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Costa Rica and Latin America Condemn Terror Attacks in Spain
Leaders of Latin American countries joined the worldwide condemnation Thursday against the bloody bomb attacks in the Spanish capital of Madrid which claimed at least 192 lives and wounded 1,400 people so far.  >more



President Defends His Minister of Tourism
President Abel Pacheco said yesterday he prefers the music of "Los Tigres del Norte", a Mexican group to Luciano Pavarotti in defence of Tourism Minister, Rodrigo Castro, who has been accused of misusing $70.000 of public funds that belong to the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) to sponsor the Pavarotti concert in January. >more

 

Murder Suspect Found in Costa Rica
Julia Elliot, A Canadian woman, wanted in Canada, was captured by INTERPOL agents yesterday in the southern area of Costa Rica, near the Panama border. >more

 

Deaths on the Road Decrease
The number of people killed in car crashes has been steadily decreasing since March 2001.  >more
 

No to Police Academy
The Commission of International Relations of the Legislative Assembly discarded approving the establishment in Costa Rica of an international police academy operated by the United States.  >more
 

Exports to Canada
Costa Rican exports to Canada reached $194.1 million in 2003, a 24 percent increase in comparison to the sales to that nation in 2002.  >more
 

US says bin Laden not behind deadly attacks in Spain
The United States on Thursday denied suggestion that Osama bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. terror attacks, was behind the deadly bombing attacks in Spain and believed ETA was responsible.  >more
 

Pro-Chavez groups propose ratifying signatures within two days
The Ayacucho Command that gathers pro-government Venezuelan sectors proposed Thursday on holding within two days the reconfirmation process to ratify the signatures collected in support of a recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez.  >more
 

Cuban spies' trial flawed, lawyers say
Lawyers for five Cuban spies argued Wednesday that they were unfairly convicted in a flawed 2001 trial that never should have been held in an anti-Castro hotbed like Miami.  >more


 

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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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No More Discrimination Against Pregnant Students
Ruth Muñoz told IPS she was kicked out of her private high school in the Chilean capital when she became pregnant at the age of 16.

Although she was able to complete her secondary education in a special school for teenage mothers created with United Nations support, that is not the norm for pregnant drop-outs in this South American country of 16 million, most of whom never make it back to school.  >more


 

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