Could The Rumour Be True? Disney in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is the only country that is being considered by the The Walt Disney Company for a television travel and adventure series called Adventures by Disney, which will be filmed in six countries; Italy, England, France and Canada.

Climate to Be Discussed in Costa Rica
The 1st International Conference on Studies of Threats of Sudden Flooding and World Climate Worsening will be held in San José  today, the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) said.

Luis Palau’s Costa Rica Festival Draws 400,000+
The Luis Palau ministry teamed with major Latin American entertainers, over 18,000 volunteers and more than 800 churches to bring the Costa Rica Festival with Luis Palau in San José, Friday and Saturday.

President Pacheco Says He Will Be Handing Over a Country In Good Shape and Better Than When He Took Office
With less than two months to go (56 days to be exact), president Abel Pacheco, now 72 years of age, says that he is satisfied in leaving the country in good shape and in better condition than when he took over the presidential chair four years ago.

Cool Mornings In The Central Valley To Last A Little While Longer
The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - the weatherman - predicts that the cool mornings in the Central Valley will be with us for a while.



Nicaraguan Drivers Put Off General Strike
Nicaragua´s Drivers Union decided to postpone the general strike they had planned for Monday in Managua but the 7-day stoppage of public transportation continues.

Uruguay President Visits Venezuela
Coming from Bolivia, Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez is kicking off Monday his first visit to Venezuela that should strengthen relations between the two countries.

Parliamentary win boosts Colombian President's chances of reelection
Colombian President Alvaro Uribegained a majority in Congress in the country's parliamentary elections held on Sunday, as the ruling coalition won far more seats in the Senate than the opposition.

Venezuela celebrates Flag Day with new national flag
The Venezuelan government celebrated Flag Day on Sunday with a new national flag, which has eight stars instead of seven in the central blue stripe, representing the eight states which came together to form the nation in the 19th century.

Colombian army seizes 6.5 tons of cocaine
The Colombian army told reporters on Sunday that it had seized 6.5 tons of cocaine in Baranquillaon, a city on the Andean country's Caribbean coast.


CHILE:
Moving Inaugural Ceremony for First Female President
Socialist pediatrician Michelle Bachelet, the daughter of a general who died as a result of torture under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, became Chile's first female president Saturday in a moving ceremony in which the first ministerial cabinet in Latin America made up of equal numbers of men and women was sworn in.

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