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Two-year-old
twins
Yurelia
and
Fiorella
Rocha-Arias
have
left
Lucile
Packard
Children's
Hospital
at
Stanford
and
returned
to their
home in
San José
yesterday.
The
formerly
conjoined
twins
were
successfully
separated
in a
9-hour
procedure
on
November
12,
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Falling Fowl Of The
Chicken Bus
The lure of travelling
like a local proved too
strong for Sue White -
with hilarious results.
Travelling from
Guatemala to Nicaragua
may sound adventurous,
but for most people it
involves parking
themselves on a luxury
air-conditioned bus and
waking up at their
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ArcelorMittal
Buys 50% Stake in Costa
Rica Plant
ArcelorMittal, the
world's largest
steelmaker, said on
Monday it had bought the
50 percent stake it did
not already own in Costa
Rica long carbon steel
producers Laminadora
Costarricense and
Trefileria Colima.
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The Life of Your Dreams
The fact is; you could
not have dreamed of the
new and exciting life
possible here. The
cultural generosity of
the people, the
excitement of doing all
of the things you never
had time for, the health
benefits of unprocessed
food, clean air, and
exercise. |
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of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Tuesday 05 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Separated Twins Back At
Home
Two year-old twin girls
that were formerly
conjoined at the chest
and abdomen are back at
home in Costa Rica.
ICE Announces Text
Messaging Beyond Costa Rica
Subscribers to the GSM
cellular network can now send text (SMS)
messages beyond Costa Rica's borders as
well as receive them.
Tamarindo Clean Up
Begins
The Municipalidad de
Santa Cruz began rolling heavy machinery
destroying buildings built on maritime
zone lands in Playa Tamarindo. The
demolitions had been coming for some
time.
Allegro Papagayo Hotel
To Be Shut Down Today
Some 600 guests of the
Allegro Papagayo hotel
may be forced to find
other accommodations
today as the Ministerio
de Salud (Health
Ministry) is preparing
to shut down the hotel
following complaints of
sewage water being
dumped directly into the
nearby river.
No Water Rationing This
Summer, Says the AyA
Good news from the
Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA) -
water and sewer utility:
there will be no water
rationing this summer.
IN BRIEF...
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Ex Diplomat Refutes
Criticisms of Nicaraguan
Government
It is impossible to
assess the first year of
President Daniel
Ortega's government
without considering the
16-year heritage from
neoliberal
administrations,
Nicaraguan analyst and
ex diplomat Aldo Diaz
Lacayo said.
Nine People Die in
Panama's Carnival
Celebrations
Nine people have died in
the first three days of
Panama's annual carnival
celebrations, police
said Monday.
Colombia Awaits New FARC
Release
Colombians began the
week hopeful for the
prompt release by the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
of former
parliamentarians Gloria
Polanco, Luis Eladio
Perez, and Orlando
Beltran.
Cuba Arranges State
Council Election
Cuban electoral
authorities continue
Monday arrangements to
elect on February 24 the
Council of State, which
is the island's top
state representation.
Change in Venezuela
Started in 1992
The revolutionary
project in Venezuela,
boosted by President
Hugo Chavez, began with
the civic-military
action on February 4,
1992.
Q&A : ‘It Would Take
Several Lifetimes to
Save Havana’
Eusebio Leal has been
involved in the
restoration of the
historic centre of the
Cuban capital since
1967, when he began
renovating the Palacio
de los Capitanes
Generales, now the City
Museum. And while Old
Havana is still his
priority, he is
concerned about the rest
of the city, too.
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