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Posted: Dec. 19, 2011 - 8 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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Are you wondering what to do for New Years Eve in Costa Rica or Panama?

New Years Eve Parties in Costa Rica and Panama 2011-2012
NYE Parties in Costa Rica and Panama 2011-2012
 
It's that time of year again. According to the Mayan calendar this might be your last opportunity to party it up for NYE in this dimension. Better make it count.
In an attempt to help you find the ultimate destination for your New Years Eve debauchery in Costa Rica or Panama, we here at YIPPYtrip will compile a list of all the great events we hear of. After that it's up to you to choose your own adventure.
 
If you have a party to add to the list please contact info@yippytrip.com
( where are you PUERTO VIEJO!)
 
 
To kick it off:
 
PANAMA
 
 
 
Bocas Del Toro:
 
Our personal favorite: 
Casa Animal Presents: "Ano Nuevo" - Bocas Del Toro, Panama
 
new years eve costa rica panama 2011 2012
 
If you have ever been to a Casa Animal event then you probably don't remember how much fun you had. This is a guaranteed blow out and will leave you talking about it for the rest of your existence. Complete with DJs from all over the world playing all different styles of music, this party will be 3 Nights… YES 3 NIGHTS of beerbonging, shotgunning, dancing till you puke good times!
 
Get more details here: CASA ANIMAL NYE 2012 
 
 
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COSTA RICA
 
 
Jaco
 

NYE 2012 AT LE LOFT - Jaco, Costa Rica
 
New years eve jaco NYE 2011 2012
 
THE TIME HAS ARRIVED...
 
AGame PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS...
NYE 2012...
LE LOFT STYLE!!!
THE HOTTEST, SEXIEST, CRAZIEST NYE PARTY IN COSTA RICA...
AT THE BEACH...
GUARANTEED BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE...
PARTY FAVORS AND CHAMPAGNE TOAST AT MIDNIGHT!!!
LIMITED VIP TABLE PACKAGES AVAILABLE... 
IF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT...
NOTHING COMPARES.... NOTHING!!!! 
 
For more info visit this link: LE LOFT NYE 2012
 
 
 
SAN JOSE 
 
 
 NYE @ CLUB VERTIGO - San Jose
 
 
 
Club Vertigo is one of the leading clubs in Central America. It has hosted some of the best parties with the worlds top Djs such as Deep Dish, Danny Tenaglia, Lee Burridge, Hernan Cattaneo, Steve Lawler, Marco Carola, , and Sasha just to name a few. It has been featured on famous electronic music magazines such as BPM and Club World. It has recently undergone a major makeover including a state-of-the-art sound system by Gary Stewart Audio (GSA).
 
Club Vertigo´s lounge, The Den, is a more intimate setting with a Moroccan theme. It has a 300-person capacity, and with its own GSA sound system and DJ booth. 
 
NYE @ CLUB VERTIGO
CLUB VERTIGO CENTRO COLON 
 
31 DE DICIEMBRE 
NYE 2011/2012 
 
VERTIGO PRESENTA: 
Vertigo Presents:
 
NICK CURLY (CECILLE, 8BIT, GER) 
FREDO (VERTIGO, HSO, CR) 
MOBIUS STRUM (VERTIGO, HSO, CR) 
MELISSA O (LA 506, CR) 
 
THE DEN 
 
LOS HERMANOS 
DIEGO LOPEZ 
DAN VS. HASSAN 
WILLIAM UMAÑA 
AFTER TEKES 
 
 
C5000 Before Midnight
C7000 After Midnight
Ladies No Cover before 11PM 
 
 
 
TAMARINDO
 
 
 
2012 White Party - Tamarindo
 
 
 
tamarindo NYE party White 2012
 
White Party at Aqua with the 1st 500 people dressed in white get new years eve kits of hats, tiaras, beads, etc 
Sponsored by heineken, they will providing a free beer at the door.  
3 different djs on spinning all of todays best music, including:
top 40's,
mainstream hip hop and
commercial house. 
Both levels of the club will be open, they are expecting around 1000 people!! Every year it is the best party of guanacaste!
 
 
PUERTO VIEJO
 
New Years Eve Party in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
at the one and only Koki Beach. For more info about Koki Beach see their PROFILE HERE.
They always make sure their holiday celebrations are over the top extravagant, compleate with DJs and live performances.
Hosted by GWEN ARYK
 
If you are in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica for New Years Eve this will be the place to be!
 
 
nye new years eve puerto viejo costa rica
 
 
 
 
 
 
Updated December 28th, 2011 
 
This list will be updated continuously until New Years Eve. Please feel free to suggest other events. We will add them promptly.
 

 

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Posted: Dec. 8, 2011 - 3 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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In the Untied States when you buy a cell phone from a dealer it is typically "LOCKED" to that carrier's network. In Costa Rica that is not the case, in fact the Superintendencia de Comunicaciones (Sutel) has deemed it illegal. 

The Sutel is clear, operators in Costa Rica cannot block a cellular phone's software in any way.

 

Read the whole story from inside Costa Rica here: http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2011/december/08/costarica11120807.htm

 

 

 

 

 

Cell phones costa rica unlocked sim ICE kobi can I use my phone

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Posted: Oct. 26, 2011 - 6 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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Nice guy, we wanted Pitbull but he said he could hook us up with Mark Anthony for half price... Of course I keed

 

mark anthony 

Big setup for such a little guy

mark anthony, costa rica

He was very nice signing autographs for the ladies

The ladies and this Fanboy. He almost started crying when Mark Anthony shook his hand. Good thing security was close by.

Just kidding the guy rocking the "Cock Fight" hat is Eric from @E's restaurant at Rocking J's. Those guys love their apostrophe's.

 

Till next time...

 

Check out our friends at @E's:  http://yippytrip.com/eatates/

And their awesome mexican BBQ Saturday Special: http://yippytrip.com/event/20/

 

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Posted: Oct. 25, 2011 - 4 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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War on drugs costa rica

 Very interesting read, not sure what to make of it. I have to assume that the "War against drugs" must very difficult here. Didn't know this was in Chicago...:

Found here: insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2011/october/25/costarica11102502.htm

 

The heads of 13.000 police officials around the world, recognized the work of a narcotics officer in Costa Rica as the best in the world. The award was bestowed on the agent, whose identity was withheld, in a conference held in Chicago by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

The agent was honoured for his work in fighting international drug trafficking and primarily for his role in the capture of alleged Colombian drug trafficker, Alexander Leudo Nieves, who was one of the most wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The capture occurred in Santa Domingo de Heredia three months back.

Leudo was even able to obtain Costa Rican nationalization which is now impeding efforts to extradite him to the United States.

The best police officer in the world forms part of Costa Rica's Policía de Control de Drogas (PCD) and has a record of  participating in a number of international investigations in 2010 and 2011.

The nomination of "agent X" was made by the DEA to the police chiefs association that represents 13.000 police officials in 81 countries, including the United States and Mexico.

The officer's identity is not revealed for security reasons.

During the conference on Monday the Chiefs also recognized the important work of other police officials involved in investigations to stop Mexican, Colombian, Costa Rican and other drug traffickers.

The authorities of Costa Rica's Ministerio de Seguridad Pública sent congratulations to both agent X and other officers urging others to follow this example and that of many others who excel in their daily work.

The director of the DEA office in Costa Rica, Philip Springer, nominated agent X for the award, calling the work of the agent as the backbone of each case they investigate. 

According to Springer, "he simply is a great person. In my 26 years in law enforcement, I have rarely met anyone like him. This is what we all investigators should aspire to be. We are very proud of him".

Meanwhile, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, Anne S. Andrew, said that "agent X is a special police officer, a role model for integrity and public service and a valuable partner for us in our work with the Ministry of Public Security to help ensure that Costa Rica is a place safer for its citizens".

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Posted: Oct. 6, 2011 - 3 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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Check these guys out! All FORBESY and stuff.

Congratz! Great article. These guys are top notch. Very interesting read as well as inspirational. I think my favorite part of the article was Jack's Bar Mitzvah photo:

You're all grown-up now.

This is how I know Jack:

 

 

I have photos of Mondo look WAAAAYYYY different then the ones FORBES posted. :) 

I occasionally DJ there and let me tell you… they did not even brush the surface on how much fun and partying goes on there.

Check out my blog post of the last time I played their World Famous 80's Night Here: djMadAdaM.com - Bocas Knows How To Party!

To read the FORBS article: www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2011/10/06/paradise-found-four-guys-live-the-dream-in-panama/2/

To check out Mondo Taitu's YIPPYtrip profile/specials here: yippytrip.com/mondotaitu

 

 

 

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Posted: Oct. 5, 2011 - 3 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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 Found here: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/10/new-packaging-tells-you-how-to-reuse-it-creatively.php

 

New Packaging Tells You How to Reuse It Creatively

 

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A tub of paint can be turned into a lamp (bottom) while its lid becomes a clock (top) in these creative reuse ideas by Luis Carlos Calderón.

Photos: Quehagoconesto.org.

 

 

Creative crafters can come up with all sorts of beautiful and innovative ways to turntrash into treasure. But faced with a empty plastic bottle or packing carton, most people -- even those who know reuse gets more environmental points than recycling -- are going to take the path of least resistance and chuck it into a bin.

A clever idea out of Costa Rica, however, aims to increase reuse by giving consumers clever reutilization ideas right on the product packages themselves.

 

Reuse Ideas On Packaging

"We put ideas in everyone's hands" is the slogan of Quehagoconesto.org (meaning "What do I do with this"), a project that has succeeded in getting several Central American brands to incorporate reuse-instruction labels -- bearing ideas generated by design students -- onto their packaging.

euse project product labels photo
Reuse labels on a jar of hair gel, a lightbulb box, a pack of toilet paper, and a food container. Photo: 
Quehagoconesto.org.

A big tub of Plastigel hair gel, for example, has icons on its label suggesting reuse as a fish tank, a napkin holder, half of a set of barbells, or a planter. A packing box could be turned into a table, a shoe rack, an iPod holder, or a model plane.

 

 

Read the rest of the story HERE

 

 

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Posted: Oct. 5, 2011 - 3 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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yippytrip hard rock cafe costa rica

Wow! Didn't expect this. 

Construction begins on the first Monday of January 2012 with an expected completion date of October 1st 2012 (we'll se about that).

The future Hard Rock Cafe Costa Rica will be located in the complex which houses the Ramada Herradura Hotel and Convention Center.

For more details click here

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Posted: Sep. 22, 2011 - 2 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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Scouring the internet I happened upon this new and very positive review of Koki Beach in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.

I agree with everything it says. Great place to visit if you are in town.

 

Here is the Article:

Maxing Out the Puerto Viejo Vibe at Koki Beach

Suffice to say, the atmosphere in Puerto Viejo, which is located in the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, is quite different from the beach towns facing the Pacific. For one, Puerto Viejo has a more reggae bit to it, livelier, and arguably closer to Mother Nature. Amidst all of the beaches, hotels, and restaurants in Puerto Viejo, perhaps nothing could be much closer to this observed feel than KOKi Beach.

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE

 

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Posted: Sep. 17, 2011 - 2 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
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WHOLE FOODS announces EARTH University contest, which includes a stay in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica!!

Very nice.  

 

From the WHOLE FOODS website:

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/earthutrip/

 

This back-to-school season, we're teaming up with EARTH University to give our customers a chance to win a trip to Costa Rica to visit EARTH University's lush campus in Guácimo, Limón. We think this field trip knocks the socks off the planetarium, the post office and — believe it or not — the zoo.

Five winners will embark on a seven-day Costa Rican adventure where they will:

  • Experience EARTH's hands-on approach to education in sustainable agriculture, responsible business and community development.
  • Get their hands dirty working on the university's farm where the creamy, responsibly-produced Whole Trade EARTH University bananas are grown.
  • Discover how EARTH's innovative growing, packaging and shipping methods are helping to save our planet's precious resources.
  • Explore vibrant Costa Rica, relax on the majestic beaches of Puerto Viejo, sample local cuisine and take a boat trip along the coast in search of dolphins.

For more details on this trip, check out the full itinerary and be sure to enter by September 30, 2011. No purchase necessary.

 

 

 

Earth University:

 

EARTH University Foundation was formed to support the educational vision of Costa Rica-based EARTH University through generous gifts from the global community and other programs and initiatives. The Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
 
EARTH University is an international institution created out of a deep conviction that the environmental and social challenges confronting the planet can be resolved through education that promotes science, technology and entrepreneurship while focusing on essential human values, leadership and a commitment to social and environmental service. EARTH offers an undergraduate program in agricultural sciences and the rational use of natural resources leading to the licenciatura degree. The campus is located in Guacimo, Limon Province, Costa Rica.

 

 

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