193.000 TDMA Cellular
Lines Still Available,
ICE Says
Looking to get a
cellular phone? Well,
the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) - the
state monopoly on
telecommunications - has
some good news.
A set of pupas,
also known as
chrysalis, grow
at 'The
Butterfly Farm'
in Alajuela. The
farm not only
functions as a
tourist
destination but
also as a
butterfly
breeding center
to export
thousands of
them in their
pupal stage to
Europe where
each is sold for
about two
dollars. |
$15 Million Terminal at Liberia
Airport
The Government of Costa Rica
plans to improve the facilities
for visitors at Daniel Oduber International Airport
in Liberira, by
building a new us$15-million
terminal.
Hospital
Niños Evaluates Separating
Siamese Twins in Costa Rica
The surgeons at the Hospital
Nacional de Niños (children's
hospital) in San José are not
discarding the possibility of
separating the Siamese twins
Yurella and Fiorella Rocha
Arias, now one year and five
months old.
Cheaper Nanotubes
Although carbon nanotubes were
discovered 15 years ago, their
use has been limited due to the
complex, dangerous, and
expensive methods for their
production.
Chavez:
Fidel Castro fighting for life
Cuban leader Fidel Castro is
battling for his life,
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
said here Friday.
Cuban Secret Agent Film in
Mexico
"Secretos desde el malecon
habanero," a documentary that
tells the life of Nestor Baguer,
a journalist and Cuban security
agent who infiltrated the US
Central Intelligence Agency, was
screened in this capital.
MERCOSUR Beats 2006 Records
The 32nd Summit of MERCOSUR
(Southern Common Market), which
concluded this week in this
Brazilian city, was a resounding
success, according to
declarations and documents
released on Saturday.
Politician Should Lead
Integration, Says Ecuadorian
President
Ecuador"s President Rafael
Correa said on Saturday that the
Latin American integration
process should be led by
politicians who have an integral
historical vision, and not by
economists.
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