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The Juan Santamaría (San
Jose) Airport May
Actually Get Finished
Houston Airport System
(HAS) announced
yesterday that it has
secured the required
financing to complete
the Juan Santamaría (San
Jose) international
airport from the
International Finance
Corporation (IFC), a
member of the world Bank
Group.
Taxi Fares Dropping Next
Week
Taxi fares will be a little cheaper beginning next week when the
approved fare drop of ¢40 colones for the first kilometre and ¢45
for each additional kilometre takes effect. The rate drop was
approved yesterday by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep).
Drop in Bread and
Potatoes Prices Keeps
Inflation Down
A drop in the price of
bread, onions and
potatoes helped keep the
inflation rate down for
the first two months of
the year. According to
the Instituto Nacional
de Estadística y Censos
(INEC), the accumulated
inflation rate for
January and February
2009 was 0.82%.
JetBlue To Begin Service To
Costa Rica March 26
JetBlue has announced regular service to Costa Rica from Florida,
beginning on March 26. The airline says it will begin flying regular
daily round trips between Orlando and San Jose.
Costa Rican Woman Enjoying
Her visit
Jennifer Helmers never forgot about the family who welcomed her into
their home when she studied Spanish in Costa Rica.
urer of Viagra, the
pharmaceutical, Pfizer
Inc. |
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British
heavy
metal
band
Iron
Maiden
members
(L-R)
Dave
Murray,
Steve
Harris
and
Adrian
Smith
perform
during a
concert
at the
Morera
Soto
Stadium
in
Alajuela,
last
night.
The
band, on
their
"Somewhere
back in
time"
tour,
performed
for the
second
time in
Costa
Rica. |
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Ticos and
Americans Lead The Way
The six surviving sides in North, Central America and the Caribbean
are just under a month away from their second outing in the
'hexagonal.' As things stand, once-mighty Mexico and Honduras can't
buy a goal or a point, while Costa Rica and USA lead the way.
Ticos "Blue Pill"
Champions
Costa Ricans are
champions in the
consumption of the
little "blue pill",
according to the
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Nicaragua Moves Away
From Free Speech
The Knight Center for
Journalism's news blog
from the Americas writes
that freedom of
expression and freedom
of the press in
Nicaragua has hit a low.
Panamanian President to
Venezuela
Caracas - Panamanian President Martin Torrijos arrives in
Venezuela Tuesday to carry out a working agenda with his peer Hugo
Chavez, who will welcome him at the Miraflores Palace.
Helicopter Accident Kills 4
in Colombia
Bogota - Four people were killed on
Tuesday when the police helicopter they were aboard fell in a jungle
zone in the department of Putumayo in southern Colombia.
Venezuela Calls Colombian
Defense Minister "A Threat To Regional Stability"
Caracas - Venezuela Tuesday condemned a recent statement by
Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos over Colombia's
military incursion into Ecuador last year, calling the minister "a
threat to the stability and sovereignty of the countries in the
region."
Deforestation In Brazil's
Amazon Rainforest Down
Rio de Janerio - The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon
rainforest has eased somewhat, although the loss in its area is
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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
known as 3G. |
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