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Some 50
people
got the
scare of
their
lives
when the
bus
their
riding
in
caught
fire.
The bus
left
Quepos
heading
for San
José,
when
near
Jacó,
for no
reasons
year
unknown,
caught
fire. No
one was
injured
in the
later
afternoon
incident.
[Foto:
Ligia
Díaz y
Marta
Bou] |
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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: Passing the Riteve Inspection
Passing the
annual vehicular inspection is one of a process.
First step is make an appointment. Next take the
vehicle to a "trusted" mechanic for a complete
revision, including a gas emission test. 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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Saturday 03 May 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
US Says
It Has No Reason For Any Obstruction In
The ICE-ALCATEL Scandal
The U.S. Embassy in San
José alleges to have had no intention to
obstruct Costa Rican authorities of
their investigation into the ICE-Alcatel
bribery scandal, as suggested by the
country's Fiscal (Chief Prosecutor),
Francisco Dall’Anese, following his
delay by US immigration officials in
Miami on April 23.
Costa Rica To Import
162.000 Tons Of Rice
The government of Costa
Rica has authorized the
importation of 162.000
metric tons of rice free
of duties for the
balance of this year and
next. The news came from
a government decree
published in La Gaceta
signed by president
Oscar Arias, foreign
trade minister, Marco
Vinicio Ruiz, economy
minister, Marco Vargas,
and agriculture
minister, Javier Flores.
President Arias More
Popular
(Angus Reid Global
Monitor) - Comparing to
last year, more people
in Costa Rica are
satisfied with the
government of Óscar
Arias, according to a
poll by Demoscopia
published in Al Día. 44
per cent of respondents
think the president has
done a good or very good
job in leading the
country, up 5.4 points
since July 2007.
Fugitive Robert Vesco
May Have Died In Cuba
Robert L. Vesco, the
fugitive financier who
spent most of his life
eluding American
justice, might even have
managed to die on the
sly, the New York Times
reported.
3G Gets OK
Following delays
resulting from problems
with the contract, the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE),
yesterday got the "visto
bueno" (approval) from
the Contraloría General
de la República -
Comptroller's office -
to spend us$225.000.000
dollars to purchase 1.5
million 3G cellular
lines.
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Bush, Panama's Torrijos
To Meet May 6
United States President
George W. Bush will
welcome Panama President
Martin Torrijos on May 6
for talks on issues
including efforts to
pass a bilateral free
trade pact, the White
House said Thursday.
Rioting Guatemalan
Prisoners Behead Deputy
Rioting Guatemalan
prisoners have beheaded
a senior prison
official, reports from
Guatemala City on Friday
said.
Health Costs Concern
Salvadorians
The people of El
Salvador are currently
worried about the cost
of private health care,
faced with a public
health system that has
the lowest investment in
Latin America.
Ecuador Analyzes
Colombia-Ecuador
Diplomatic Crisis
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa, together
with members of the
country's Security
Council, on Friday
analyzed the recent
Colombia-Ecuador
diplomatic crisis, which
was triggered by a
unilateral cross-border
attack by Colombian
troops.
Over 1,200 Chileans
Evacuated On Active
Volcano
Over 1,200 people were
evacuated as a
preventative measure
from the edge of the
volatile Chaiten volcano
in southern Chile on
Friday.
NICARAGUA:
Priests' Law Of Death
Nicaragua's decision to
ban all types of
abortion, including
those ruled necessary to
save the life of the
mother, is drawing
criticism from human
rights and women's
groups for causing
unnecessary deaths and
denying unrelated health
services to women.
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