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This young lady, (who remained to be nameless) was
one of hundreds who took part in the parade of the
Festival of Lights last night in San José.
Thousands came out to enjoy the most spectacular and
attended public event of the year!
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
Today's
Ero-Tica
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updated by 8:00 a.m. CST each day
Festival of
Lights for a Night of Magic
Thousands lined the streets of Paseo Colon and
Avenida Segunda last night to take in the
splendour and festivities of this annual
event. The event started on time at 6pm and
making it's way from the La Sabana to La Plaza
de La Democracia. >more
Thousands Evacuated Due to Floods
More
than 2,500 people have been evacuated from
Costa Rica's Caribbean zone as four days of
persistent rains wiped out bridges and roads
and left at least one person dead and another
missing, officials said. >more
Effort and Reward
Several women who are
the heads of their households in the fishing village
of Tarcoles, on the Costa Rican Pacific, have joined
efforts and now are enjoying income enough to, at
least, satisfy the basic needs of their families.
>more
Tax Evasion on Liquor
The police dismantled an
organization that smuggled liquor into Costa Rica,
but early estimates set at over $2.2 million the
amount of taxes not paid. >more
US confirms capture
of Saddam Hussein
The United States
officially confirmed on Sunday that former
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was arrested
near his hometown of Tikrit more than eight
months after the Saddam regime was toppled.
>more
Argentine
ex-president denies bribery allegations
Former Argentine
President Fernando de la Rua has denied the
allegations that during his presidential term,
legislators were bribed to approve a labor
reform law.
>more
Venezuela's oil
industry reports significant recovery
Venezuelan state-run
petroleum company PDVSA announced Saturday
that its export of crude oil and its
by-products reached over 2.0 million barrels
per day from January to November, representing
a substantial recovery amid the country's
economic recession. >more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS |
How fake Lipitor was sold
Florida police rapped on Julio Cesar
Cruz's door in the waning darkness
before sunrise July 21. He answered
wearing his underwear.
...Cruz worked directly with at least
four other men, according to
investigators. Two helped to make the
counterfeit tablets in Costa Rica and
divert Lipitor from Brazil for
repackaging in a Costa Rican warehouse.
One got the Lipitor in the United States
and another produced the finishing
touch: sophisticated-looking labels to
package the tablets.
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TRAVEL:
RETIREMENT |
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Rice and
Beans
Rice and Beans is OK, but, IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE TO EAT?
My December guests, Godfrey from Wales
and Donna from Indiana who are now from
Marcos Island Florida wanted to see if
Costa Rica would be a good place to
escape the incredible inflation and
snobbery of this part of Florida. A 100
by 100 foot lot, not on a water channel,
now costs $200,000 there.
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