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Asia Charms Costa Rica
The strong increase in trade,
the possibilities for investment
and the training programs in
state-of-the-art technology have
captivated Costa Rica, which has
embarked in the conquest of
Asia.
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Costa Rica’s Federico Pilurzu
surfed his way to the sem-ifinals of both
the Open and the Longboard
categories yesterday in
Perú.
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Tourism for the Handicapped
Under the motto "Tourism for
everyone," the Chamber of
Tourism of Turrialba, in the
province of Cartago, aims at
adapting its tourist facilities
in order to ease their enjoyment
by the handicapped.
U.S. Buys
the Most Farm Products
The United States bought 40 to
45 percent of all Costa Rican
farm exports during the last
seven years, according to the
Ministerio de Agricultura (MAG)
- Ministry of Agriculture.
Costa Rica's Federico Pilurzu
Passes to Semi-Finals
Costa Rica’s Federico Pilurzu
surfed his way to the Main
Event—the sem-ifinals — of both
the Open and the Longboard
categories yesterday at the
third day of the Reef
Panamericano de Surf Peru 2006
Copa Motorola in Lima. In
well-shaped 3 to 4-foot waves at
Punta Rocas beach, Pilurzu beat
Peruvian local hero and 2005
Latin Pro Surfing Champion
Gabriel Villaran, but placed 2nd
to Sebastián Alarcón, also of
Peru.
FTA - US Infringes Guatemalan
Identity
Participants to the 1st Social
Forum of the Guatemalan Peoples
accused Saturday negative
effects of the Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) with United
States for national culture and
identity.
Fidel Castro against Nuclear
Escalation
Cuban President Fidel Castro has
denounced the danger posed to
the world by a new nuclear
escalation in view of the stand
the US and its allies have taken
on the use of weapons of mass
destruction.
US accepts Venezuela's
anti-drug proposal
The United States has accepted
Venezuela's new proposal in the
war against drug trafficking,
Luis Correa, the president of
Venezuela's National Commission
Against Illegal Drug Use, said
on Friday.
Chile,
Panama to speed up trade
negotiations
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos
and his Panamanian counterpart
Martin Torrijos agreed on
Thursday to speed up
negotiations on a bilateral free
trade agreement, local media
reported.
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