Autopista
General Cañas, Queen of Hearts
The Autopista General Cañas, the
15 kilometre highway that
connects San José from the
Agencia Nissan to the Juan
Santamaría International airport
and points west is not only the
busiest highway in the country,
but also reigns for the most
hearts painted on its surface.
Head of the MOPT,
Karla González
(left), Rodrigo
Arias (centre),
ministro de la
Presidencia, and
Carlos Ricardo
Benavides
(right), tourism
minister, hold
up a design of
the new tourist
signage that
will placed
along the major
routes to help
visitors. |
New
Tourist Signage To Guide
Visitors, Announced
Tourists will soon find it
easier to move around the
country and without getting lost
or having to stop continually to
ask for directions, as the
ministra de Transportes, Karla
González, annnounced yesterday
the placing of some 1.300
"tourist signs" along the major
highways.
Minister Arias Says Protests Are
A Right in Costa Rica
Rodrigo Arias,
ministro de la Presidencia and
brother to president, Oscar
Arias, is clear about one thing,
people can protest as long as
there is respect for civil
order.
Spain Agreed To Forgive Costa
Rican us$58 Million Debt
The Secretaria de Estado de
España (Spains Secretary of
State), Trinidad Jiménez,
arrived in Costa Rica yesterday
to meet with president Oscar
Arias, Costa Rican foreign
minister, Bruno Stagno and the
president of the Legislative
Assembly, Antonio Pacheco.
Stinger Systems Fulfills Sales
Orders in Costa Rica
Stinger Systems , a leader in
projectile stun technologies,
announced today that it has
fulfilled its initial purchase
order to its distributor, Lenex,
in Costa Rica.
US Coast Guard Rescues Migrants
off Costa Rica
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a
disabled boat that was carrying
at least 57 illegal South
American immigrants, Costa Rican
officials said Monday.
Nicaragua Slashes Fuel Prices
Nicaragua reports sizable fuel
price cuts, raising popular
hopes that the good news extend
to basic food supply.
Guatemala Voters Undecided
As much as 70 percent of
Guatemala voters in the general
elections are undecided about
which political party to
support, according to a survey
published in this capital.
Each Day 20 Hondurans to US Sans
Papers
Some 20 Hondurans a day try to
illegally reach the United
States, where 1.2 million
compatriots live, mostly without
documents, Puerto Cortes
migration officer Cristobal
Romero asserted on Monday.
El Salvador Defends Arms Control
Although 96.1 percent of
Salvadorians admit the danger
weapons represent and 69.2
percent favour prohibiting
carrying these deadly weapons,
the Salvadoran government
opposes legislation making
carrying them illegal.
Cuba Gives
Medical Centre to Guatemala
A second ophthalmologic centre,
with capacity to operate 40
patients daily, will be opened
in Guatemala this week, thanks
to Cuban collaboration,
including medical staff and
technical equipment.
WORLD
SOCIAL FORUM:
Latin
American Groundswell In Motion
The
struggle against social
exclusion and the defence of the
environment and natural
resources such as water have
made progress in Latin America
-- so much so that they have
become an influential
groundswell of opinion which is
giving shape to a new way of
life, say Bolivian activists.
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