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People pray before the annual bullfight festival in San José, while a man in the lower photo is gored by the bull. More than 300 bullfighters took part in the traditional end-of-year bullfight and also making up the largest number of the injuries reported during the 10 day year end annual fair. [Foto: Juan Carlos Ulate]


Costa Rica Now Drug Cartel's Hub
Costa Rica has gone from being a bridge between South and North America for drug trafficking to a full hub, becoming an established warehouse and trading centre.

Chinchilla Maintains Her Lead In The Costa Rican Presidential Race Despite A Drop In Support
The presidential race is on again after a break during the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

 
 

 

Drug Smuggling At Costa Rica's Main Airport Up 63%
Perhaps it is due to the economic crisis or just a fast way to get rich, as many more this past year have decided to take the chance and smuggle drugs out of Costa Rica by was of the country's major airport, the Juan Santamaría, in San José.

Drunk Driver That Kills 8 Free On Bail
A judge has left free on bail a Colombian man who was responsible for the death of 8 indigents in a New Year's day traffic accident. The man had a 2.37 alcohol per blood sample that led to his arrest.

Vehicle Restriction Is Back; Ensure 2010 Marchamo Is Paid
Beginning at 6am this morning the vehicular restrictions of San José is back.

Police Step Up Controls In Guanacaste To Detect Illegals
Tens of thousands of Nicaraguan nationals have been making their way back to Costa Rica this past week, returning to their homes and jobs after spending the holidays in the native land.

Police Intensify Traffic Spot Checks Around San José Airport
For those picking up or dropping passengers at the Juan Santamaría (San José) international airport, better have the 2010 Marchamo paid, as the Policía de Tránsito, along with the Policía Turistica are keeping a close eye on all road traffic into and out the airport.

 
 

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  CENTRAL AMERICA

PANAMA
Panama to Intensify Export Activity in 2010
PANAMA - The recovery of the export activity is today one of the priotities of the Panamanian economy for 2010 in order to leave behind the adverse effects caused by the international financial crisis.

HONDURAS
Alert For Heavy Rains In Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras' northern provinces have been placed on green alert against continued rain in the next three days, authorities said Sunday.

GUATEMALA
Guatemala Orders Slain Lawyer's Relatives Arrested
GUATEMALA (AP) - An attorney says Guatemalan authorities have ordered the arrest of two cousins of a prominent lawyer who accused President Alvaro Colom of involvement in his slaying in a video released posthumously.

NICARAGUA
Ram Obtains Financing To Expand Nicaragua Geothermal Project
MANAGUA - Ram Power has closed on a us$77 million credit facility that will help enable it to boost power output at the 10 megawatt San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal power project in Nicaragua to 46MW by April 2011.

 

  LATIN AMERICA

COLOMBIA
Colombian Volcano Erupts, Evacuation Ordered
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Galeras volcano in southern Colombia erupted on Saturday, shooting rock and ash and prompting authorities to order the evacuation of about 8,000 people.

PERU
25 Years of Prison for Peruvian Fujimori Confirmed
LIMA - The Supreme Court of Peru ratified Sunday unanimously the sentence of 25 years of prison pronounced against ex President Alberto Fujimori, as the mastermind of qualified homicide and other crimes.

BOLIVIA
Bolivia Prioritizes Air and Road Infrastructure
LA PAZ - The Bolivarian government gave US 787 million of the General Treasure of the Nation (TGN) to the construction of roadways and airports countrywide.

ECUADOR
Correa: Ecuador Not Copycat of Honduras
QUITO - President Rafael Correa denounced a Honduras-like conspiracy with US support to try and destabilize Ecuador by misleading the Police and Armed Forces into a coup.
 
 
 
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COLOMBIA: Women Empowered by Restoring Desertified Land
 Indigenous and rural women from southern Tolima, a province located in the heart of Colombia, are lending a hand to the bleak land around them, with the aim of simultaneously recovering the ecosystem and regaining their own dignity, in a community effort that is changing their environment and their lives.
 

 

 


 
   
   

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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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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