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Features a number of cruises in Costa Rica offered by Temptress Voyage. Description of the temptress Explorer boat; Costs of the cruises; Contact information. INSET: Tourism on the rise..

Focuses on Costa Rica's efforts to direct development of larger hotels in selected areas, such as the province of Guanacaste on the Golfo de Papagayo. Reputation as an ecotourism vacation spot; Expansion of the limited base of adventure tourist; Policies implemented by tourism minister Carlos Roesch.

The article reports on the growth of shopping malls in San José, Costa Rica. The region has about half a dozen enclosed malls. Existing malls are expanding their size. For instance, the 248,000-square-foot Paseo de las Flores Mall will be gaining 162,000 square feet. Another expansion is implemented by Grupo Roble to incorporate the Spanish retailer Zara into the center.