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Congestion
at the
toll
booths
will be
a think
of the
past as
the MOPT
announced
a 12
hour
free
pass for
the General Cañas
(San
José -
Alajuela)
and
expanded
rush
hours
for the Próspero Fernández
(San
José -
Santa
Ana)
autopistas.
The free
pass is
expected
to go in
effect
next
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Couple Escapes To An
Exotic Life
Four years ago,
just as the city's
economic boom gained
steam and sent house
prices skyward, Dave
Dolezsar and his wife
Monica quit their
lucrative oilpatch jobs,
sold everything and left
Calgary in search of
paradise.
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Global Crossing
Completes Pacific Cable
Access
International IP
connectivity solutions
provider Global Crossing
has completed the
landing of its new fiber
optic submarine cable in
southwestern Costa
Rica's Puntarenas
province, Global
Crossing said in a
statement.
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Inside Tip:
Driving To And From Santa Ana On The Pista
With the
commencement of the work on the new highway to
Caldera, the Autopista Próspero
Fernández, more
commonly known as the highway to Santa Ana/Cuidad
Colon, has become a true nightmare especially
around the bridge before the Escazú exit,
Multiplaza, Guachipelin and Santa Ana. 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
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Train Travel Increases
Sharply, Passing To
100.000 Passengers A
Month
One of the ways to beat
the high cost of
gasoline and the
vehicular restrictions
of San José is by using
the train to get to and
from work.
Regulator Rejects RECOPE
Price Increase Proposal
In a rarely seen move,
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (ARESEP) -
regulating authority -
rejeected the latest
gasoline price increase
request made by the
Refinería Costarricense
de Petróleo (RECOPE).
General Cañas Toll
Booths With Free Pass
For 12 Hours Daily
The toll booths of the
autopista General Cañas
will be free weekdays
between 7am and 7pm and
those of the and
Próspero Fernández from
7am and 10am and 3pm and
8pm, in an effort to
reduce congestion that
is caused by the amount
of traffic passing
through the toll booths.
Banco Nacional Spends
¢26 Million On Ties
The next time you
visit a branch of the
Banco Nacional (BN) it
will be difficult to
spot a customer service
agent (teller) without a
tie, as the state bank
has spent some ¢26
million colones
(us$47.000 dollars) in
purchasing 4.545 ties
for 1.515 bank employees
Government Sets Its
Sights On Developing
Sixaola
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, announced
that the country will
develop the Sixaola
River Basin, near the
Panama border, with a
us$12 million dollar
investment, using a loan
of is $9.2 million from
the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB)
and us$2.8 million from
government sources.
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Guatemala Compensates
Victims
Alvaro Colom, President
of Guatemala, handed
today economic
assistance to 392
victims of the armed
conflict in the western
department of San
Marcos.
Jobless Hondurans Return
from US
Honduras migration
authorities estimated
that over 70,000
deportees will arrive
from the
recession-stricken
United States by the end
of 2008.
Brazilian President
Visits Colombia
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
arrived in Colombia
Friday evening for a
two-day visit, which is
expected to focus on
trade, investment,
energy and border
security.
FARC Rebels Kidnap Five
Colombian Officers
The rebel Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) had kidnapped
five Colombian officers,
who were traveling in a
boat, which had been
reported as missing with
13 persons aboard in the
Atrato river in the
Colombian Pacific,
Colombia's army said
Friday.
Argentina Revokes
Controversial Farm Tax
The Argentine government
on Friday abolished the
controversial Resolution
125 passed on March 10
to raise taxes on grain
exports.
POLITICS-ARGENTINA:
Cristina At A Crossroads
Following a major
parliamentary defeat,
the Argentine government
is pondering whether to
accept the reversal and
negotiate with farmers’
associations, or to
pursue its export tax
policy that these
organisations have
rejected. Experts say
this would put
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19 July 2008 |
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