Costa Rica Has A New Map Thanks
To La Nación
The daily Spanish newspaper, La
Nación, announced that beginning
on Tuesday and continuing every
Tuesday until June, readers will
find a new map of Costa Rica,
printed on special paper,
covering four pages of the
daily. Twelve of the segments
will form part of a large map of
Costa Rica, based on a scale of
1:175.000 that measures 2.14
metres by 2.04 metres.
The moon last
night was a
little different
as the Sun,
Earth and the
Moon lined for a
total eclipse
that began about
5:45pm and
lasted until
6:15pm. With
clear skies over
Costa Rica, the
eclipse could be
seen from every
corner of the
country. |
New Postal
Address System Ready
Costa Rican addresses can leave
even the experienced scratching
their head. But, do not despair,
the Correos de Costa Rica (Costa
Rican Post Office) is coming to
the rescue, as it begins to use
a new system of postal addresses
during this month and next.
Costa Rica Retirement To Be
Featured on Good Morning America
The author of "The New Golden
Door To Retirement and Living in
Costa Rica", Christopher Howard,
was recenlty interviewed by Good
Morning America, who will be
doing a special segment on
retiring in Costa Rica.
Dependence
on Foreign Investment
In an increasing fashion, the
economic stability of Costa Rica
depends on direct foreign
investment.
'Dream draw' for Victoria World
Cup Group
Scotland, Nigeria, Costa Rica
and Japan under-20 soccer teams
to play in Victoria in July.
Nicaragua Politician Seeks Dario
Poems
A Nicaraguan opposition leader
is protesting President Daniel
Ortega's gift of two poetry
manuscripts to fellow leftist
President Hugo Chavez of
Venezuela, demanding that Chavez
return them.
Guatemala is a Collapsed State,
UN
The
United Nations Human Rights High
Commissioner Anders Compass
considered on Saturday that the
Guatemalan State has failed and
collapsed, after the many
crimes, in which officials and
police agents have been
involved.
Guatemalans Repudiate Bush Visit
With a concentration in front of
the US Embassy in this capital,
demonstrations for rejection to
the next visit of US President
George W. Bush to Guatemala,
started Saturday.
Cuban Daily Recalls Sabotage in
Havana Port
Cuban Granma daily recalled on
Saturday the sabotage to the
French ship "Le Coubre" in
Havana, on the occasion of the
anniversary of that terrorist
action, of which the United
States CIA was accused.
Four
policemen killed transporting
bomb in Colombia
Four Colombian police officers
were killed Saturday while
trying to move a bomb, which had
been part of Thursday's failed
assassination attempt against a
city mayor by leftist rebels,
said local police.
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