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Costa
Rican
pilot,
Juan
Carlos
Murillo
Rodríguez
and
Canadian
photographer,
Moubanak
Ghazi
Elías,
survived
by
miracle
when a
wind
gust
caused
the
pilot to
lose
control
of the
small
plane
while on
a trip
to
photograph
the
Volcán
Irazú.
The
crash
occurred
in San
Martín
de Santa
Rosa, en
Oreamuno
de
Cartago.
[Foto:
Adriana
Araya] |
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Tip: Passing the Riteve Inspection
Passing the
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Long-Lived Costa Ricans
Offer Secrets to
Reaching 100
At the age of 101,
Abuela Panchita is still
a social butterfly. The
centenarian, who lives
on Costa Rica's Nicoya
Peninsula, has a solid
support network of
friends and family,
which includes a son in
his eighties who visits
her every morning on his
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of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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Ticos
Fear Instability Of Rising Dollar
Exchange Rate
The instability of the U.S. dollar and
the rapid increase in the exchange rate
with the Costa Rican Colon this past
week is leaving many, especially, Costa
Ricans worried.
Regulator Confirms Bad
Cellular Service In the
Zona Sur
For many living in the
Zona Sur (Southern Zone)
it didn't take a study
by the Autoridad
Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
to tell them that they
had lousy cellular
telephone coverage.
Another Gringo Nabbed By
Interpol
Augustus Pat Saunders is
the latest American to
be nabbed by the
international police
organization, Interpol,
working with Costa
Rica's Direccón de
Intelligencia y
Seguridad (DIS) -
intelligence service.
Cost of Rice To Increase
The Corporación Arrocera
Nacional (Connaroz) is
joining the bandwagon on
price increases,
announcing that the cost
of rice will jump in
July, as it prepares to
make the purchase of
162.000 metric tons of
rice that is to supply
the country for the next
12 months.
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Panama, Montenegro
Establish Diplomatic
Ties
Panama and the Republic
of Montenegro have
established diplomatic
relations, the
Panamanian Foreign
Ministry announced on
Tuesday.
Panamanian President to
Cut Food Prices
Panama's President,
Martin Torrijos,
announced new plans to
stop the rise in cost of
living and implement
subsidies to improve
conditions for
economically
disadvantaged families.
Dozens of Nicaraguan
Nurses Emigrating
At least 200 Nicaraguan
nurses emigrated during
the last months, seeking
better conditions of
life, according to
official statistics.
Striking Transport
Workers Clash With
Police in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan transport
workers clashed with
riot police Tuesday in
Las Maderas town, 45 km
east of the capital
Managua, as the national
transport strike entered
its ninth day.
Colombian City
of Cali Attacked
By Explosives
Two explosive devices
exploded on early
Tuesday in Cali,
Colombia's third biggest
city, but caused no
damages, just hours
after the city suffered
similar attacks Monday
night.
COLOMBIA:
Extradition of
Paramilitary Chiefs - a
Blow to Truth
Fourteen former
paramilitary chiefs were
quietly extradited from
Colombia to the United
States before dawn on
Tuesday on drug
trafficking charges, in
a move that drew
criticism from human
rights experts.
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14 May 2008 |
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