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“La
Reina de
las
Fugas”
(Queen
of
escapes)
finally
left the
big
doors of
the
women's
prison
El Bueno
Pastor
after
completing
her 25
year
sentence.
María
Felix
is
credited
for
escaping
13 times
from the
"most
secure"
prison.
[Foto:
Randall
Sandoval] |
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Living La Pura Vida
When you ask a Costa
Rican how she is doing,
she doesn't reply with a
curt "Fine, thanks."
Instead, she smiles and
replies, "Pura vida!"
And why wouldn't she?
The uniquely Costa Rican
motto sums up what the
beautiful country is all
about.
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The Life of Your Dreams
The fact is; you could
not have dreamed of the
new and exciting life
possible here. The
cultural generosity of
the people, the
excitement of doing all
of the things you never
had time for, the health
benefits of unprocessed
food, clean air, and
exercise. |
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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here!
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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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Friday 08 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Tránsito
Intensifies Operations For Back To
School on Monday
School starts on Monday
and the frenzy shopping for school
supplies and uniforms will be the norm
at all retailers across the country, as
parents ready their children for the
return to classes.
ICE Will Make Available
To General Public On
Monday Reserved Cellular
Lines Not Connected
At risk of sounding like
a broken record, the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE) -
state monopoly on
telecommunications - is
warning those who have a
reserved GSM line
waiting for them to
connect before the
8:00pm closing on Sunday
or risk losing their
reservations, as the
institution will make
the lines available to
the general public.
Driving Exam Goes
Digital
Obtaining a drivers
license in Costa Rica
has come of age with the
introduction of a
digital theoretical exam
and results within
minutes, in place of the
old pencil and paper
exam that took up a week
or more to find out the
score.
Chinese Film Festival
Begins Today
The Cinépolis movie
theatre in Terramall
will be the location of
the first Chinese Film
Festival to take place
in Costa Rica. The film
festival will run from
today through to Sunday.
Prisoner Files Claim
Against Prison For Not
Allowing Him Same Sex
Conjugal Visits
A prisoner in the San
Sebastián jail in San
José has presented a
claim of
unconstitutionality
against the jail that
will not allow him to
have "visitas conyugale"
- conjugal visits - with
partners of the same
sex.
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Nicaragua Seeks
"Consensus" to
Lower Basic Food Costs
Nicaragua's commerce
minister said the
Sandinista government
will try to reach a
"consensus'' with food
producers to curb rising
prices that fuel
inflation.
Guatemala Slams
Destabilization Plan
Guatemalan President
Alvaro Colom denounced
that attacks against the
passenger transport
sector correspond to a
organized crime plan to
destabilize the
government.
US Fails to Smear El
Salvador FMLN
The El Salvador
Farabundo Martí National
Liberation Front (FMLN)
rejected a US
intelligence report on
alleged aid from
Venezuela in the
electoral campaign of
that Salvadoran party
for the elections of
2009.
Belize Election in Doubt
Opposition UDP (United
Democratic Party) of
Belize questioned the
impartiality of Myrtle
Palacio, head of the
Election Department, on
Thursday when 157,000
Belizeans are voting for
the government for the
next five years.
Ecuador's Tungurahua
Volcano Becomes Active
Again
Around 1,400 people have
been evacuated from
their homes following
fresh activity at
Tungurahua volcano in
Ecuador Thursday.
Iranians Plant Their
Flag in Wilds of
Nicaragua
If the ruling mullahs of
the Islamic Republic of
Iran were chafing enough
about U.S. Navy vessels
in the Strait of Hormuz
to send speedboats after
them last month, they
must take some comfort
in having projected an
equivalent threat in
America's own backyard,
in this unlikeliest of
locales.
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B.C.C.R.
08 February 2008 |
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