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Costa Rica Mourns The Death Of Rodrigo Carazo Odio
On Thursday Costa Rica bid farewell to its 40th president, Rodrigo Carazo, with a ceremony at the Asemblea Legislative and a state funeral at the Catedral Metropolitana in San José, following by three days of national mourning.
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Credit Cards In Costa Rica Come With 54% Interest Rate
Everyone knows that using a credit card is costly especially when paying only the minimum payment on the balance. But, what is the real cost of credit card interest in Costa Rica? Anywhere from 20% to 54% a year.
 

 

Young Tico Falls Short, Costa Rica Takes Second Place. Again.
For the second year in a row Costa Ricans have had to content with second place in the reality show, Latin American Idol. This year, Eduarod Aguirre of Esparza, took second place to the Dominican Republic's Martha Heredia.

Piedades Tool Booth May Be Eliminated, Transport Minister Suggests
The toll booth on the "Carretera a Caldera" (San José - Caldera highway) at Piedades de Santa Ana is all set to start collecting. But, a move by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) could eliminate the tolls.


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  CENTRAL AMERICA

HONDURAS
Zelaya's Planned Exit To Mexico On Hold
TEGUGICALPA - Honduras' de facto government said on Wednesday that plans for ousted President Manuel Zelaya to leave his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy and fly to Mexico had been aborted for the time being.

NICARAGUA
Nicaraguans Detained for Deadly Ambush on Navy Patrol Boats
(Bloomberg) -- Nicaraguan authorities detained 14 suspects for involvement in an ambush on navy patrol boats that left two senior officers dead and five sailors injured yesterday in the indigenous Caribbean coastal community Walpasiksa, police spokeswoman Vilma Reyes said.

GUATEMALA
Family Remittances Falls in Guatemala
GUATEMALA - The arrival of family remittances felt to 9,7 percent until November, pointed out a Guatemala Bank report published on Thursday.

EL SALVADOR
El Salvador Arrests 60 alleged Gang Members
SAN SALVADOR - At least 60 alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang (MS) in El Salvador were arrested by the National Civil Police, reported a communiqué from the public security entity.

  LATIN AMERICA

CHILE
Old Names, New Faces Shake Up Chile Election
SANTIAGO  - Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera could put an end to 20 years of centre-left rule in Chile if, as opinion polls suggest, he emerges victorious from Chile’s presidential election, which enters a first round on Sunday, Dec. 13.

PERU
Peru To Purchase Chinese Tanks and Brazilian Fighter Planes
LIMA - Peruvian president Alan García defended his government’s decision to purchase Chinese tanks and Brazilian fighter planes just a few weeks after accusing Chile of an arms race and proposing an initiative to limit military expenditure in the region.

BRAZIL
Brazil Committed To Gender Equality: Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil is committed to promoting gender equality, and many achievements had been made in this regard in the past few years, said a Brazilian official on Thursday.

ECUADOR
Ecuador Says U.S. Helped Colombia Plan '08 Bombing
QUITO (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence from inside Ecuador was used to plan a 2008 bombing by Colombian troops that killed a top FARC guerrilla chieftain inside Ecuadorean territory, the government said on Thursday.

 
 
 
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Q&A: Bolivian Women a Force Behind Power, But Still Powerless
Franz Chávez interviews women's studies expert CARMEN DEERE. While poor, native women in Bolivia have gained access to power, they are still largely marginalised from any real decision-making, despite their instrumental role in the 2005 election of leftist President Evo Morales, the country's first-ever indigenous president, and his re-election on Sunday.

 

 


 
   
   

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Holidays in Costa Rica Bring Savings and Warm Weather
With tight budgets on everyone's minds and the cold, winter months just around the corner, Costa Rica is the ideal place where families can warm up, relax, and interact with the world around them, all while giving back to local communities and the environment and still not breaking the bank.
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  TECHNOLOGY
So What Is 3G And Do You Really Need It?
By the end of the year, Costa Rica, by way of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) will join the rest of the world with the introduction of the 3rd generation, better known as 3G, cellular network.
 
 
 

 

 
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