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Semana
Santa Underway
The Semana Santa exodus began
yesterday when as many as two
million by Tránsito officials
estimations will make their way
from urban centres to the
beaches and mountains. Traffic
on the General Cañas highway was
heavy yesterday (Friday) as many
took off work early to beat the
massive movement that is
expected today.
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Costa Rican students march in a
parade in honour of
National Hero Juan Santamaria,
in Alajuela, Friday.
Santamaria is celebrated as the
soldier who used a torch to burn
down La Casona, causing the
defeat of filibuster U.S.
citizen William Walker and his
troops in 1856.
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Commuter Train Is Not Free
Anymore; Service to Tibás To
Start Soon
This week, the Tren Urbano -
commuter train - that has been
free on Tuesday and Thursdays on
its daily weekday trips between
San Pedro and Pavas is no longer
free.
Costa Rica: The Internet's Las
Vegas
(CBS)- It's more than
2,000 miles away from Las Vegas
or Atlantic City, but if you
place a bet on the Internet,
odds are it will end up being
processed in Costa Rica.
Social
Gap Widened
In high-income households in
Costa Rica, income doubled
between 1988 and 2004, but the
member of the poorest families
experienced only a 7 percent
increase in theirs.
Poás
Volcano Back to Calm
Dozens of curious and thrilled
tourists watched the Volcán Poás
make a small gas eruption, after
the National Park re-opened
following a few days in which it
was closed in order to prevent
any accident resulting from the
activity displayed in recent
days.
US Interference in Nicaragua
Worrisome
The Socialist International has
expressed concern in writing
this week over the repeated
meddling in the Nicaraguan
election by US Ambassador Paul
Trivelli, Sandinista National
Liberation Front leader Tomas
Borge informed.
Venezuela Hunts Down Serial
Killers
Venezuelan Minister for Interior
and Justice Jesse Chacon
announced the arrest of three of
the five people involved in the
quadruple murder that rocked the
country.
Argentina Tourism Skyrockets
Argentina has been visited by 22
million tourists this year,
which accounts for a 6.2 percent
rise if compared to last year,
according to sources at the
Tourism Secretariat in Buenos
Aires.
Latin
American leaders concerned over
US immigration bill
The newly proposed U.S.
immigration bill, if passed,
would not halt immigration, but
make the trip to the United
States more dangerous for
Central Americans who wanted to
seek better opportunities there,
leaders of the National
Association of Latin American
and Caribbean Countries said in
the Honduran capital,
Tegucigalpa.
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