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"Rambo"
displays
in
downtown
Limón
the 60
kg (130
lbs)
Grouper
fish he
caught.
[Foto:
Manuel
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Tax Sheltered Asset
Protection and
Appreciation in Paradise
Costa Rica has one of
the most appealing
investment environments
in the world. One of the
reasons being its tax
system is much less
complicated than the
United States, Canada
and Europe, offering
great tax incentives for
foreign investors,
including tax free
transactions. Such
conditions, definitely
contribute to Costa
Rica's real estate
market boom
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Tip: Passing the Riteve Inspection
Passing the
annual vehicular inspection is one of a process.
First step is make an appointment. Next take the
vehicle to a "trusted" mechanic for a complete
revision, including a gas emission test. Click here for
more tips |
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
10 million.
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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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Bicycle Paths and
Realignment Of Some Routes And
Intersections Planned By Transport
Ministry
In the face of the possibility that many
in Costa Rica will have to resort to
travelling by bicycle to get to and from
work, in an attempt to reduce fuel
consumption, the Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) is
expiditing the of construction bicycle
paths.
"Metal School" To Be
Closed
The announcement of the
closure of the Escuela
Buenaventura Corrales,
more commonly known as
the "metal building"
diagonal to the Parque
Morazan in downtown San
Jos has generate a lot
of anger and distress
among teaches, students
and their families.
Recope Says Fuel
Consumption Down 5%
According to the
Refinadora Costarricense
de Petróleo (RECOPE) -
state monopoly on oil
refining and gasoline
distribution - said that
gasoline consumption
during the month of June
dropped 5%.
Costa Rica Reports On
First Semester in U.N.
Security Council
(Infocom) — Costa Rica
provided a report about
the work it has
conducted in the United
Nations Security Council
during the first
semester since it was
elected to that world
body.
Kenton Named Costa
Rica's Coach
Guatemala under-20
national coach Rodrigo
Kenton has replaced
sacked Hernán Medford at
the reins of Costa Rican
national soccer team.
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El
Salvador Jails
Overflowing
El Salvador jails are
filled to the brim at
over 19,400 prisoners, a
record that could spur
outbreaks of violence,
warned humanitarian
Institutions in the
country.
Colombia Beefs Up
Security For McCain
Visit
Colombia on Tuesday
tightened security
measures for the visit
of John McCain, the
presumptive Republican
nominee for the U.S.
presidency.
Brazilian Postal Workers
On Strike Over Danger
Allowance
Postal workers of a
Brazilian state-owned
company have gone on
strike in a dispute over
the payment of a danger
allowance.
Brazilian President
Calls For Increased
Regional Integration
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva has
called for increased
regional integration as
his country takes over
the rotating presidency
of the Common Market of
the South (Mercosur)
from Argentina.
Too Many Tourists May
Endanger Peru's Machu
Picchu
Yearly visits to Machu
Picchu -- Peru's famed
Inca citadel -- have
more than doubled since
1998 to 800,000
tourists, prompting
UNESCO to consider
adding the
jungle-shrouded ruins to
its list of endangered
World Heritage sites.
ECONOMY-ARGENTINA:
A
Cold Wind from the
Pampas
Over 100 days of
conflict in Argentina's
farm sector, where most
of the latest record
crop is safely stored in
silos, has cooled the
pace of consumption and
caused a general
slowdown in economic
activity, which had been
expanding at an
unprecedented rate since
2003.
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