Arte en la Calle. More than 10 national artists and 100's of sponsorts participated to create color and culture being presented at el Museo de los Niños in San José. Colourful murals adorn the east wall of the Museum, showcasing each artitst's works. During the next week we will be presenting more these works here.  Click for larger image!

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Pacheco Set to Travel Abroad
President, Abel Pacheco, is set to start tomorrow his tour of Colombia, Mexico, U.S and Spain and is scheduled to return on March 6.  >more
 

ICE and RACSA Compete for Internet Customers
News is that the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) and Radiográfica Costarricense (RACSA) are going to openly compete for internet customers, even though RACSA is an entity owned by ICE.  >more
 

Farm Trade Nations to Meet in Costa Rica
The 17-nation Cairns Group of agricultural exporters meets in Costa Rica next week to discuss ways to kick-start the stalled Doha round of global trade liberalization negotiations, Australia said Friday.  >more
 

Lack of Steel Affects Construction
The price of the rods used in construction has increased by 54 percent since January, as a result of the world shortage of steel resulting from the fact that China is buying inordinate amounts for some of its mammoth construction projects.  >more
 

Control on Adoptions
Costa Rica is enforcing new regulations aimed at the integral evaluation and control of direct adoptions of Costa Rican children by foreigners, which attorneys handle through the courts.  >more
 

Challenge Tour: Quevedo Tames Mother Nature to Lead in Costa Rica
Spain’s Carlos Quevedo tamed one of nature’s strongest forces to take the first round lead at the Costa Rica Open, as winds of up to 50km per hour swept across the Valle del Sol Golf Club, Santa Ana, Costa Rica. >more
 

Venezuelan Fugitive Coup Leader Warned by Costa Rica for Anti-Chavez Statements
Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Culture, Mr. Roberto Tovar Faja, sent an official communiqué on Monday Feb. 16, to Venezuelan opposition fugitive Carlos Ortega, who lives in Costa Rica under political asylum, asking him once again to exercise restrain when making political comments that could violate his asylum conditions.  >more
 

U.N.: Cuban Dissidents Held in 'Alarming' Conditions
A U.N. human rights envoy said Monday dozens of Cuban dissidents were being held in alarming conditions following their imprisonment in a crackdown early last year.  >more
 

Latin American Countries Take Measures to Prevent Bird Flu
Chile and other Latin American countries have worked out plans to prevent the outbreak of bird flu and its transmission to human beings, a WHO official said Thursday.  >more
 

 

Agenda Nacional  de la Niñez Casa Alianza