"Win a FREE round-trip ticket by taking our tour!"  Click here!

Insidecostarica.com - San Jose, Costa Rica

Thursday  05 February  2004

Costa Rica's Daily News Magazine!



























San Jose NOW!

Full Weather
English
Spanish


Today's Exchange Rate
US$1= ¢422.69
An Historical Look at the Colon Vs. US Dollar



Did you Win the Lottery?

Check your
numbers here!

Awesome adventures, your door to other worlds.
 

cover
The Jeff Corwin
Experience - Costa Rica...

 

The Lowest Airfares

Home Page  - updated by 8:00 a.m. CST each day! 

The foto above illustrates the boards at all storefront sportsbooks in Costa Rica, as the government forced all sportsbooks closed. The action was enforced on Sunday just before the Superbowl, as police officers visited all sportsbooks to ensure the. compliance.  Click for larger image!
 
cover
Costa Rica Books at Amazon.com!
 
TODAY'S ERO-TICA


Moderate Quake Shakes Costa Rica
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake shuddered through Costa Rica on Wednesday at about 6:00am, that lasted only seconds. A second noticeable aftershock followed about 20 minutes later.  >more
 

Arms Shipment Stopped
A shipment of arms that had Colombia as possible destination was stopped by Costa Rican police yesterday in Guanacaste. >more
 

Bogus $100 Bills Used to Make Purchases
Two men were detained by police in La Fortuna, San Carlos, in the norteast zone for passing bogus dollars. >more
 

Mexico FTAA Talks Hit Bumps in Race for Accord
Reuters News Service - Talks between Western Hemisphere nations to reach a free trade pact of the Americas ahead of a deadline started to hit snags Wednesday, raising doubts about whether they would succeed. >more
 

UN experts stress need of vaccinations campaign to fight bird flu
Experts from several international organizations on Thursday warned the spread of bird flu to more places and urged a poultry vaccinations campaign. >more
 

New cases of bird flu reported in S.Korea
New cases of bird flu broke out in South Korean Thursday, the first outbreak of the deadly poultry disease in the Asian country in 10 days, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency.  >more


 

Villalobos Report
A round up of articles and comments on the The Brothers!
Maps of
Central America!
Costa Rica Travel Facts
Costa Rica is Central America's jewel.
The Puntarenas Carnaval kicks off today for 10 days of festivities that include music, dance and crowning of the Reina de los Carnavales Puntarenas 2004!
 
 
COSTA RICA TRAVEL & TOURISM

Exotic Costa Rica
Wildlife abounds there, from toucans to astounding lizards

During a recent trip to Costa Rica, I found myself constantly looking up to see the host of exotic animals that reside in this beautiful country.

I spotted toucans -- even the famous ``Froot Loops'' species -- monkeys, gorgeous butterflies, poisonous frogs as small as an inch long and more lizards and colorful birds than I could count. >more

 
COLUMNISTS
BARI
Bari's World!
HANK
Outside 'Inside Costa Rica'
!
MICHAEL
Michael's Mixt!
RICO
Rico's Costa Rica!
GEORGE
Retiring in Costa Rica!
SPECIAL REPORTS

Grim News in Central America: 
Wave of Gang Violence Grows

Murders involving mutilations and beheadings have become a chillingly common occurrence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Governments and the public place much of the blame on gangs.

In October, the head of a young girl was found in a burlap bag in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, along with a note saying the killing was in memory of a Mara 18 gang member killed by police. In Guatemala, five people were beheaded during a recent prison riot, where gang members forced other prisoners to eat the remains. In El Salvador, four women were beheaded earlier in the year. >more


 

Baskets & Flowers  -
Costa Rica - North America- Europe  
in  Costa Rica - floralexpresscr.com   
in USA and Canada - flowersdoor2door.com

  Book your flights and hotels online NOW!

 


Our daily newsletter in your e-mail!


Yesterday's Edition

Archives &
Past Editions
Classifieds
Personals
Business Cards
Contact/
E-Mail Us
Search ICR
Google Search
Yahoo! Search

 

 


Agenda Nacional 
de la Niñez Casa Alianza

 

 



 






 
 

Home / News / Contact UsAbout UsSubscribe / Advertise / Privacy Policy

©2002-2004 Insidecostarica.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
Design & Hosting by: iStarmedia Internet Solutions