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"Chingo
en
pelotas
y
esposado"
(butt
naked
and
handcuffed)
was how
police
found
the
thief
identified
as López,
after
breaking
into a
cellular
store
Curridabat.
The
owner of
the
store
and his
private
security
guard
catching
the man
in the
act,
decided
to strip
the man
naked
and
handcuff
him for
the
police.
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Costa Rica Ecolodge Ups
Environmental Ante
Actions speak louder
than words, especially
when it comes to issues
of sustainability—that’s
why Lapa Rios Ecolodge,
honored as Rainforest
Alliance’s 2007
Sustainable
Standard-Setter, is
announcing an
environmentally
conscious transition to
primarily biodiesel
powered electricity.
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Copa Airlines Wins
Fourth Consecutive
SkyTrax Award
Copa Airlines,
subsidiary of Copa
Holdings S.A. , has been
named best airline in
Central America, Mexico
and the Caribbean for
the fourth consecutive
year in a survey
conducted by well-known
market research company
SkyTrax.
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Green-speak in Costa
Rica
Some things naturally go
together: beach
vacations and sunburn,
airplane seats and neck
stiffness, five-star
hotels and five-figure
bills for a week's stay.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Tuesday 21
August 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Simple And Very
Lucrative Is The
Business Of Offering
Foreigners Residency
During the past years,
Costa Rica has seen a
massive influx of
Colombians, some masking
the real reasons for
leaving their country,
leaving open the door
for a large number of
Colombia criminals.
San José Mayor Earns
More Than President Arias
The mayor of
the Municipalidad de San
José, Johnny Araya Monge,
earns more than Costa
Rican president and
without the hassles and
headaches of running the
country.
Arias To Meet Ortega in
Nicaragua Today
The presidents of Costa
Rica, Oscar Arias, and
Nicaragua counterpart,
Daniel Ortega, are
expected to meet today
in Managua to discuss
the differences between
the countries over the
navigations rights of
the San Juan river.
Fist Fight With
Police Breaks Out After Arias Visit in
San Ramón
The debate over the
approval of the Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLS) is heating up, as the two
distinct campaigns - the "Si" and "No" -
battle it out with words and the media
to convince Costa Ricans to vote with
them.
Mel Gibson Ditches
States For New Ranch In
Costa Rica
Mel Gibson hasn’t
exactly had the best
last couple years.
Religious passions,
anti-Semitic slurs, and
various alcohol-related
charges have clouded
what otherwise has been
a spectacular career.
Financially, thanks in
large part to Gibson’s
The Passion of the
Christ, money is no
longer a real concern —
and it appears now that
media scrutiny is making
Mel leave the U.S.
behind for a new jungle
retreat.
Hurricane Dean With
Little Influence on
Costa Rica
The winds and rains
expected to hit Costa
Rica due to hurricane
Dean will not
materialize as the
hurricane rips through
the Caribbean and headed
for Mexico, according to
the Comision Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE).
American Caught in
Nicaragua Faces 58
Charges of Criminal
Sexual Conduct
A Dayton, Washington,
man accused of criminal
sexual conduct with
young girls has been
captured in Nicaragua
and returned to the
United States.
Panama Relates
Moscoso Government with
Drugs
Numerous Panamanian
authorities will
converse during
activities of the
Nautipesca Company,
considered a screen for
Colombian Pablo Rayo
Montaño's money
laundering,
Panama-America daily
published on its front
page.
El Salvador: Family
Remittances Grow
El Salvador received
$2.4 billion worth in
family remittances on
the first seven months
of 2007, a figure the
Central Reserves Bank
calls a record.
Guatemala Voters not
Fooled by Show
Guatemala's presidential
candidates are closing
nearly four months of
campaigning soaked with
ads, trivial songs and
promises to be ignored
later.
Bolivian president to
donate half salary to
Peruvian quake victims
Bolivian President Evo
Morales said Monday that
he would donate half of
his monthly salary, or
us$950 dollars, to
emergency aid for
earthquake victims in
Peru, according to news
from La Paz.
NICARAGUA:
A
Green Crusade for Water
The Nicaraguan
government launched a
national campaign to
reforest 60,000 hectares
per year as part of an
effort to recover 18
rivers lost as a result
of uncontrolled logging.
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18 August 2007 |
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