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The
Bridge That Isn't - Los Anonos Bridge.
Sunday we visited the Anonos Bridge to track
it's progress. The foto shows that the
bridge is almost ready, waiting final
touches and could be in use in no time at
all
The government promised in April that work
would resume right after Semana Santa, which
ended April 20.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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ICE Strike: Day 18
The ICE
strike action, now in it's 18th day, has caused
problems for president Pacheco and some government
members, but really has little effect on the general
population. >more
Teacher's Strike: Day
1
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Negotiations are at a stand still
Government
and teacher's union leaders are at a stand still and
a strike action is called for today. >more
Country will
facilitate tourist entry
Costa
Rica is promoting an open migratory program that
facilitates the arrival of tourists, especially
originating from North America, with the
simplification of the requirements for its entrance.
>more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: COSTA RICA
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High
Prices for Coffee, but Only on the Internet
While
coffee prices hit rock bottom in the real
world, an auction organised on the Internet by
Costa Rican coffee-growers pushed prices
sky-high. The recipe? Specialty coffee
marketed without intermediaries.
José Antonio Vega, a 42-year-old coffee
farmer, recently discovered that his crop can
fetch excellent prices over the worldwide web.
''Some people in Japan paid us 4.08 dollars a
pound. What do you think of that? That's more
than 400 percent higher than what we can earn
on the conventional market!'' he commented
excitedly. >more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: ECONOMY
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G8
focus on debt relief and arms control
he
world capital of designer water may be a
fitting city to host the heads of state from
the eight most powerful industrial nations for
three days starting on Sunday. But the image
of wealthy leaders sipping "l'original"
gourmet H20 will hardly help the Group of
Eight (G8) to defend itself against charges of
being an elitist and undemocratic forum. >more
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