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Costa Rica To Lure American Tourists With Discounts
The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) - Costa Rican tourism board - is getting aggressive in attracting American tourists to Costa Rica, enticing "gringos" with discounts and bonuses for their visit.

Costa Rica Now Part Of the Mérida Initiative
Costa Rica is now part of the Mérida Initiative giving the country access to us$4.3 million dollars in anti-drug trafficking funding.

China, Costa Rica Make Progress On Free Trade Talks
Chinese and Costa Rican commercial delegations said Wednesday that they were satisfied with the progress made through the third round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

Drug Traffickers Get Creative In Hiding Contraband: Costa Rican Frozen Sharks
Drug traffickers mocked Costa Rican customs officials, shipping a ton of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen sharks. But it wasn't until the Mexican navy smelled something fishy that the drug shipment was discovered.

Court Ruling Extends Worker's Risk Injury Coverage
Workers can now count on the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) - state insurer - to protect them not only from risk of injury at work, but also now from the time they to travel to and from work, including evenings.

Guanacaste Celebrates Days Of The Environment and Oceans
(InfoWebPress) – With a series of activities, the province of Guanacaste celebrated both the Day of the Environment (June 5) and the Day of the Ocean (June 8).

Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) - Costa Rican tourism board - is attempting to lure American tourists to Costa Rica by offering discounts like extra nights at hotels and extra days at can rental agencies on any reservation made between June 19 and August 31 and travel completed by December 15. Go to: www.visitcostarica.com/crplus for more info.

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Nicaraguan Bishops Chide Ortega: Justice Requires Action and Not Just Prayer
Managua (CNA).- In response to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s recent “invitation to pray” and to refrain from giving opinions on political issues, the bishops of Nicaragua reminded that justice requires action and not just prayer. The one who prays, they said, must always speak out to defend the truth.

Cuba Extols Late Panama MP
Panama - Late Panamanian legislator Carlos Alvarado Acosta was granted posthumously the Order of Solidarity of the Government of Cuba for his contribution to relations between the two countries.

Virus Came from Overseas, Guatemala
Guatemala - Health Minister Celso Cerezo said the A(H1N1) flu virus arrived in Guatemala through nationals that ignored calls to not travel overseas.

Official El Salvador Office Bugged
San Salvador - Salvadorian authorities are investigating on Wednesday an espionage operation against officials, after monitoring equipment was found in Government Minister Humberto Centeno''s office.

Latin America, a Main Source of Qualified Labour
Caracas - Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the highest relative growth of qualified labor, who left for more developed countries in 1990-2007, an official source said.

SELA Venezuela Event on Migration
Caracas - The Latin American Economic System (SELA) is to debate as of Wednesday on human resources migration from Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Argentina Praises PL Significance
Buenos Aires - Latina has written glorious pages throughout its 50 years, chiefly in the battle for truth and objectivity, Cuban ambassador in Argentina Aramis Fuente stated.

Peruvian Government, Natives Agree On Abolishment of Controversial Laws
Lima - The Peruvian government and indigenous leaders from the Amazons on Wednesday handed in the National Congress a joint proposal to abolish controversial laws, which caused a conflict on June 5 killing 34 people.

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Gender Equality Requires Quotas
Laws stipulating a minimum number of women in public posts are essential for achieving gender equality, according to a meeting of women legislators from Latin America and the Caribbean, held this week in Madrid.

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The intoxicating lava pumps the life of this hidden oasis, exciting the locals and tourists a like. Who knew volcanoes could be this much fun? The Arenal Volcano looms over the enchanting town of La Fortuna de San Carlos.

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4 Kms Does Not A 6 Lane Highway Make
After some 30 years of planning, start and stop and then start again, last week the expansion of the autopista Fernando Prospero and the highway to Caldera, was officially inaugurated, although there still remains entire sections of first phase of the highway to be completed.

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