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A Monarch Isabella butterfly
rests on a mural of the face of
a woman at a butterfly garden in
Guacima de Alajuela, northwest
of San José. More than 30,000
cocoons of butterflies of 30
different species are exported
every month from Costa Rica by
U.S. citizen Joris Brinkerhoff
who specializes in the breeding
and exporting butterflies to
Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada and
the United States. The cocoons
range in price from $2 to $5
each. [Foto: REUTERS/Juan Carlos
Ulate] |
Costa Rica
Yet To Make Any Move to Approve
TLC
Though touted as a staunch U.S.
ally and a beacon of democracy
and trade-based economics, Costa
Rica is poised this week to
deliver the Bush administration
an embarrassing political black
eye.
Protest
March On For Tomorrow
Lineth Saborí0, acting as
president for the Republic, was
firm in her words yesterday,
that those who take action in
tomorrow's protest of the TLC
will not be paid their days
salary.
Inflation and Poverty Increase
The signals that the economy of
Costa Rica is emitting make it
foreseeable for a hike in
inflation and poverty this year,
as compared to the preceding
ones, according to analysts,
such as Miguel Gutierrez, a
member of the State of the
Nation board.
Hyatt to
Invest us$50 Million
The international hotel chain
Hyatt plans to invest us$50
million in Costa Rica in the
next two years, mainly in a
200-room hotel, according to
firm sources.
LATIN AMERICA
Castro says Sino-Cuban ties in
best period of history
Cuba and China have had frequent
exchanges of high-level visits
in recent years and their close
ties are in the best period in
history, said Cuban leader Fidel
Castro Ruz while meeting with
top Chinese national advisor Jia
Qinglin here on Friday night.
UN human rights chief urges
Colombia to be tough on militant
crimes
UN human rights chief Louise
Arbour urged the Colombian
government on Saturday to
tighten its peace proposal and
ensure that the atrocities
committed by militant groups are
punished.
Incoming
OAS chief denies intention to
intervene in Cuba's internal
affairs
Incoming Secretary General of
the Organization of American
States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza
said Saturday that he never has
the intention to intervene in
the internal affairs of Cuba.
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