Monteverde Gang Responsible for Assaults in 14 Towns and 10 Deaths
A report in today's edition of the Spanish language newspaper, La Nación, says they are in the possession of a police documents that details the movements of the band of assailants that attempted to rob the Banco Nacional in Monteverde.

The Exodus is On
The exodus to the beaches, recreational areas and those leave Costa Rica all together has begun.

Efforts to Rehabilitate Indigents
The Municipality of San Jose launched its second operation aimed at taking indigents from the streets and taking them to shelters and rehabilitation centers.

Illegal Immigrants Try to Fool Police
It's early morning not far from the border crossing to Panama at Paso Canoas -southern Costa Rica - and an alleged soccer team is riding to a match in Palmar Sur - some 100 miles away -, where actually no rivals nor fans expect them.

LATIN AMERICA

Ecuadorian organizations denounce sanctions against Cuba
Several organizations in Ecuador rejected on Saturday the anti-Cuba policy of the United States andasked President Lucio Gutierrez to abstain from condemning Cuba before the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva.

Bodies of seven hostages found in Colombia
Colombian authorities have found seven bodies that were identified as ranchers and employees kidnapped on Jan. 7, said the Attorney General's office on Saturday.

Venezuela Projects Growth in Tourism in 2005
Officials from Venezuela´s Tourism Ministry hope to jack up the number of tourist arrivals in 2005 to as many as 45 million nationals and 639,000 foreign trippers, according to estimates reckoned in a comprehensive national plan.

WTO: Latin American Tourism Marches on Right Track
The World Travel Organization (WTO) is boding good economic news for Latin America, with the regional travel industry benefiting as much from that bonanza as it did in 2004.



SPECIAL REPORTS

ARGENTINA:
Despite Vatican, President Sacks Controversial Military Bishop
In a decision running counter to the position taken by the Vatican, Argentine President Néstor Kirchner on Friday sacked the country's military bishop, who had quipped that the health minister should be "thrown into the sea" because he is in favour of decriminalising abortion.
 

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