just under 20,000 square miles) but is overflowing with natural wonders and exotic beauty.
Types of Costa Rica Vacations
Because the country is small it is [...]

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Bridge of Americas Panama Canal

November 21, 2011

Bridge of Americas Panama Canal
The Bridge of Americas or Puente de las Américas in Spanish, was built in 1962 as a more efficient way for vehicle traffic to travel between land masses on the North and South of the Panama Canal, along the Pan-American Highway.
The United States initiated and funded the project, which cost 20 [...]

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Costa Rica Oranges

December 16, 2009

Costa Rica Oranges
It is common knowledge that a single class of orange juice contains enough vitamin C to meet the recommended daily intake for an average adult.
The orange has been a staple of man’s diet for centuries. Oranges are native to south-eastern Asia, including areas known as Indo-China.
Orange trees require [...]

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Costa Rica Coffee

December 15, 2009

Costa Rica Coffee
Coffee is one of the most important sectors in the Costa Rican economy, rivalled only by tourism and various other agricultural products.
Costa Rica Coffee now accounts for more than 10 percent of the country’s export business and Costa Rica ranks number thirteen out of the top 20 coffee producing [...]

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Costa Rica Banana Plantations

December 15, 2009

Costa Rica Bananas
Bananas have been one of the most popular and versatile fruits in history. The banana is actually a native species of Asia that has been transported to other tropical locations around the globe, including Costa Rica.
Costa Rica and indeed, the Central American economy, include an important sector focusing on this [...]

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Pineapple Plantation Costa Rica

December 10, 2009

Costa Rica Pineapple Plantations
Pineapples are grown in many parts of the world including Costa Rica, Brazil and the Philippines. Temperatures and other conditions necessary to produce pineapples limit their growth to tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Costa Rica Pineapple Industry
Costa Rica pineapple plantations have experienced tremendous growth in the past decade. In [...]

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Costa Rica All Inclusive

December 8, 2009

All Inclusive Costa Rica Vacations
Costa Rica is the ultimate tropical getaway with all the exotic trappings that you would expect and more.
The name “Costa Rica” means “Rich Coast” and the pure, untamed beauty of Costa Rica’s Pacific and Caribbean coastlines reveals unspoiled eco diversity like nowhere else on earth.
When Costa Rica [...]

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