Visitors to the area of Nuevo Arenal not only have to alert for the potholes on the road but also stray cows as local area farmers use their animals use the public roads with frequency. [Foto: courtesy of Avanti Limousines]

Gasoline Price Drops; To Drop Again Within Days
As of midnight last night the price of gasoline dropped and within this week it will drop even further with the approval Monday by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) of a request by the state refinery, Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope).

Toyota International Teacher Program Sends U.S. Teachers to Costa Rica
Twenty U.S. teachers, chosen as educational ambassadors through the Toyota International Teacher Program, will spend 10 days this spring exploring Costa Rica -- the cultural and biological crossroads between North and South America.

Costa Rica, an Immigrant Haven No More
Once considered a main refuge for immigrants, Costa Rica is increasingly becoming the opposite, as a large number of nationals leave for the United States.

New Disney tours: Travel To Costa Rica With the Mouse in 2007
Disney is expanding its selection of guided tours for families with 12 itineraries for 2007, to include Costa Rica.

TRADEX  Announces the Establishment of a New Relationship With a Broker/Dealer in Costa Rica
TRADEX Global Financial Services, Inc., a financial services company that provides access to the U.S., Canadian, European and Asian financial markets to foreign investors, announced that it has established a new relationship and the opening of an institutional trading account with Puesto de Bolsa Interbolsa, S.A., based in San José



Ortega to Lead Nicaragua from Base
Daniel Ortega will receive today the presidential sash in the same place where 17 years ago, after losing elections, he announced the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) was going to govern from the base.

Salvadorans Protest Mining Permissions
Thousands of inhabitants of different communities from El Salvador s departments of Chalatenango and Morazan protested Tuesday in front of the Environmental Ministry over concessions to mining companies for exploration.

Casa de Las Americas Literature Award Begins
With over 400 written works from 18 countries competing in five genres, the 48th Casa de las Americas Literature Award, one of the most prestigious in Latin America, began on Tuesday.

Colombia Frees Telesur Journalist
Fredy Muñoz, the correspondent for multi-national Telesur who was arrested in November by Colombian secret police, was freed on Tuesday after a prosecutor delegated to the Bolivar Department Superior Court revoked his detention.

Chavez for New Geometry of Power
Venezuela s President Hugo Chavez begins a new mandate supported by a renovated cabinet and important challenges whose aim is to strengthen the Bolivarian revolutionary process.


RIGHTS-CUBA:
Fewer Political Prisoners, But Little Progress
The number of people in prison for political reasons in Cuba fell last year, but only by an insignificant margin, and there is no sign of a change in official policy since the "temporary" withdrawal from public life of President Fidel Castro due to illness last July, dissident sources said.