Limón With the Highest Number
of Bicycle Accident Deaths
Limón is the province with the
highest number of bicycle
accidents and deaths, accounting
for 11 of the 40 deaths
involving a cyclist for 2005. A
total of 278 persons lost their
lives in traffic accidents
during the year 2005, in the
majority of the cases
carelessness was the cause.
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Palmares a todo Tope as more
than 2.500 on horses took over
downtown Palmares (west of San
José) in the annual Palmares
Festival that runs until next
week. Next to the Zapote fair in
San José, Palmares is the most
colourful and entertaining of
the annual festivals all around
the country that occur each year
during this time.
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Chinese "Mafia" Makes Its Way
Into Costa Rica By Way of
Marriage, Investigators Found
An investigation by judicial
authorities reveals that the
Chinese "mafia" lands in Costa
Rica by way of marriage. Chinese
nationals have to obtain a visa
to enter Costa Rica and have
come under scrutiny by
immigration officials over the
past few years, including
implications of wrongdoing by
the former immgration director,
who unexpectedly resigned his
post last year.
Cartago Route Has New Stops
With the Change of Operator
Taking a bus to and from Cartago?
Be warned that the bus start and
end stops that has served for
years is now changed, as the bus
company SACSA loses its
concession to the new operator,
LUMASA.
Arias
Refused to Enter the Debate
Ring, Rivals Say He is Afraid
It's definite, presidential
election front runner, Oscar
Arias, of the Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN), says he is not a
"gallito" to enter the fight
ring, refusing to debate his
rival candidates. Arias says he
prefers to take his message to
the people rather than waste
time debating on national
television.
Guatemalans Protest
Privatization
Thousands of Guatemalans are
taking part in a three-mile
march on Friday to protest
privatization, insecurity and US
anti-immigrant policy.
Good Vibes for Cuban-Mexican
Youth
The Cuban youth delegation who
honored the founder of Cuba´s
University Student Federation (FEU),
Julio Antonio Mella, murdered 77
years ago in this capital, will
end this Friday five days of
fruitful stay here.
Lula and Morales in Deep
Brazil´s President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva and Bolivian
President-elect Evo Morales are
analyzing Friday the
possibilities to boost
collaboration, reported the
Brazilian Foreign Ministry.
Venezuela
Warms US Poor
CITGO, a subsidiary of
Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)
in the US, signed Friday an
accord to supply heating fuel at
reduced prices for the state of
Maine´s poor and indigenous
people.
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:
US Activists Study Bolivarian
Revolution
U.S.
activists are heading to the
Sixth World Social Forum (WSF)
with a renewed sense of optimism
and international solidarity,
despite Washington's animosity
toward the hemisphere's growing
slate of leftist governments.
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