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The best
way to
cool off
from the
heat
wave
that is
expected
to
blanket
the
entire
country
until
Tuesday,
ahead of
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rainy
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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
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 26 April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Top Prosecutor Reveals
Deplorable Treatment In
Miami
Costa Rica's Fiscal
General (Chief
Prosecutor), Francisco
Dall’Anese, denounced
the marked deterioration
of relations between the
Ministerio Público de
Costa Rica and the
United States Department
of Justice.
No Shortage of Rice
Expected in Costa Rica
Facing a shortage, the
retail chain Wal-Mart in
the United States, has
limited the purchase of
rice to a maximum of
four packages per
customer. In Costa Rica,
retailers and providers
of rice promise there
will be no shortage.
More Police in Downtown
San José; Legislators
Approve More Money To
Combat Crime
The new ministra de
Seguridad Janina del
Vecchio and the mayor of
San José, Johnny Araya,
jointly announced the
budget approval of more
police officers that
will be deployed in the
street of downtown San
José in an effort to
combat crime in the
downtown core.
Heat and Sun The
Norm Until Tuesday
According to the
Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) -
national weather service - the
suffocating heat that has been constant
since Thursday will continue until
Tuesday in all parts of the country.
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Mexico, Nicaragua to
Address Food Prices
President of Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega is
promoting a strategic
program for regional
countries to market
grains at favorable
prices.
Cuba to Rock on May Day
Over 1,100 unionists,
parliamentarians,
politicians, members of
social and progressive
movements and academics
from all continents will
celebrate May Day along
with the Cuban people.
Lula Dismisses Claims
Bio-Fuel Production
Raises Food Prices
Brazil's President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva has
dismissed as a
"shameless lie" claims
that the production of
ethanol increases food
prices, saying the
criticism showed the
fact that developed
countries fear Brazil's
growth.
Brazil Changes Time Zone
in SW Amazon Region
Brazil's President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva on
Friday sanctioned a law
approving a change in
the western Amazon's
time zone.
Colombia Denies Having
Problems With Ecuador
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe on Friday
denied there is a crisis
between Colombia and
Ecuador, saying the
people of the two South
American countries "are
brothers in history, at
present and in the
future."
ECONOMY-ARGENTINA:
Mr. Kirchner, the
Éminence Not-So-Grise
Above and beyond its
impact on the markets or
the economy itself, the
change of economy
minister in Argentina
has clearly demonstrated
the enormous power that
former President Néstor
Kirchner exerts within
the government of his
wife and successor,
President Cristina
Fernández, analysts say.
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