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Who Will
be Last on Sunday?
Ok, we all know who will be the
next president, thus we thought
it pointless to have a contest
to name the winner. So, here's
the challenge: who will end up
in last place come Sunday night?
The winner will get a bottle of
Centenario rum to enjoy on
Monday, since Costa Rica will be
dry and unless you stocked up,
you cannot buy the spirit
anywhere.
Click here for the list of
candidates and email link!
03
Days to the Presidential
Elections!
ELECTION 2206
Arias Drops While Solís Climbs
in Latest Poll
Though everyone believes that
former president Oscar Arias
Sanchez of the Partido
Liberación Nacional (PLN) is a
shoe in for Sunday's
presidential elections, the
numbers show that there is a
strong possibility that the
results at the end of the day
may force a second round
election, like in 2002.
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Presidential candidate of the
Partido Accione Cuidadana (PAC)
Otton Solis, (left) shakes hands
with Abdenango Cordero, from La
Estrella de Guarco, about 20
miles South of San José, during
Solis's visit to this place as
part of the activities of his
presidential campaign. Solis iss
in second place with 24.1%
percent of the intended vote,
behind former Liberation
Party Oscar Arias. [AP Photo/Cristobal
Herrera]
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Santa Cruz Man Admits Sex
Abuse As Peace Corps Volunteer
A Santa Cruz (California) man on
Wednesday pleaded guilty to
federal charges of sexually
abusing a minor in Costa Rica
while there as a Peace Corps
volunteer.
Franklin Chang Lauds China
Space Program
Costa Rican astronaut Franklin
Chang Diaz lauded China's
achievements in space as
"extraordinary" during an
interview on Wednesday.
Castalia Brings BBC World to
Costa Rica
Castalia Communications, the
exclusive distributor for BBC
World in Latin America, has
secured a platform for the BBC’s
24-hour international news and
information channel on Costa
Rica's AMNET cable television
service.
Frommer’s and Fodor’s Praise
Nicuesa Eco-Adventure Lodge in
Costa Rica
“Gone are the simplistic days of
ecotourism”. With this stern
remark, Fodor’s world renown
guidebook opened its 2006
edition as they introduced their
section for ecolodges, and
awarded Playa Nicuesa Rainforest
Lodge a star for considering it
“one of the best in Costa Rica”.
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Ecuador sets down air defense
plan against Colombian incursion
Ecuador has sent up a squadron
of military aircraft to patrol
its borders in response to
Saturday's incursion by
Columbian planes which sparked a
further breakdown indiplomatic
relations between the two
nations.
Rafael Belaunde resigns Peru
election candidacy
Rafael Belaunde has announced to
resign the post of presidential
candidate of the Peru Possible
party (PP) for April's general
elections following internal
conflicts, local press said on
Wednesday.
Mexico, U.S. agree on
migrants' contribution
Mexican President Vicente Fox
and his U.S. counterpart George
W. Bush have agreed on the
important contribution of
Mexican immigrants to the U.S.
economy, presidential spokesman
Ruben Aguilar told Mexican media
on Wednesday.
2,500 Colombian
paramilitaries hand over weapons
Colombia's Commissioner for
peace Luis Carlos Restrepo said
in a statement on Tuesday
another 2,523 right-wing
paramilitaries of the rebel
United Self-Defense Forces (AUC)
of Colombia, had handed over
their weapons.
Colombia
arrests Italian suspected mafia
coordinator
Colombian authorities have
arrested an Italian citizen
suspected of being Italian
mafia's coordinator in South
America, local media reported
Tuesday.
ECONOMY:
Germany,
South Africa Fly Past Mexico in
India Airport Bids
Despite intense lobbying,
Aeropuertos y Servicios
Auxiliareas (ASA), operator of
the largest international
airport in Latin America at
Mexico City, has lost contracts
to privatise India's two largest
airports to German and South
African competition.
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