A view of downtown San Jose from La Paz park. Though clouds hang over the Central Valley from time to time, they bring little or no rain during the "dry" season, which runs until May.  Click for larger image!

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Growing Direct Investment
Costa Rica has high expectations to attract direct foreign investment this year, as a result of the recovery of world economy, the increase in revenues of corporations, and the negotiation of the Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. (CAFTA).  >more
 

Exports Increased
The exports of Costa Rica increased 16 percent last year, as compared to those in 2002.  >more
 

No to pesticides
The melon harvest began Dec. 8 on the Entebe farm in Nandayure, on Costa Rica’s northern Pacific coast. Entebe stopped spraying methyl bromide on its crops seven years ago, because of the negative effects of the pesticide on human health and the ozone. >more
 

Latin American, East Asian foreign ministers begin talks in Philippines
Foreign ministers from Latin America and East Asia have opened two days of talks in the Philippines Friday with a call to boost cooperation against terrorism and other of security threats.  >more
 

Texas Rotary Club Donates New Ambulance
With a little help from donations and a lot of tender loving care, some East Texans are coming to the aid of people thousands of miles away.  >more
 

FAO Attempts To Alleviate Nicaraguan Coffee Crisis
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has pledged to help the Nicaraguan government provide aid to over 3,000 of Nicaragua's struggling small-scale coffee producers.  >more
 

Brazil And India To Boost South-South Trade
India and Mercosur members Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, as well as associate members Chile and Bolivia, signed a "Preferential Trade Agreement" on 25 January to establish closer trade ties aimed in part at reducing their dependence on trade with the rich countries.  >more
 

China, Venezuela sign pact on railway rehabilitation
China and Venezuela signed on Thursday an agreement to cooperate in the rehabilitation of Venezuela's railway system.  >more
 

Rainstorms kill 60, injures thousands in Brazil
At least 60 people were killed and thousands were injured by rainstorms that hit several Brazilian regions in recent weeks, officials said on Thursday.  >more


 

 

Agenda Nacional  de la Niñez Casa Alianza