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San José, Costa Rica -
Monday 28 February 2005 |
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Lottery
Vendors Will Have to Sell
Standing Up
The Municipality of San José in
its desire to retake the public
streets and walkways is now
asking lottery vendors to remove
their benches from the
sidewalks. Newspaper vendors
will also be asked to remove
their temporary stands. If the
vendors want to continue to sell
on the street, they must do it
standing.
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Costa Rica
Takes UNCAF Crown
Costa Rica won the UNCAF Cup
after defeating Honduras 8-7 in
a penalty shootout after they
finished the final 1-1 at the
end of regulation on Sunday.
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Skepticism
Over Coco Urban Zone Plan
A
little known bill to declare
Playas del Coco an Urban Zone
drew skeptical comments and
surprised reactions from the
Municipality of Carrillo and
Coco’s development associations
this week.
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Uruguayans Celebrate Day
before Tabaré´s Inauguration
Hours before the
inauguration of
President-elect Tabaré
Vázquez, Uruguayans are
already celebrating the
historical moment in which
the left wing will end with
more than 170 years of right
wing hegemony.
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Venezuela and China Keep
Strengthening Economic Links
A
Venezuelan government
delegation has successfully
wound up Sunday a visit to
China in search of foreign
markets, state-of-the-art
production methods,
development of national
industry and foreign
investment.
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At
least 14 killed in attacks
in Colombia
At least 14 people were
killed in attacks in
southwestern Colombia and
the perpetrators were still
unknown, authorities said
Sunday.
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CHILE:
Mapuche
Culture an Ingredient in Health
and Cuisine
Medicines and foods of the
Mapuches, Chile's largest
indigenous group, are finding a
place in the market and on
dinner tables. Pharmacies and
restaurants are turning into a
new source of income for the
Mapuche people -- and a window
into their culture.
Marta, 81, uses Pelu, a
medication for her otherwise
painful arthritis. María Isabel,
60, swears by Uñoperken,
prescribed for irritable colon.
Erica, 45, has been diagnosed
with uterine myoma, and she
doesn't hesitate to take Kintral.
For the past month, these three
Chilean women have been
complementing their ''western
medicine'' treatments with
Mapuche products, made using 47
native plants harvested in the
Araucanía region, some 700 km
south of the capital and where
the Mapuche population is
concentrated. more
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