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Canada's Exposé Disappointing
The much awaited Canadian show didn't have much to offer the Villalobos investors and those living in Costa Rica about sex tourism. >more
 

Today is "International Women's Day".
International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. >more
 

No Accord On Nicaragua's Debt to Costa Rica
Costa Rica and Nicaragua are still at odds over a satisfactory agreement with Nicaragua over that country's debt of about $568.000.000 dollars with Costa Rica. >more
 

Wanted Tico Arrested in the U.S.
In a role reversal, a Costa Rican man wanted in Costa Rica since 1999, on charges of abusing his daughter, was arrested in Pennsylvania, U.S. by Interpol. >more
 

Venezuelan president warns US over possible oil export freeze
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned the United States on Sunday that oil exports would be frozen if Washington continues to support anti-government protests. >more
 

Mexican president's US visit achieves symbolic result
Mexican President Vicente Fox concluded his US visit on Saturday by gaining concessions from President George W. Bush to ease border restrictions, but observers say the result is of symbolic value to Fox although it is of significance to both leaders, especially Bush, who is bidding for reelection.  >more
 

Fujimori accuses Peruvian president of "ransacking" country
Exiled former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said in Tokyo on Saturday that President Alejandro Toledo was "ransacking" the country and leading it to an abyss."  >more


 

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The Brothers - eff McLeod thought he had found the answer to escaping his cold, lonely life as a trucker in British Columbia... >more

The Tourists
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More than one million tourists travel to Costa Rica every year... >more
 
COSTA RICA TRAVEL & TOURISM

Billfishing, Central American Style
Anyone who billfishes in the mid-Atlantic is keenly aware of the downsides of the game. You rise at 4 a.m., pound through rough seas getting to the Gulf Stream, might troll all day without raising a fish, then beat yourself silly going 60 or 80 miles home.

..."Ticos" is what locals call themselves. "Que rico!" is their favorite expression, used to celebrate the richness of life, nowhere more evident than 20 miles at sea where the bottom drops to unfathomable depths and sailfish and blue, black and striped marlin roam the warm, cobalt-hued waters.  >more



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LATIN AMERICA:
Prognosis Gloomy for Already Ailing Environment
If Latin America and the Caribbean continue on the path to market liberalisation without changes in values or structural transformations, by 2032 the environment will be in deep crisis, warns a broad investigation sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).   >more

POLITICS:
India, Brazil, South Africa Ready to Lead Global South
 India, Brazil and South Africa, representing three major democracies in three different corners of the globe, emerged confident in leading South-South cooperation at a two-day meeting of their foreign ministers that ended here Friday.  >more
 

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