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Children, as well adults, enjoy the traditional
throwing of confetti on the Boulevard (Avenida
Central). The streets have become white from the
litter of the white pieces of paper that used to
imitate snow.
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[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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It's Cold Baby!
The
weather in San José the last couple of days
has left many wondering when will summer get
here.
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Hundreds of
Nicaraguans Left Stranded
For
some Nicaraguans, this year's exodus to visit
friends and celebrate the season with family
has became a nightmare, due to stricter
regulations by the Transit Police.
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More Wealth and
Poverty in Latin America.
For the
first time in decades Latin America will end
2003 with a trade surplus and next year all
the economies of the region should expand.
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AeTec Expands Costa Rica
Operation
AeTec, a
leading provider of Electronics Manufacturing
Services, announced the Company has transferred in full to its Costa Rica.
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Security heightened in US as terror alert
raised
Security was heightened Sunday in major cities
and around critical infrastructures in the
United States as the government raised the
nation's threat alert to the second-highest
level.
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British adventurers' pole-to-pole flight
ended with helicopter crash
Two British adventurers had to give up their
attempt to set a pole-to-pole helicopter
voyage record as their aircraft crashed in the
Antarctic on Saturday.
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REPORTS: ENVIRONMENT |
Oil-Eating Bacteria for Antarctica
Argentine scientists are developing a
biological process for combating oil
spills in the extremely cold
temperatures of Antarctica, where
petroleum exploitation is banned, but
leaks and spills occur in handling and
storing fuels at research stations.
For the past 25 years it has been known
that certain bacteria are useful for
cleaning up oil spills in warmer
climates, where the microorganisms
easily reproduce and decompose
contaminants. This technique might now
be used the immense ice-covered
continent, thanks to the results of
recent experiments.
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