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UFO Visits Turrialba Volcano?
Carlos Valverde, a resident of Turrialba says he caught a glimpse of a UFO near the colossus on a January 27 image on the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico (Ovsicori) website. Valverde assures that it is not a photoshop image and that the image was really caught by the camera set up by the Ovsicori to keep an eye on the volcano's recent activity. Edgar Picado Chacón, an expert at the Objetos Voladores No Identificados (Ovnis), does not say it is an UFO, but confirms that the object to large to be a bird or rock emanating from the volcano's crater. Click here to enlarge image.

Next President Faces Serious Challenges
Combating insecurity, corruption and poverty are the main challenges for the candidate who wins tomorrow's election, that is is up for grabs by nine contenders, three of which really have any chance of taking a majority of the votes.

Young Vote Could Be Deciding Factor In Sunday's Presidential Election In Costa Rica
The 2010 presidential elections in Costa Rica may be decided by young voters more than ever, as they make up 42% of the voters or 1.2 million between the ages of 18 and 24 years of age. And this group is also shows the highest rate of abstention, according to the La Republica newspaper.

Costa Rica May Elect First Woman President
Although Laura Chinchilla has sat in the presidential chairs on various occasions, as vice-president filling in for president Oscar Arias while he was away from Costa Rica, she was not elected at the time,  Chinchilla could be elected the first woman president come Sunday.



 

 

 

 How To Avoid Congestion On New San José - Caldera Highway? Increase The Tolls
Costa Ricans had been waiting more than thirty years for the road from San José to Caldera to be built, a road that promised to reduce the trip to the Pacific coast in less than an hour.

 Costa Rica, China Eye $1 Billion Refinery Deal
Costa Rica and China's top state oil company CNPC are hammering out the details of a planned refinery upgrade that could cost up to $1 billion, the head of Costa Rica's national oil company said.

 Police Raid Funeral Home To Confiscate Body
Hey, we're the cops, we're here to haul off the body, we words that could have been spoken by a group of police officials who were sent to the católico de Mansión, in Nicoya, Guanacaste, to confiscate the body at a wake.

 Free Bus Passes For Voters Tomorrow
The political parties are not taking chances that voters cannot get to the voting booth and as such are making available 117.000 free bus passes on all the routes around the country.opular Prius gas-electric hybrid.
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NICARAGUA
Nicaraguan Cities Declare Red Alert Because Of Drought
MANAGUA - Two cities in central Nicaragua have declared red alerts because of a lack of water and food caused by a severe drought that has ravaged the country since the end of 2009.

NICARAGUA
Nicaragua To Send Medical Student Team To Haiti
MANAGUA - The Nicaraguan government said on Friday it would send a team of medical students to Haiti next week to provide humanitarian assistance.

GUATEMALA
Guatemala Destroys 1,200 Acres Of Poppy Plants
GUATEMALA - Guatemalan police say they have destroyed about 1,200 acres (500 hectares) of opium poppies along the border with Mexico.

EL SALVADOR
El Salvador Denounces Migrant Deaths In Mexico
SAN SALVADOR - The government of El Salvador has filed a complaint with Mexican officials over the killing of three migrants and the rape of four others by armed men in southern Mexico.


/ Latin America

BRAZIL
Brazil Still Undecided On Purchase Of Fighter Jets
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reaffirmed Friday that his government has not made any final decision regarding the purchase of new fighter jets.

LATIN AMERICA
Latin American Students Aim at Integration
HAVANA - The Latin American and Caribbean Continental Students Organization (OCLAE) has included promoting regional integration and strengthening the actions by member countries among its objectives, said Chair Yordanis Charchaval.

VENEZUELA
Transport Strike Rejected in Venezuela
CARACAS - The Socialist Assembly of Venezuelan Transport Workers rejected the call to a general strike in transportation because they consider it a call against its people.

BOLIVIA
Bolivia Decries US Intelligence Report

LA PAZ - Authorities of Bolivia's legislative and executive powers rejected on Friday a US intelligence report mentioning the South American nation as one of the countries threatening stability in Latin America.

 
 
 

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MIGRATION: Lost in the Desert? There's an App for That
Over the past two decades, Ricardo Dominguez has made a career for himself tweaking the sensibilities of government officials and developing software tools meant to disrupt the status quo. Presently, he leads a team at the University of California at San Diego that is designing a mobile application to assist migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
 


 
   
   

Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces

 
 


 
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