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Taking
part in
the
official
opening
of the "
Paseo
Unión
Europea"
- the
pedestrian
boulevard
of
Avenida
4 - were
the "mascardas"
and the
"cows".
The
Municipalidad
de San
José is
now
setting
its
sights
on Calle
11 as
the next
street
to be
converted
into a
pedestrian
boulevard,
as part
of its "Comuna"
project
that
intends
to
recover
the city
from the
vehicular
jungle
it has
become.
[Foto:
Luis
Morales] |
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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
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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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Today's
edition is coming to you live from
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
Click here
to read more on this vibrant South
American city.
Transport Vice Minister
Calls Tribunal Decision
Stopping The Interlinea
Buses Illegal
At 6:00am today an
estimated 1 million
people will not be
waiting at the recently
erected bus stop signs
that was to be used by
the "interlea", the
yellow buses that was to
have reduced the number
of people and vehicles
having to go to downtown
San José.
Inflation Up
The constant increases
in the prices of fuels
and food are the major
factors behind the
acceleration of
inflation in recent
months.
New Cellular Fraud
Uncovered
If you receive a call
that displays "INVIABLE"
your cellular telephone
screen, do nothing, let
it ring until is stops,
as answering it or
stopping the call in mid
ring will infect your
cellular phone with a
virus that will copy the
information from the SIM
chip that is then
duplicated.
Tropical Wave Expected
For Sunday
Best to have the
umbrella handy this
weekend, as a new
tropical wave is
expected to hit Costa
Rica, bringing with it
rain in the Caribbean
and Pacific coasts as
well as the Central
Valley.
Airlines Eliminate
Printed Tickets
f you haven't bought an airline ticket
lately, you will find a surprise when
you do, as all airlines tickets now
issued as an "E Ticket" - an electronic
ticket where the customer is only
provided a receipt for payment.
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Decent Work for the
Panama Canal
The construction of a
waterway to link two
oceans separated by an
isthmus defied reality
in 1880, and was a
deadly trap for more
than 27,000 workers who
had died by the time it
was completed in 1914.
Honduras Receives Fuel
from Petrocaribe
A ship with 85,000
barrels of diesel took
the first Honduran fuel
purchase to Venezuela by
means of regional trade
enterprise Petrocaribe
to Puerto Cortes, said
the Oil Managing
Commission (CAP) here
Thursday.
Ecuador To Restore
Relations With Colombia
The Ecuadorian Foreign
Ministry announced
Friday that President
Rafael Correa had
confirmed the
willingness to
immediately restore
relations with Colombia
at the charge d'affaires
level.
Attorney General Among 8
Arrested For Pedophilia
Racket in Brazil
Brazilian federal police
on Friday arrested the
attorney general of the
northern state of
Roraima, Luciano Alves
de Queiroz, and seven
other people allegedly
involved in a pedophilic
racket.
Latin American Countries
Agree To Boost Deep-Sea
Fishing
Thirteen Latin American
developing countries
agreed here Friday at
the 9th Ministers'
Conference of the Latin
American Organization of
Fisheries Development (Oldepesca)
to boost deep-sea
fishing to deal with a
possible land food
shortage in the region.
HEALTH-CUBA:
Free Sex Change
Operations Approved
New horizons opened up
for transsexuals in Cuba
with the approval of a
Public Health Ministry
resolution that
establishes guidelines
for their health care,
including free gender
reassignment operations.
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07 June 2008 |
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