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Costa
Rican
president,
Oscar
Arias
(left)
and
Mexico's
president,
Felipe
Calderon
(right),
ham it
up at
the
World
Economic
Forum on
Latin
America
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Stay Green ... 10 Ways
Hotel Guests Can Make A
Difference
You don't have to trot
the globe to be an
eco-friendly traveler.
While green travel
usually is associated
with visits to tropical
retreats in places like
Costa Rica or Belize,
it's possible to be a
responsible guest much
closer to home.
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ICE Signs With MACH For
Roaming
The Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE)
announced that it has
contracted MACH to
provide effective and
reliable processes to
optimize roaming
profitability, dropping
VeriSign.
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Tip:
Driving The General Cañas
Keep clear of the
right hand lane of the General Cañas, the so
called highway between La Sabana and the airport
and the busiest in the country.
Click here for
more tips |
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Long-Lived Costa Ricans
Offer Secrets to
Reaching 100
At the age of 101,
Abuela Panchita is still
a social butterfly. The
centenarian, who lives
on Costa Rica's Nicoya
Peninsula, has a solid
support network of
friends and family,
which includes a son in
his eighties who visits
her every morning on his
bicycle. |
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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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Saturday 19
April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Laura Is Arias' Pick For
President in 2010
Laura Chinchilla, Costa
Rica's vice-president
and minister of Justice,
is Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias'
favourite for the 2010
presidential elections.
New Police
Director Orders Patrols To Use Siren As
Preventive Measure Against Crime
The new director of the Fuerza Pública,
Erick Lacayo, issued an order for all
police vehicles to sound their sirens at
different times during the day. The
practice is "preventive measure" in the
force's battle against crime.
Majority of Tractor
Trailers Do Not Count
With Vehicular
Inspection
The majority of trailers
on the roads today have
not passed the annual
vehicular inspection,
Riteve, hauling all
kinds of loads on major
highways and secondary
roads.
New Hospitals to be
Built in Central Valley,
Osa
The Caja Costarricense
de Seguro Social (CCSS)
- Costa Rican Social
Security System - has
announced recently that
it seeks to expand its
health care facilities.
Festival Imperial 2008
Kicks Off Today
La Guacima is ready for
the big festival as its
doors open this morning
at 10:00am to thousands
who will flock to the 'autodromo"
(race car track) to see
their favourite national
and international
artists.
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Latin American,
Caribbean Parties Meet
in Panama
Panama President Martin
Torrijos opens Friday
the 27th plenary session
of the Permanent
Conference of Latin
American and Caribbean
Political Parties (COPPPAL).
Honduras: Most Dengue
Cases in Central America
Honduras has the highest
number of dengue cases
in Central America,
official sources
reported Friday.
Salvadoran Opposition
for Alliance
FMLN (the Farabundo
Marti National
Liberation Front) in El
Salvador invited CD (Cambio
Democratico) and FDR
(Democratic
Revolutionary Front) to
form a left-wing bloc
for the next elections
of March 2009.
Guatemala Seeks to
Reduce Cost of Living
Guatemalan President
Alvaro Colom reported
that his government was
negotiating on Friday
the prices of several
products to stop
excessive price increase
of basic products and
reduce the cost of
living.
Brazilian President
Insists On Creation of
Indigenous Reservation
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
said Friday he insists
on the creation of
Raposa Serra do Sol
reservation in Roraima
state despite the
supreme court's
suspension of removal of
rice farmers from the
area, local media
reported.
ECUADOR-COLOMBIA:
No
Ready Solution in Sight
The diplomatic row
between Ecuador and
Colombia that was
triggered by the Mar. 1
Colombian bombing raid
of a FARC rebel camp in
Ecuadorean territory
unleashed a flurry of
mutual accusations and
cast a pall of
uncertainty over the
future relations between
the neighbouring
countries.
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