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Monseñor
José
Francisco
Ulloa
holds
high the
statue
of the
Virgen
de los
Ángeles
- La
Negrita
- for
only a
moment
as is
the
tradition
on the
first
day of
August.
Today,
some 2
million
will be
in
Cartago
to pay
homage
to the
Patron
Saint of
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When in Costa Rica, take
the bus
On a bus traveling
through the mountains of
Oaxaca, Mexico, I sat
next to a young, Los
Angeles MBA. He told me,
"If you think this is
beautiful, you should
check out Costa Rica."
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Inside Tip:
Walking the Romeria
If you decide to make
the walk to Cartago, here a few basis common
sense recommendations.
Click here for
more tips |
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A
New Cold War in the
Caribbean?
Ever since the Monroe
Doctrine, the U.S. has
seen the Caribbean in
the way that the Romans
viewed the
Mediterranean: Mare
Nostrum, Our Sea.The bad
news: it ain't our sea
anymore, gringos.? |
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Saturday
02 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
Law
Bans Child
Beating, Pinching And
Verbal Abuse By Parents
Acting president, Laura
Chinchilla, put ink to
the "Ley Derechos de los
Niños, Niñas y
Adolescentes a la
Disciplina sin Castigo
Físico ni Trato
Humillante”
Costa Rica With Highest
Food Prices In Central
America
A study by the Consejo
Centroamericano de
Protección al Consumidor
(Concadeco) - Central
American consumer
protection agency - has
found that Costa Rican
has the highest "canasta
básica" (basic food
basket) in the region.
Gasoline Price Increase
Approval Expected Monday
The Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep)
confirmed yesterday that
the regulador, Fernando
Herrero, will be signing
on Monday (August 4) a
resolution for another
increase in the price of
gasoline.
AAPA Confident About
Limón Port Concession
The American Association
of Port Authorities (AAPA)
is optimistic about the
future of the
concessions bill to
upgrade Costa Rica's
Limón port, in Limón
province, AAPA
coordinator for Latin
America Julián Palacio
told BNamericas.
Costa Rica Vacation
Homes Hit By Crisis
The U.S.
mortgage crisis has hit
Costa Rica's once
booming vacation home
market, with sales
plummeting as Americans
who dream of buying a
tropical getaway
struggle to find
financing.
US
Offers Nicaragua Health
Aid For Missile
Destruction
(AFP) The United States
has offered Nicaragua
healthcare aid in
exchange for the
destruction of 657
Soviet-made missiles
acquired to fight
US-backed rebels in the
1980s, the US ambassador
said here.
Guatemalan Congress
Swindled
A Guatemalan judge
ordered the capture of
Raul Giron, general
manager of MDF (Mercado
de Futuros Ltd.) after
this financial
institution declared
itself unable to give
back $11 million to the
Guatemalan Congress on
Friday.
Swiss Foreign Minister
To Visit Colombia Amid
Mediator Row
Swiss Foreign Minister
Micheline Calmy-Rey will
visit Bogota on Aug. 11
to strengthen dialogue
with Colombia, Swiss
Ambassador to Colombia
Thomas Kupfer said
Friday.
Colombian President Says
Illegal Drugs Contribute
To Global Warming
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe on Friday
proposed that the
anti-narcotics drive be
added to the campaign
against global warming,
since drug traffickers
destroyed jungles to
make room for illegal
plantations.
Latin American Health
Ministers Meet in Mexico
Latin American and
Caribbean health and
education ministers meet
Friday in this city to
boost strategies to
fight the expansion of
HIV in the region.
ENVIRONMENT:
Tierramérica Centre Born
in Heart of Amazon
Jungle
The Tierramérica
International Centre for
Sustainable Development
and Environmental
Defence held its
founding assembly
Thursday in Manaus, a
city in the heart of the
Brazilian Amazon, during
a seminar on the world’s
big environmental
challenges.
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