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Boyeros
took
over the
streets
of Santo
Domingo
de
Heredia
yesterday,
in an
attempt
to
awaken
the
residents
to the
needs of
the Casa
de la
Cultura
Dominguera.
[Foto:
Mariano
Ramírez]
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Dealing With the Weak
U.S. Dollar
The U.S. dollar is weak
against many foreign
currencies, making it
more expensive than ever
to travel abroad,
according to
TravelSmart,
who is recommending
Americans to consider
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Panama & Costa Rica Real
Estate Map
Panama City, Panama (PRWEB)
- Swiss Panama Group,
Corp. operators of
Encuentra24.com and
Inmobiliaria24.com
announced yesterday the
recent inclusion of a
new map location search
tool for Panama and
Costa Rica properties
listed in both websites.
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With Costa Rica's mail,
it's address unknown
Pity the poor Costa
Rican postman. Sure, he
doesn't have to deal
with sleet or snow. But
consider what passes for
an address here: From
the Tibas cemetery, 200
meters south, 300 meters
west, cross the train
tracks, white two-story
house.
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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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Monday 12 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa Rica Opens
Singapore Embassy
Costa Rica now has an
embassy in Singapore, opening its doors
for the first time in that Asian
country, appointing Juan Fernando
Cordero as ambassador.
Taxis Can Now Be Up To
15 Yeas Old
The Junta Directiva del
Consejo de Transporte
Público (CTP) - board of
directors of public
transportation - has
agreed to extend the
requirement of the age
of taxis, up to fifteen
years. Article 5 of the
regulations stipulate
that all taxis cannot be
more than 10 years old.
Inflation Goal Not
Likely
The president of the
Banco Central de Costa
Rica (BCCR) - Central
Bank - Francisco De
Paula Gutierrez,
admitted that the 8
percent inflation goal
that had been set for
this year is not likely
to be attained.
Joint Effort for
Costa Rica
An important group of
firms proposed joining hands with state
institutions in order to meet the
leading challenges that Costa Rica
faces.
Chile Sends Humanitarian
Aid to Central America
The Chilean Government
announced on Monday the
sending of a first of
three planes carrying
humanitarian aid to
Central American
countries hit by bad
weather.
El Salvador Presidential
Candidate Slams US
Servility
Salvadorian presidential
candidate Mauricio Funes
announced that if he
were to be elected, he
would strengthen
relations with Latin
America and Europe, and
reject servility in the
relations with the
United States.
Church Warns
Guatemala-Elect of Poor
Reducing current high
levels of poverty and
violence in Guatemala
should be one of the
priorities of President
elect Alvaro Colom when
he takes office, the
Catholic Church
sustained.
Peru Cardinal Attacks
President Chavez
Peruvian conservative
Cardinal Juan Luis
Cipriani joined a wave
of media and political
attacks against
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez, whom he
called "a bad mannered
prepotente" and said he
doesn't trust him.
Yes Predicted for
Venezuela Reform
Recent polls revealed
the Venezuelan
constitutional reform
encouraged by President
Hugo Chavez will have
majority support during
the December 2
referendum.
IBERO-AMERICA:
Portugal Wants a Bigger
Role
The Portuguese
government has decided
on a new strategy in
Latin America: to cease
being a wallflower at
Ibero-American summits
and take on a more
active role, beyond the
confines of Brazil, in
relation to the
Spanish-speaking
countries.
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10 November 2007 |
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