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A woman
places
lighted
candles
on
bricks
with
names of
people
murdered
or
missing
allegedly
by
paramilitary
groups
in front
of Costa
Rica's
embassy,
in
Bogotá.
[AP
Photo/Fernando
Vergara] |
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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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Inside
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
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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 23 April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Students May End Up
Paying The High Price of
Teachers Strike
The almost four weeks of
school many secondary
students have lost due
to the teachers strike
is worrying many sectors
who are looking to
recover the lessons
lost.
Guanacaste Keeps
Soaring
The downtown in the
economy of the United
States seems to have had
no effect on tourism in
Guanacaste, according to
numbers released by the
Cámara de Tursimo
Guananasteca (CATURGUA)
- the Guanacaste Chamber
of Tourism.
Costa Rica Refuses
Asylum To Colombian
President's Cousin
Costa Rica refused to
grant asylum on Tuesday
to a cousin of Colombian
President Alvaro Uribe
who is wanted by police
for suspected ties to
paramilitary squads, the
Ministerio de Relaciones
Exteriores y Culto de
Costa Rica ( Foreign
Ministry) said.
Seafood Restaurant
Ordered Closed After
Customers Became Sick
The Ministerio de Salud
(Health ministry)
announced yesterday that
more than a 100 cases of
food poising have been
reported by customers of
the Princesa Marina in
La Guaria de Moravia,
falling ill between
March 17 and yesterday.
The announcement was
made by the minister de
Salud, Dr. María Luisa
Ávila Agüero.
German Auto Firm
Continental AG, a German
company, plans to make
its first export of auto
parts early next year.
Flamingo Marina
Matapalo Demm Marina Development was
awarded the bid to rebuild Flamingo
Marina in Papagayo Gulf, in the Costa
Rican northwestern Pacific.
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Nicaragua's Public
Transport To Go On
Strike
Nicaraguan public
transportation operators
announced a national
strike and protest march
for Thursday to pressure
the government over high
fuel prices, the
National Transportation
Coordinator's Office
announced on Tuesday.
Honduras Warns of El
Niño Aftermath
The El Niño phenomenon
may worsen food
shortages in Honduras as
crops decline due to
drought, the National
Meteorology Service (SNM)
alerted on Tuesday.
Colombia Celebrates
Earth Day With
Environmental Campaigns
Campaigns to improve air
and water quality were
launched nationwide in
Colombia Tuesday to
celebrate Earth Day.
Venezuela: New Reserves
to Energy Potential
The Venezuelan energy
potential received a
fostering to
officialization of new
reserves of oil and gas
as part of the local
Executive actions to
certify the existence of
hydrocarbon reserves in
the country.
Brazil, Argentina, U.S.
To Hold Joint Navy Drill
The Brazilian navy
announced Tuesday that
it would hold a joint
exercise with Argentina
and the United States
near the littoral of
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
state.
ECONOMY-LATIN AMERICA:
From Optimism to Concern
The Economic Commission
for Latin America and
the Caribbean (ECLAC)
called on countries in
the region Tuesday to
take urgent measures to
deal with the rising
cost of food, which
threatens to tip an
additional 15 million
people into extreme
poverty.
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23 April 2008 |
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