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The
hopes of
the
family
to find
their
two
missing
children
alive
and well
were
dashed
yesterday
when the
body of
the
younger
boy was
found in
the
Tiribí
river.
Eleven
year old
Jason
Arias
Hidalgo
went
missing
with his
15 year
old
brother,
Miguel,
last
Friday.
The
search
for
Miguel
continues.
[Foto:
Randall
Sandoval] |
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Edward Stourton's Heaven
On Earth
Radio and TV presenter
Edward Stourton on the
rich diversity of Cosat
Rica. I've been through
Portugal, America and
France phases but my
favourite destination at
the moment is Costa
Rica, which I visited
for the first time last
year.
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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
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
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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Tuesday 12 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Savings in Colón Versus
Dollar On the Increase
The declining US dollar
is forcing many in Costa
Rica to save and borrow
in colones rather in
dollars, an apparent
trend over the last
three months.
80.000 GSM Lines
Still Up For Grabs
The Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)
opened the day yesterday with some
90.000 new GSM lines ready for
connection and closed with a balance of
80.323 lines, as customers waiting to
connect their cellular phones took
advantage of those who had reserved but
did not connect by the Sunday deadline.
First Adult Heart-Lung
Transplant Patient Dies
Mairen Álvarez Chavarría, the
first person in Costa
Rican to undergo heart
and lung transplant died
Sunday night. She was 21 years
of age. Doctors said
Alvarez died from septic
shock from a several
bacterial infection.
Costa Rican Post
Office Warns of False Calls
Correos de Costa Rica
(Costa Rican post office) officials are
advising to be wary of calls made by
persons claiming to be post office
employees.
Ex-Pats Creating Daily
Animated Shorts From
Costa Rica
PodComics Studio is a
new animation studio
based in Costa Rica.
Their forte is creating
original animated shorts
that are available
daily, for free, Basing
their studios’ name from
the word “PodComics”, it
is the term coined by
the studio to describe
what they create.
Duran Duran To
Headline Imperial Festival
Duran Duran and Incubus
have been announced at the headliners
for this years "Imperial Festival",
organized and run by Cerveceria Costa
Rica who produces the popular Imperial
beer.
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Nicaraguan Farmers to
Increase Grain
Production
Nicaraguan producers are
working to increase the
production of meat and
grains, as told by
sources of the sector
Monday.
Panama Bus Drivers Get
Weapons
Panamanian public bus
drivers are currently
considering arming
themselves to face up to
an increase in attacks
and murders that affect
the guild, one of its
main leaders said.
Security Tight in
Guatemalan Transport
The recently created
police nucleus to
tighten security in
buses began working in
terminals, bus stops and
in units of Guatemalan
public transport, in
order to fight crime and
to protect workers and
users.
Bolivia Declares U.S.
Diplomat Undesirable
Person
LIMA - Bolivian
President Evo Morales
declared U.S. embassy
official Vincent Cooper
an "undesirable person"
Monday, citing charges
that Cooper was trying
to organize a spy ring,
according to news
reaching here.
Venezuela Unites
Against Exxon Hit
Venezuelan oil experts from different
political positions agreed Monday to
defend President Hugo Chavez' position
faced with he termed of economic war led
by US oil company Exxon Mobil.
MEXICO-US:
Calderón Seeks Better
Lot for Migrants
Mexican President
Felipe Calderón is
visiting the United
States this week to
plead the cause of
Mexican immigrants, who
are increasingly
harassed and mistreated
by the U.S. authorities.
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12 February 2008 |
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