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It's Party Time!
The Zapote Fair is perhaps the single largest outdoor activity in Costa Rica. And the Chinamo, along with the bulls, has become a tradition of the annual event.

Violent Deaths Average 3 Daily So Far This Month
The blood continues to run on Costa Rica - the majority on Costa Rican roads - with a total of 66 deaths, an average of 3 daily, so far this month. And the worst of the season is still yet to come.
 

 

Opposition Against Taitelbaum Goes Online
Opposition to the naming of Ofelia Taitelbaum as Defensoría de los Habitantes (Ombudswoman) has gone on line, as hundreds have been using Facebook to post their malcontent.

Nica Bull Riders To Challenges Ticos At Zapote
The "Toros a la Tica" is the staple of the annual Zapote Fair that kicks off at noon tomorrow, Christmas Day.

US Dollar Falls ¢9 In One Single Day
The dollar opened on Wednesday morning at ¢573.35 for the buy and ¢¢583.14 for the buy.
 
 

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HONDURAS
Honduras' De Facto Government Reaffirms Willingness To Offer Safeguard to Zelaya
TEGUCIGALPA - The Honduran de facto government reaffirmed on Wednesday its willingness to provide a safeguard for ousted President Manuel Zelaya after he leaves the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa where he has been taking refugee since Sept. 21.

EL SALVADOR
El Salvador Sacks Ambassador To Honduras For Accepting Decoration
SAN SALVADOR - The Salvadorian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Sigifredo Ochoa Perez was deposed as Salvadorian ambassador to Honduras for accepting a decoration from the de facto government of Honduras without authorization.

PANAMA
Panama Tipped As Long-Term Prospect
Panama has been tipped to be one of the best property investment destinations in 2010. Expert Liam Bailey stated in a list of the top places to buy for Write about Property that the country should see the resumption of annual economic growth of ten per cent in 2011.

GUATEMALA
Slight Increase of Tourism in Guatemala
GUATEMALA - The arrival of tourists to Guatemala had a recovery in November to accumulate growth in the first 11 months of the year but collection acted differently, points a report on Wednesday.

  LATIN AMERICA

VENEZUELA
Venezuela Imposes Power Cuts, Announces Network Of “Socialist” Shops
CARACAS - Venezuela has imposed sweeping power cuts on industry and businesses in order to save its limited energy resources and avoid mass blackouts. The government said the cuts were because of falling water levels at the Guri Hydroelectric dam, which supplies much of the country’s power.

VENEZUELA
Venezuela Triggers Mother-Child Program
CARACAS - The Venezuelan government will apply from this Wednesday the Mother-Child Attention Program Mission Niño Jesus, which aim is to guarantee pregnant women safe births.

COLOMBIA
Colombian Government Urged to Facilitate Release
BOGOTA - Voz daily Editor Carlo Lozano urged the Government on Wednesday not to thwart the unilateral released of two uniformed men in the hands of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the wake of the killing of a departmental official.

ARGENTINA
Argentina President Commits with Poor People
BUENOS AIRES - Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez reiterated her commitment with the poor people of her nation Wednesday and stated that she would deepen it more each day.
 
 
 
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VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA: Paramilitaries Rule Border Area
"We’re second-class citizens, victims of a war that hasn’t broken out," said José Duque from behind the wheel of a car carrying passengers from San Cristóbal, in southwestern Venezuela, to the border with the northeastern region of Colombia, near the city of Cúcuta.

 

 

 


 
   
   

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Holidays in Costa Rica Bring Savings and Warm Weather
With tight budgets on everyone's minds and the cold, winter months just around the corner, Costa Rica is the ideal place where families can warm up, relax, and interact with the world around them, all while giving back to local communities and the environment and still not breaking the bank.
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So What Is 3G And Do You Really Need It?
By the end of the year, Costa Rica, by way of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) will join the rest of the world with the introduction of the 3rd generation, better known as 3G, cellular network.
 
 
 

 

 

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