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First Leg Of Caldera Highway
To Be Ready in Two Weeks
The traffic jams on the autopista Próspero Fernández between La
Sabana and Santa Ana due to construction through the areas may soon
be over. Or at least partially, as the the La Sabana and Escazú
section of the "vía a Caldera" will be ready in two weeks.
Group Calls "Plan Escudo" A
"Plan
Látigo" For Workers
The Campaña Regional contra la Flexibilidad Laboral en Costa Rica,
which has been fighting for worker rights in Costa Rica since 2004,
says the "plan escudo" program announced by the government last
month, to fight off the effects of the financial crisis, is taking
advantage of the situation.
1.200 Km of
Roads To Be Marked
Driving in Costa Rica, especially at night and in remote areas, is a
trecharous endeavour, especially when there are no lines marking the
centre of the road, nor the shoulders. The situation is made even
worse during the rainy season.
Bilingual Job Fair Hailed A
Success
The fifth annual Feria Bilugüe - bilingual job fair - was a success
according to organizers.
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Work
crews
paving
the autopista Próspero Fernández
at the Escazú
intersection.
Transport
officials
say the
La
Sabana - Escazú
section
will be
finished
in two
weeks
alleviating
construction.
The
section
of
highway
will be
completed
in full
by May,
according
to the
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March Is Expected To Be
"HOT"
Although the weather
this month has been
iffy, some rain, lots of
wind, and many days with
temperatures below
normal, even cold as the
night time temperatures
in San Jose dropped to
14 Celsius on occasion,
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Party Buses Hit By
Unfair Competition In
Panama
Panama - Panamanians
love to party by nature,
flocking to wherever
they hear music or smell
alcohol. Building upon
this, a group of
visionary entrepreneurs
came up with the idea of
modifying the oft-feared
buses (Diablo rojos)
into appealing clubs on
wheels.
Colombian Prosecutors Probe
Illegal Wiretap scandal
Bogota - Colombian state prosecutors swooped on headquarters of the
national intelligence agency on Sunday to probe charges that rogue
agents illegally wiretapped politicians and judges as a paid favor
to drug traffickers.
Peruvian President Urges
People to Join Reforestation Efforts
Lima - Peruvian President Alan Garcia Sunday called on his people to
take an active part in the National Reforestation Campaign to make
the country a better place.
32 Forest Fires Break Out in
Chile
Santiago - The center-south zone of Chile has been affected by 32
forest fires, with 28 of them under control, the National Office of
Emergencies (Onemi) said on Friday.
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BIODIVERSITY:
So Long, Salamanders
Mesoamerica's salamanders appear to be joining the global decline in amphibian species, like frogs, adding to the evidence of ecological change around the planet.
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Reno
Wind-Turbine Maker Expands to
Costa Rica
Reno-based wind turbine
manufacturer Mariah Power has
expanded onto the international
stage with its first Windspire
installation in Latin America.
ASI Power & Telemetry, a Mariah
Power dealer based in
northwestern Costa Rica, has
installed one of the company’s
propeller-free vertical axis
wind turbines, called a
Windspire, in a
biodiversity-educational park
near Costa Rica’s capital, San
Jose.
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"How
to
Make
Coffee
A
Great
Cup
of
Coffee"
It is very simple to make a
great cup of coffee, you just
need to learn a couple a thing
to move your process from just
an average cup to great. Here
are some tips on how to make
coffee so that you will get the
most enjoyment out of your
gourmet coffee.
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Why ICE Is Stalling 3G
ICE, the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad and the only
provider of cellular service in
Costa Rica has been falling
behind in installing the next
generation of cellular network
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