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Thousands
daily
make
line at
ICE
agencies
around
the
country.
Costa
Rica has
1.629.892
active
cellular
telephones
lines
and
records
one of
the
highest
per
capita
usage of
cellular
telephones
around
the
world,
as the
cell
phone is
used for
more
than
just
making
and
receiving
calls,
but also
used as
a camera
and a
full
entertainment
centre.
As an
example,
above
foto was
taken on
a
cellular
phone -
the
iPhone -
at the
Pavas
ICE
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Midas To Open Shops in
Costa Rica
Midas, Inc. has
signed an exclusive
franchise agreement with
Talleres Rapidos
Centramericanos TRC, S.A.
a subsidiary of Purdy
Motor S.A. to build and
operate Midas shops in
Costa Rica.
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Bananas!
Costa Rica’s banana
industry, now second to
the the tourism as the
country’s number one
earning industry,
continues to expand to
meet the demand of a
growing international
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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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Sunday 09 March 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
A Day Without Your
Cellular Phone?
Could you be without your cellular phone
for 24 hours? Most Costa Ricans asked
that question answered with "Ta'loco", "Dios
guarde", "lo necesito por el trabajo", "seria
un disastre" (You crazy, God forbid, I
need it for work, it would be a
disaster), were some of the answers
given to the question posed by the
Spanish language daily Al Día in San
José.
Costa Rica Has A New
Volcano
Located near the well
known Arenal Volcano and
thanks to the help of
photos taken by the
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
(NASA) back in 2005,
Costa Rican geologists
have discovered a new
volcano.
Satanic Partygoers Wake
Up Calderon Patients
The calls to the 911
emergency system from
the Hospital Calderón
Guardia began just
before 4:00am Saturday
morning and emergency
personnel fearing the
worst were relieved that
it was not a case of
another fire at the
hospital, but rather a
bunch of noisy and
boisterous tourists at a
nearby hotel.
Canadian Visa
The Costa Rican
immigration service says
that bearers of a
Canadian visa will be
admitted to Costa Rica.
Protection of Animals
The Government of Costa
Rica stated support to
the world campaign for
the Universal
Declaration of Animal
Welfare, sponsored by
the World Society for
the Protection of
Animals.
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Colombia To Seek
Resumption Of Ties With
Ecuador, Venezuela,
Nicaragua
Colombia will seek the
resumption of ties with
Ecuador, Venezuela and
Nicaragua, the country's
Foreign Minister
Fernando Araujo said
Saturday.
Correa Calls To
Establish New OAS
Without U.S.
Participation
Ecuador's President
Rafael Correa Saturday
called on to establish a
new organization of
American states without
U.S. participation to
eliminate its
interference with
dealing with regional
affairs by the Latin
American countries.
Venezuela: Colombian
Detainees Alive
The Venezuelan minister
of Foreign Affairs and
Justice, Ramon Rodriguez
Chacin, presented proof
Friday that 10 soldiers
detained by the
Colombian Revolutionary
Armed Forces (FARC) are
alive.
Venezuela President
Chavez in Cuba
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez arrived in
Cuba on an invitation by
President Raul Castro.
Woman Peasants
Destroy Monsanto's Transgenic
Experiments in Brazil
Some 300 Brazilian women
dedicated to fighting peasants' rights
on Friday took over a plantation of
U.S.-headquartered Monsanto Company, and
destroyed part of the company's
materials for experiments on transgenic
biotechnology.
NICARAGUA:
Rupture of Ties with
Colombia Comes as Little
Surprise
Nicaragua’s announcement
Thursday that it was
breaking off diplomatic
ties with Colombia over
the recent bombing raid
carried out on a rebel
camp in Ecuadorian
territory met with
concern but not surprise
in the Colombian
capital.
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