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Two of
Ferries that transport passengers and vehicles
back and forth each day
from Puntarenas to Paquera. The two hour ferry
ride takes you small villages an beaches like
Tambor and Montezuma in the Nicoya
Peninsula.
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Positive Economy Outlook
The economy goals set by the Central Bank for the year 2004 have found a
positive echo among the business and industry sectors.
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Domestic debt over $6.4 billion
The domestic debt remains the largest
threat to the health of the economy of Costa Rica, since it reached some
$6.4 billion last year, a 13.4 percent increase in comparison to 2002.
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Costa Rica Advances to Olympic Qualifier Semifinals
Costa Rica and Mexico have
advanced to the semifinals of regional Olympic qualifying in men's football
Wednesday.
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One Fifth of Marriages Involves a Foreigner
A report published in the daily Spanish newspaper, La Prensa Libre, shows
that of 85.763 marriages registered in Costa Rica between 1998 and 2003,
18.223 or 21.27% involved a foreigner.
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UN warns of huge Colombia crisis
Many thousands have fled Colombia to neighbouring countries. A senior UN
official has said Colombia is facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis
outside Africa. The Assistant UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Kamel
Morjane, said the situation was only worse in the Democratic Republic of
Congo and Sudan.
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Peru indignant over Japanese politician's support for
Fujimori
The Peruvian government said Thursday that it would express "surprise and
concern" over support by Japanese political leader Shizuka Kamei for former
President Alberto Fujimori's aspirations to regain the Peruvian presidency.
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4 more Cubans are `prisoners of conscience'
Amnesty International on Wednesday added four more Cubans to its list of
''prisoners of conscience,'' reinforcing Cuba's status as the country with
the highest number of such prisoners in the Western Hemisphere.
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