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The
Tribunal
Supremo
de
Elecciones
(TSE)
yesterday
began a
manual
count of
all
votes
emitted
in
Sunday's
referendum.
The foto
above by
the TSE
shows
the
eccentricity
and
humour
of some
Costa
Ricans,
displaying
their
undying
love for
their
favourite
soccer
team,in
this
case
Saprissa!
[Foto:
TSE]
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Costa Rica Lures Big
Tour Outfits
Several years ago, when
the Chicago-based
Caravan Tours
(800-Caravan or
caravantours.com)
created a 10-day, $995
tour of Costa Rica (not
including airfare there
and back), it attracted
so many bookings that it
is today the largest
single source of
tourists to that Central
American nation.
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Mexican Mabe Buys Costa
Rica's Atlas
Costa Rica's
manufacturer of home
appliances, Atlas
Eléctrica, has been sold
and will soon be in the
hands of Mexican
manufacturer,
Controladora Mabe S.A.,
a subsidiary of
Electrodomésticos Mabeca
S.A.
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Costa Rica Names New
Rocket
The contest to name the
world's biggest rocket
is over and the winning
name is El Conyo De Su
Madre. The runner up
names were Mohon Grande
and La Putica Sussia.
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of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Wednesday 10 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
PAC Cautious Going
Into Today's Meeting With the Arias
Brothers
The Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) says
it will approach today's meeting with
Costa Rican president, Osacr Arias and
his brother, the ministro de la
Presidencia, Rodrigo Arias, with
caution.
Three Days of Constant
Rain Closes Three Roads
Costa Rica and the
Central Valley for the
most part, has woken up
to the third consecutive
day of rain, causing
mudslides responsible
for the closure of three
major roads according to
the Minsterio de Obras
Pública y Transportes (MO{T).
Costa Rica Olympic
Chief Charged With Fraud
The former Costa Rica
Olympic Committee (CON)
member has accused CON's
president, Jorge Nery
Carvajal, of 37 counts
of fraud, one count of
using a forged document
and one count of
misadministration.
"Sí" Victory Viewed As
Defeat For Chávez
The Sí (yes) vote given
last Sunday by Costa
Rica in a referendum on
the Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) - Free
Trade Agreement (FTA)
between Central America,
the Dominican Republic
and the United States -
was a "defeat" for
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez, said The
Washington Post on
Tuesday.
Woman Continues
Her Hunger Strike
The Costa Rican woman on a hunger strike
in protest of the immigration service
not allowing her husband entry into
Costa Rica for not having a return
ticket out of the country, is her third
day in front of the Corte Suprema de
Justicia.
Friday's Holiday
Moved to Monday
Firday's "Dia de las Culturas" holiday
will be the last of the in-week holidays
for the year that will be moved to the
following Monday.
PARLACEN Hails
Nicaragua-Honduras
Ruling
The Central American
Parliament (PARLACEN)
celebrated Tuesday the
decision of The Hague
Court, regarded as
Solomonic, which
satisfied part of the
territorial demands of
Honduras and Nicaragua
in the Caribbean Sea.
Panama Daily Headlines
Che Legend
The influential
Panamanian newspaper La
Prensa headlined on
Tuesday Ernesto
Guevara's image as still
a universal symbol of
rebellion four decades
after his death.
Honduras President at
Cuba Med School
President Manuel Zelaya
is on the second and
last day of his visit to
Cuba, the first of a
Honduras president ever.
Argentines Demand
Release of Cuban
Antiterrorists
The Association of
Layers of Buenos Aires (AABA)
and the American
Association of Jurists (AAJ)
demanded on Tuesday that
the Atlanta Court do
justice and release five
Cuban antiterrorists
held in US prisons.
Colombian president says
to investigate judges
for bribery
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe said
Tuesday he would start
bribery investigations
against judges who were
investigating him for
allegedly ordering the
murder of paramilitary
chief Alcides de Jesus
Durango in 2003.
CUBA:
Ecomaterials for
Low-Cost,
Hurricane-Proof Housing
Low-income Cuban
families now have a
greater chance of having
a home of their own
thanks to a
prize-winning
construction method that
uses strong,
locally-produced
alternative materials.
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/Buy us$1 |
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¢520.86 |
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B.C.C.R.
10 October 2007 |
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