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Costa
Rica's
Nery
Brenes
(left)
and
Botswana's
California
Molefe
compete
in the
Men's
400m
heats at
the
World
Athletics
Championships
Tuesday,
in
Osaka,
Japan.
[AP
Photo/Mark
Baker]
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Costa Rica Countryside
Whether you want to play
Tarzan in the forest,
climb volcanoes, surf
big waves or float in a
pool sipping drinks with
umbrellas, Costa Rica
offers adventures and
relaxation in a
stunningly beautiful
countryside.
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Biodiesel
Producer Amelot Holdings
Announces Joint Venture
Amelot Holdings, Inc.
and Pan-Am Biofuels,
Inc., a Utah-based
company with bio-fuel
feedstock plantations
located in Costa Rica,
have announced a joint
venture partnership to
develop a 2,000-acre
Jatropha plantation in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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What is a Lunar Eclipse?
A lunar eclipse occurs
whenever the Moon passes
through some portion of
the Earth's shadow. This
can occur only when the
Sun, Earth, and Moon are
aligned exactly, or very
closely so, with the
Earth in the middle.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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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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Wednesday 29
August 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Salud On Verge Of
Declaring Emergency in Limón; Cancels "Carnavales"
The Ministerio de Salud
(health ministry) is on the verge of
declaring a medical emergency Limón due
to the high number of cases of Dengue
that it has failed to keep under
control.
TSE Cautions Arias
On TLC Talks
The Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones, has cautioned Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, to refrain from using his
"official" activities to campaign in
favour of the Tratado de Libre Comercio
(TLC) - free trade agreement with the
Unite States.
Special Price and
Discounts For Costa
Ricans During Low Season
The Instituto
Costarricense de Turismo
(ICT) - Costa Rican
Tourism Board -
announced a campaign to
motivate Costa Ricans to
travel and discover
their country, by giving
national tourists
preferential treatment.
Reforms on
Marriages of Convenience Almost Ready
The director of
Migración, Mario Zamora, along with the
director de la policía de Migración,
Francisco Castaing, expressed their
concerns over the problems stemming from
criminals using the marriage of
convenience loophole to enter and remain
in the country.
Taiwan's President Says
Confident Nicaragua Will
Back Its Bid For UN Seat
The Associated Press -
Taiwan's president
expressed confidence
that Nicaragua will back
its bid for a seat at
the United Nations.
Honduran Protests
Mount with Death
The protests in Honduras
against the
socio-economic situation
and in defense of
natural resources took a
more serious turn
Tuesday following the
death of local teacher
Wilfredo Lara, first
victim of the movement.
Insecurity and Little
Information Mark
Guatemala Elections
Insecurity and little
information are the main
problems detected by a
Mission of Observers of
the Organization of
American States that is
supervising the
elections in Guatemala.
Chilean Supreme Court
delays vote on
extradition of Peru's
Fujimori
Chile's Supreme Court on
Tuesday decided to delay
a vote on whether former
Peruvian President
Alberto Fujimori must be
extradited to face
corruption and human
rights charges at home.
Rio's state government
grants pensions to
homosexual partners of
public servants
Rio de Janeiro's state
government Tuesday
granted pensions to
partners of homosexual
public servants, an
unprecedented measure in
Brazil.
United States Most
Heavily Armed Country
Worldwide
GENEVA: Civilians now
have access to 650
million small arms —
from handguns to
semiautomatic rifles —
an arsenal that far
outstrips that held by
police forces and the
militaries worldwide,
according to a report
released Tuesday.
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29 August 2007 |
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