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Costa Rica News – The average pack of cigarettes costs about ¢1,600 in Costa Rica. Almost 70% of this cost goes to paying various types of taxes.

Costa Rica Health News – Leprosy? It is alive and well as there are four confirmed cases of it in Costa Rica. Today, about 180,000 people worldwide are infected with leprosy, according to…

Costa Rica News – I’m sure you’ve heard the old wives tale that you need to shower after getting caught in the rain. I say that’s a shower enough, but the…

Heath News – Remember the Sars virus? it is back and can now be transmitted person to person. A third patient in Britain has contracted a new SARS-like virus, becoming the second confirmed…