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Doña
Lastenia
Méndez
could
not
believe
her eyes
at the
disgusting
act of a
Nicaraguan
"violating"
her
beloved
Peggy, a
140kg
pig. The
unusual
occurred
in the
area
known as
Corrales
Ngego,
in Santa
Cecilia,
La Cruz,
Guanacaste.
Peggy is
seen in
the foto
hiding
her mug
from the
cameras.
[Foto:
Roxanna
Barahona] |
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Couple Escapes To An
Exotic Life
Four years ago,
just as the city's
economic boom gained
steam and sent house
prices skyward, Dave
Dolezsar and his wife
Monica quit their
lucrative oilpatch jobs,
sold everything and left
Calgary in search of
paradise.
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Tax Sheltered Asset
Protection and
Appreciation in Paradise
Costa Rica has one of
the most appealing
investment environments
in the world. One of the
reasons being its tax
system is much less
complicated than the
United States, Canada
and Europe, offering
great tax incentives for
foreign investors,
including tax free
transactions. Such
conditions, definitely
contribute to Costa
Rica's real estate
market boom
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Inside Tip:
Driving To And From Santa Ana On The Pista
With the
commencement of the work on the new highway to
Caldera, the Autopista Fernando Prospero, more
commonly known as the highway to Santa Ana/Cuidad
Colon, has become a true nightnare especially
around the bridge before the Escazú exit,
Multiplaza, Guachipelin and Santa Ana. Click here for
more tips |
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
10 million.
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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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Domestic Workers Push
For Shorter Work Week,
Better Working
Conditions
Domestic workers are
pushing hard for a
reduction in their work
day and better working
conditions, like
reducing work hours to 8
hours per day to a
maximum of 48 hours per
week, down from the
current 72, which many
feel is an abuse by
their employers.
Legislators In Agreement
To Reduce Tax On Diesel
As Long As It Doesn't
Affect Gasoline
In the face of another
round of gasoline prices
hikes and a possible
strike by bus and taxi
operators on Tuesday,
legislators of the five
parties are in agreement
to reduce the ¢97
colones "impueto unico"
(tax) on diesel fuel as
long as it does not
cause an increase in the
price of super and
regular gasoline.
500.000 in San José and
Cartago Without Water
For Four Days
Some 400.000 people in
San José and Cartago
began seen drops of
water coming from their
taps after almost four
days of absolutely no
water as crews of the
Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA) -
water and sewer utility-
continue with the
repairs of a water main.
Country Won't Run Short
of Milk, Dos Pinos Head
Assures
The fear that the
country would be left
without milk was calmed
by the general manager
of Dos Pinos, Jorge
Pattoni, assuring that
that there will not a
shortage of supply of
milk.
Truck Falls In Ditch,
Driver Dragged Off By
Raging Current
The family of a driver
who died in an accident
when his cement truck
left the road and landed
in a ditch are suffering
double the pain, the
death of their loved one
and the loss of the
body, as it was dragged
by raging waters of the
river following a
downpour.
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Latin American Lawmakers
for Free Cuban Five
Latin American and
Caribbean members of
Congress will meet in
Panama on July 7-8 to
discuss the release of
the five Cuban
antiterrorists jailed in
the US.
Guatemala Starts Open
Schools Program
The Guatemalan
government put a program
called “Open Schools”
for children and young
people to develop their
artistic, intellectual
or sport flairs on
Saturdays and Sundays.
Colombia Accuses Swiss
Diplomat Of Financing
FARC
Colombian Defense
Minister Juan Manuel
Santos has accused Swiss
diplomat Jean Paul
Gontard of giving
500,000 U.S. dollars,
which were seized in
Costa Rica, to the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC),
local daily El Tiempo
said Sunday.
Castro Opposes U.S.
High-Handed Policy
Against Colombia
Former Cuban leader
Fidel Castro said his
country has been
supporting peace in
Colombia and that he is
against the high-handed
policy that the United
States "tries to impose
on all long-suffering
and working people at
any price."
"Bertha" May Be
Atlantic-Caribbean
Season's 1st Hurricane
Tropical storm Bertha,
which is approaching
warmer waters, may
strengthen into the
first hurricane of the
2008 Atlantic storm
season sometime during
the next few days.
COLOMBIA:
The General Ingrid
Hugged
General Mario
Montoya Uribe, the
national commander of
the Colombian army, whom
Ingrid Betancourt
thanked on Wednesday for
rescuing her from
captivity, has a
controversial service
record.
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05 July 2008 |
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