Gulf of Papagayo in Guanacaste province of Costa Rica ever has been great for fishing. Many kind of migratory species come into the gulf making fishing wonderful. Species including marlin, sail, dolphin, and by seasons, Yellow fin tuna, Wahoo and others no migratory species make this place incredible for fishing. And if your pleasure is for fishing bottom, no better place: Grouper, big Cubera Snapper, Amber Jack, Read Snapper (Guachinango, Pargo Rojo) make unforgettable catches.

Fishing trips to the gulf of Papagayo and Playa Tamarindo can be booked in Playas del Coco, a very popular area for sportfishing. Playa del Coco is the largest village in Guanacaste province. Known as the gateway for surfers to reach places like Witch’s Rock in Naranjo beach and Ollie’s Point in Potrero beach in Santa Rosa national park (both within the gulf of Papagayo). At 25 minutes from the international airport Daniel Oduber, Playas del Coco is close to the biggest and most popular tourist project ofCosta Rica: Papagayo which include hotels such as: Alegro Papagayo, Four Seasons, Malinche Real, Costa Esmeralda and many others.

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Fishing in gulf of Papagayo go from good to excellent around the year for a wide variety of species. The waters here are world famous for year around for sport fishing. While each year may be slightly different, the catch rate for all our game fish is fairly consistent all months of the year. There are no specific seasons here. However specific species are more prevalent during some periods, therefore, catch of every one specie depend on season as follow:

Sailfish: Caught throughout the year, with May through August normally the top season. They may begin to thin out in September and the slowest months are from late August through November.

Marlin: Caught every month of the year, with mid-November to early March exceptional, then slowing a bit from April into early June when it picks up again, peaking in August and September.

Dolphin(Mahi-Mahi) or Dorado: these colorful gamesters are most abundant from late May through October.

Tuna: Peak months are probably August through October, but when all else fails, there are always tuna, anytime of the year you want to look for them, and more often than not when you had just as soon avoid them to concentrate on billfish.

Wahoo: The first catches are about the time the rains start in May, peaking in July and August. Most are caught around the rocky points and islands, but you will pick one up occasionally fishing offshore.

Roosterfish: Available all year, but there are more caught in the Papagayo Bay area from November through March.

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Fishes are waiting, lets fish them, but remember to release. Take as much photos as you want but return the fishing you don’t eat. LET KEEP THE SPECIES FOR FUTURE!!!

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If your looking for a great vacation spot and an business opportunity the holiday season brings huge revenues during this time of the year and many seasonal businesses including tourism, sailing, sport fishing, clothing outlets, jewelry, etc. bring foreigners from all over the world to Costa Rica during this time of the year.  If you are one of the many business owners outside of Costa Rica that thrive during holiday seasons Costa Rica may be a good place to set up shop and do a little fishing

Offshore outsourcing also see’s many seasonal opportunities when businesses in the US find that certain times of the year their customer service and sales departments really ramp up in volume.  Hiring new employees to cover 2 or 3 months of peak season work can be more costly than the revenue produced.  The good news is that outsourcing companies can easily manage the overflow and provide a plug and play solutions for your inbound and outbound telecommunications needs.

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Costa Rica

The economy is based on agriculture. This includes the production and export of pineapples, bananas and coffee. The country’s exports from the free trade zones and tourism sectors led to significant developments in the growth rate of the GDP. Costa Rica is also a producer of cocoa, sugar, lumber, wood products and beef. In recent years, ecotourism, pharmaceuticals, financial outsourcing and software development have become major industries with significant contribution to the country’s GDP.

Lately, other industries like electronics, pharmaceuticals, eco-tourism, financial outsourcing and software development are now becoming major industries. There are a number of high tech companies which have sprung up in the area, including chip manufacturer Intel and Pharmacy companies like Procter & Gamble and Glaxo Smith Kline. Costa Rica is also self reliant in energy needs, with exception of oils- and has the potential to be an electricity exporter, as it already exports to Central America.

The unit of currency of Costa Rica is the Colon (CRC). This currency trades at 500 to the US dollar and at around 600 to the Euro. A new system that is expected around 2007, will see the Colon currency float between two bands. The Central bank will be better positioned to handle inflation and discourage the use of the US greenback with the use of this system.

In March 1998, the country joined other Central American nations, and the Dominican Republic to establish a Trade and Investment Council with the United States. It has also clearly showed a willingness to join the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Costa Rica is also a member of the Cairns Group, which is pursuing a policy of global agricultural trade liberalization in World Trade.

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Today the telecommunications industry is huge in Cost Rica and continues to boom.  Supplying jobs in the tens of thousands the Costa Rican workforce and wages have increased in these areas.  The education, experience, English level and knowledge of the North American culture make it difficult to find “cheap” labor costs.  You will pay much less than you would in the state for a comparable or higher quality of employee but for offshore outsourcing you will pay more.

The idea in today’s market is to compete, maximize your operating costs and ultimately increase your bottom line.  Outsourcing is a double edged sword and though you can save more in countries like India and the Philippines the quality may not allow you to compete in turn bringing your profitability down.

Costa Rica allows you to save money while at the same time maintaining your level of excellence in order to compete in your industry.  This is why so many companies in the US choose Costa Rica as there satellite head quarters because it’s a win, win across that board.

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Tarzan Tico - Chito and Pocho

In Costa Rica one of the attractions that keeps tourists coming back is the Crocodile Whisperer Chito and his pet Crocodile Pocho that is 5 meters long.  They play in the water together as tourists gather around to watch.  Pocho is a full grown 17ft man eating crocodile and weighs 980 lbs.

Onlookers stare in amazement as Chito play wrestles and wades chest deep with his buddy Pocho. Chito say that Pocho is his best friend and though he knows that this is a very dangerous routine when he looks Pocho in the eyes he knows that he won’t attack.  It is too dangerous for anyone else to get in the water so it always only Chito and Pocho in the water.

Chito adopted Pocho after finding him with a gunshot wound on the banks of the River Parismina 20 years ago. He had been shot in the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death. Chito loaded the massive reptile into his boat with the help of several friends.

He was dieing and very skinny, weighing only 150lb Chito fed him chicken and fish and medicine for six months to help him heal. Chito slept next to Pocho every night while he was ill, he wanted him to feel loved and let him know that not all humans are bad.  It took years before Chito felt that Pocho had bonded with him enough to get closer to him.

After 10 years of caring for him Chito began to work with the animal. It was a slow process over time playing a bit at first until one day Chito called his name and he came to him. At one point Chito left Pocho in a lake near his house and as he turned to walk away, to his amazement Pocho got out of the water and began to follow him home.

Chito was now convinced that the crocodile could be tame and fearlessly began wading in the water with the giant reptile but his family was so worried that Pocho would at some point attack that Chito began splashing around with Pocho when the rest of the family was asleep.

Four years ago Chito showed some of his tricks to friends, including getting Pocho to close his eyes on command, and they convinced him to go public with a show.  Chito now swims and plays with Pocho as well as feeds him at the lake near his home in the town of Sarapiqui.

Chit and Pocho are a major tourist attraction, with several tour operators, taking visitors on touring cruises to see the pair.  Chito, whose real name is Gilberto Shedden, was given his nickname by friends, who also call him “Tarzan Tico” – Tico being a familiar word for a Costa Rican. And he certainly plays up to the name, wearing a tattered pair of leopard-print shorts for his half-hour performances with Pocho.

The next time you are in Costa Rica and decide to check out the attractions make sure to make time to see Chito and Pocho it’s one show you don’t want to miss.  Costa Rica is a beautiful country with wonderful places to visit.  Whether you are planning to just visit or eventually move to Costa Rica and take advantage of all the wonderful business opportunities available, it’s nice to know that you will have plenty to do while you decide.

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