No To The TLC, Riteve and Rising Prices
The protest march that had been highly anticipated didn't get the turn out support union organizers had expected. The thousands of that were supported paralyze the country, take to the streets and made their situation known to the country's leaders decided to let several hundreds do their bidding.

60% of Ticos Are Fat
Sixty percent of adult Ticos  are "fat", while 6% of children are also overweight and 25% of adolescents have problem with obesity.

President Pacheco Awarded "International Shark Enemy of the Year" Defends Himself
 The international organization, Shark Project, based in Germany, has nominated Costa Rican President, Abel Pacheco, for their "International Shark Enemy of the Year" award.

40% of Fire Hydrants Don't Work, More Needed
According to the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) - the national insurance company - there 5.000 fire hydrants in Costa Rica, however, 2.000 or 40% of them are in a bad state of repair and another 4.800 are needed to properly attend to emergencies.

Passenger Arrivals Exceed Expectations
Operations staff at Daniel Oduber International Airport in Guanacaste have been forced to adjust their passenger forecasts following another record month at the country's second busiest airport.


LATIN AMERICA

A Human Sea Floods Havana's Malecon
Since the early hours of this Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of Havana residents gathered for the march along Havana waterfront drive - the Malecon - against terrorism and the complicity of the US government in this violent policy against Cuba.Fidel Castro´s Speech before Anti-Terrorism March in Havana

Colombian political leader murdered
Colombian Conservative Party leader Cesar Hincapie Silva was murdered at home in Armenia, capital of the central-western department of Quindio, authorities said Monday.

Colombian president reiterates one-China policy
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe reiterated here Monday that his government will continue to resolutely uphold the one-China policy.

Peru's ex-army chief gets 8 years in jail for corruption
Peru's former army chief Nicolas de Bari Hermoza Rios was sentenced to eight years in jail on Monday for corruption under ex-President Alberto Fujimori 10-year rule.


SPECIAL REPORTS

PERU:
Violence Widens Gap Between Remote Indigenous Communities and State
The murder of a four-person visiting health brigade in Peru's northern Amazon jungle region, blamed on members of the Awajún indigenous community, highlighted the distance between the Peruvian state and the country's large aboriginal population.