Gallo Pinto Originated
in Limón Investigation
Concludes
"Gallo Pinto" is a
traditional Costa Rican
dish that is enjoyed by
Costa Ricans and
visitors alike as well
as in many other Latin
American societies. But,
what is the origin of
the Gallo Pinto?
Patricia Vega, an
investigator of the
Universidad de Costa
Rica (UCR) set out to do
just that.
A mechanical
malfunction left
the truck driven
by Antonio
Navarro resting
on the rooftop
of a home in La
Violeta de
Frailes in
Desamparados,
and leaving an
indigenous
family of coffee
collectors
dangling from
the truck. The
driver and the
passenger where
seriously hurt
in the accident.
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CAFTA-DR Sets Stage for
Increased High-Value Sales to
Costa Rica
The United States exported
$311.5 million worth of food and
agricultural products to Costa
Rica in fiscal 2006, of which
two-thirds was bulk commodities.
U.S. products accounted for 44
percent of all agricultural and
25 percent of food and beverage
products imported by the
country.
Costa Rica Aims to Become First
"Carbon Neutral" Country
The Costa Rican government is
developing plans to begin
offsetting all of the country’s
carbon dioxide emissions, the
daily Spanish language
newspaper, La Nación, reports.
Alaska Traveler Rescues
Chihuahua
Travelers to Costa Rica
frequently return to the United
States with souvenirs - crafts,
leather goods, coffee - and even
with new, restrictive luggage
regulations, most can expect to
make it home with everything
they brought.
Insider Tips on Purchasing
Property in Costa Rica
Costa Vista Land uncovers the
mystery of purchasing land in
exotic Costa Rica on a new audio
CD. Investors will learn about
affordable opportunities to
purchase a parcel of land in
Costa Rica, the quality of life
in Costa Rica and resources for
a seamless transaction.
Houston Courts Costa Rica In
Hopes Of Nation's Flower
Business
Houston wants to pluck away some
of Miami's flower trade and
hopes some Costa Rican growers
can help it do just that. Last
year, U.S. companies imported
$1.1 billion worth of flowers,
seeds and foliage, but most were
sent to the Miami International
Airport for transport across the
nation by truck.
Nicaragua, Honduras Rule Out
Tensions
The top military chiefs in
Nicaragua and Honduras ruled out
any tension on the common border
Wednesday, despite the
territorial dispute the two
countries are resolving at the
International Court of Justice
in The Hague.
Panama Seizes Cocaine Shipment
Panamanian drug authorities are
searching for four crewmembers
of a captured boat laden with 11
tons of cocaine, police sources
said on Wednesday.
Quake Shakes Panama, No Victims
A 5.5 earthquake (Richter scale)
was registered in the northern
coast of Panama Wednesday
morning without causing damage
or victims, the National Civil
Protection System (SINAPROC)
reported.
Guatemala Neighborhood A
Calamity
The Guatemalan government
decreed a state of disaster in
the capital s San Antonio
neighborhood, where probable
saturation of the drainage
system 20 days ago caused the
land to sink and a huge hole to
swallow three people and several
houses.
Guatemalan Teachers: No
Privatization
Teachers took to the
streets of Guatemala
City on Wednesday to
demand socioeconomic
improvements and protest
government plans to
privatize education.
PERU:
Setting the Drug
Lords Free
Releasing alleged or
convicted drug
traffickers from
prison is becoming
common practice in
the Peruvian justice
system.
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