Puntarenas Beach was the scene of a perfect sunset. This foto was taken on Sunday on the last day of the Puntarenas Festival, as a family walks off the day of activities.   Click for larger image!

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Costa Rica Ready Give Carlos Ortega His Marching Orders
The Costa Rica government has sent a letter to exiled Venezuelan Confederation of Trade Unions (CTV) president, Carlos Ortega warning him that he could face eviction from Costa Rica.  >more
 

Shannon Martin English Center Opens
An English and technology center in Costa Rica dedicated to Shannon Martin opened Monday. Jeanette Stauffer, Martin's mother, said the Shannon Lucile Martin English Center has begun teaching four Level 1 English classes in the southern coastal town of Golfito.  >more
 

OAS Should Get Rid of Its Voting System
Former Costa Rica President, Miguel Angel Rodríguez, the front-runner in the race to become the next head of the 34-country Organization of American States, has some very good ideas about how to make the group more relevant. Unfortunately, he is not pushing for what would be the most important one -- getting rid of the institution's ridiculous voting system. >more
 

Gruesome Find in New Jersey Home
A body believed to be that of a missing Wall Street bond analyst was discovered entombed in concrete at a stately Newark, New Jersey home yesterday, more than 10 months after the woman was reported missing.  >more
 

Price of Gasoline Going up Again: Highest Ever!
The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) - the government agency that governes public prices and services - has approved another hike in the price of gasoline as requested by the national pretrolium company Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope). >more
 

Largest Egg Recorded in Cuba
A Cuban chicken taken away the record held by a Costa Rican chicken for laying the largest egg in the world.  >more
 

Mexican Ex-President Lopez Portillo dies
Jose Lopez Portillo, who served as Mexico's president from 1976 through 1982, died Tuesday, family members and medical officials announced. He was 83 years old. >more
 

Indian Wounded in Ecuador Protests Dies
A 60-year-old Indian woman died from gunshot wounds suffered in a confrontation with soldiers during protests against the Ecuadorian government, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities, or Conaie, said Wednesday. The woman died in a hospital in the Andean city of Cuenca a day after being wounded during Monday's clashes in the Navon district, Conaie spokesman Jose Yungan told EFE. >more
 

Violence Feared in Planned Argentine Road Blockades
A showdown that many fear could turn violent was brewing here Wednesday, the eve of planned massive road blockades by radical protesters known for masking their faces and carrying clubs.  >more
 

 

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