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Central Americans Favour Democracy
A new poll indicates more than 50 percent of the
people in Central American support democracy.
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Main
Road to Montezuma Re-Opened
Last
Thursday, following four months of closure due
to flooding and mud slides, the main road to
Montezuma was re-opened.
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More Revenues From
Parks
During this year's
first semester, 504,904 people visited the national
parks and biological preserves, and paid over $1.5
million worth of admission fees, according to the
National Conservation Areas System (SINAC in
Spanish).
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Venezuela's president warns opposition may
sabotage referendum
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez affirmed on
Saturday that the country's opposition had
split over a recall referendum against him and
that some opponents may seek to carry out acts
of sabotage.
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OAS chief
praises calm signature collection for
Venezuelan president
he
secretary-general of the Organization of
American States (OAS), Cesar Gaviria, on
Saturday expressed satisfaction with the
ongoing peaceful signature collection in
Venezuela in favor of President Hugo Chavez.
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Latin America adopts common strategy on
aging
The countries of Latin America have agreed to
adopt a common strategy on aging, another
problem agitating the region besides the
economic crisis, reports here Saturday quoted
a communique of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(CEPAL) as saying.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: BRAZIL |
Tension Over Presence of 'Brasiguayos'
Brazilian landowners in Paraguay are
accused of gobbling up land and using
unsustainable, polluting farming
techniques, and some Paraguayans also
complain of the heavy cultural influence
along the border.
Today, the ''Brasiguayos''
(Brazilian-Paraguayans) -- as the
Brazilian farmers and their descendants
are known in this landlocked Southern
Cone country of six million people --
own 1.2 million hectares of land, or 40
percent of the total surface area in the
border departments of Canindeyú and Alto
Paraná.
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