Costa Rica's Marcela Oviedo, right, and Laura Trujillo compete in the women's 46 kilogram Tae Kwon Do final fight at the Central American Games in Panama, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Costa Rica's Oviedo won the gold medal. [Foto: AP/Arnulfo Franco] |
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Government Says It A Has Plan To Supply
Water To Guanacaste, But No Money To Build
Project
Guancastecos can take relied that the
government has put on paper a plan that
guarantees the supply of drinking water in
the province, however, it lacks the funds to
put the plan into place.
Take Care From The
Sun's Rays Today
Today, Sunday 11, is one of two days a year
that the sun's rays are the strongest. Today
the rays fall at right angles over Costa
Rica, according to the Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - national
weather service.
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Alajuela Could Have Its Name
Changed From City of Mangos To City Of
Stones
The city of Alajuela, west of San José and
home to San José international airport, is
known as the "la ciudad de los mangos" (the
city of Mangos). But that could soon come to
an end.
Costa Rica Calls On NZ
Support For UN Nuclear Plan
Costa Rica's president elect has called for
the New Zealand Government to join it and
other countries supporting a United Nations
proposal to abolish nuclear weapons.
Axl Expects To Be Back In
Costa Rica Soon
Axl Rose, the lead singer for Guns N'Roses, said
Saturday by way of Twitter that
he hopes to be back in Costa Rica as soon as
possible to make up for the cancelled
concert on Friday.
Prez Getting A New Ride
For his last days in office Costa Rica's
president, Oscar Arias, will be sporting a
brand spanking new official presidential
limo. The 2010 Hyundai Equus is being
donated by the government of Korea.
Semifinalists Decided At The
3-Star Costa Rica PLA Pro
BOCA BARRANCA Puntarenas - The top seeds of
the Association of Surfing Professionals
(ASP) Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS)
3-Star Costa Rica PLA Pro unleashed massive
scores at Costa Rica’s flawless lefthand
pointbreak of Boca Barranca to decide the
men’s and women’s Semifinalists in
two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf.
Marduk Joins Growing List of
Bands Making A Stop in Costa Rica
Swedish metal band Marduk has been added to
the list of international bands making
appearances in Costa Rica. The band was
formed in 1990 and released their first
record in 1991, and whose name is derived
from the Babylonian god Marduk, patron deity
of Babylon, will be heading to Costa Rica
and Central America in July.
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