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November 13, 2008
recreo: Travel With Val NY1  recreo Revives Discounted Villas Through March
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November 13, 2008
Macy*s NYC
recreo was featured on Macy*s Jumbotron in NYC.

October 29, 2008
recreo: Brentwood Magazine  The Changing Landscape of Costa Rica
Head north of Liberia past the pristine wilderness of two protected national parks, Santa Rosa and Guanacaste, and check into your own private villa at Recreo Costa Rica.

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August 28, 2008
recreo: Weddings New York  The Honeymoon
Check in at the just-opened Recreo (from $6,900 for a three-bedroom villa; recreocostarica.com or 631-298-0414), which has 25 villas; each is outfitted with a pool, chef, and butler.

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May 22, 2008
recreo: News 10  Costa Rican resort is perfect for a recess from life
Recreo means recreation in Spanish, and if you're looking for a recess from life, I have just the place. Recreo is a new real estate development on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica in the Guanacaste province.

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May 12, 2008
recreo: Travel With Val NY1  Costa Rican Resort Is Perfect For A Recess From Life
Watch the video. NY1's Valarie D'Elia filed the following Travel With Val report on a dynamite deal for a party of six in Costa Rica.

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April 1, 2008
recreo: City Magazine  Costa Utopia
It's pronounced Gwan-a-hah-staah. Remember the name, because you'll soon start hearing it everywhere. A province tucked in northwestern Costa Rica, Guanacaste has already been dubbed the next gold coast of travel, with the hordes of sun-kissed beachcombers, snorkelers, and surfers still outnumbered by the construction workers busy razing and developing the area's scruffy hillsides. Just how well underway is the boom? And is all the fuss and hype worth it? I hopped a plane to fine out.

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February 17, 2008
The New York Times  Resorts Springing Up on Costa Rican Shore
The Pacific Coast of Costa Rica - known as Guanacaste -- is being snapped up by hoteliers and developers. Last summer, both Stephen M. Case, the co-founder of AOL, and the hotel chain Mandarin Oriental announced plans to build properties there. The Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo and Hilton Papagayo Resort Costa Rica are open. And in January, Recreo (www.recreocostarica.com), above, a collection of 25 luxury villas on over 70 coastal acres, opened.

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February 15, 2008
recreo: USA Today  Upscale tourists hunger for 'eco-luxurious' experiences
PENINSULA PAPAGAYO, Costa Rica — A herd of tan cattle ambling down a sparsely traveled, newly paved road creates what locals call a "Costa Rican traffic jam."

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February 7, 2008
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December 20, 2007
recreo: MEN.STYLE.COM
Sure, the owners of Costa Rica's new Recreo villas are doing some good (namely, contributing funds to area community-development programs), but frankly we didn't need the extra incentive: Each of its 25 villas includes an alfresco dining salon, a private pool, and even personal chefs and housekeepers—amenities that make the included Wi-Fi, flat-panel TVs, and iPod docks seem almost quaint. Located on the country's Guanacaste Peninsula, the resort is set to open next month on 70 acres of Pacific-front tropical forests. You may want to consider booking soon—the region's next new opening is the Cacique resort from AOL founder Steve Case. Recreo Costa Rica, three-bedroom villas from $6,900, (631) 298-0414, recreocostarica.com

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