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Diagonal parking was introduced on Avenida Segunda
for the month of December to accommodate the high
volume of Christmas shoppers.
Transit officials hope that the diagonal parking
will eliminate the double parking that occurs along
the strip each year and ties up traffic.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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updated by 8:00 a.m. CST each day
Drinking and
Driving Still a Problem
Between
Saturday night and Sunday morning, 562 people
were issues summonses for driving under the
influence of alcohol. >more
55 years of
Costa Rican Demilitarization
Fifty-five years ago today, on Dec. 1, 1948, a
ceremony took place in San José that would
change the future of Costa Rica forever.
>more
Winter' is
Slippery Concept
Today
is Dec. 1, late autumn in the year 2003. Or is
it? Like so many concepts of time, it depends
on your perspective. >more
Britain Closes
its Honduran Embassy
Britain
has closed its embassy in Honduras as part of
its continuing effort to redirect diplomatic
resources to the war on terrorism. >more
Venezuelan
president accuses opposition of "mega fraud"
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday
slammed the country's opposition in their
campaign seeking a referendum to end his rule,
saying that they were attempting a "mega
fraud." >more
FARC declares
US soldiers in Colombia "military target"
The
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
declared on Saturday US soldiers deployed in
the country "military target." >more
Peru burns down
tons of narcotics
The
Peruvian government has burned down 4.12 tons
of narcotics confiscated all over Peru in the
capital Lima, according to local reports on
Sunday. >more
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REPORTS: COSTA RICA |
A People Without Arms: 55 Years of
Costa Rican Demilitarization
Fifty-five years ago today, on Dec. 1,
1948, a ceremony took place in San José,
Costa Rica that would change the future
of my country forever. On that day, José
Figueres Ferrer, president of the
governing junta, stood up on one of the
turrets of Fort Bellavista in San José
and knocked down one of the walls with a
sledgehammer.
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