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The
Banco
Central
de Costa
Rica (BCCR)
museum
is home
to the
works of
Rembrandt.
The
exhibition
will be
in Costa
Rica
until
April 6 |
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Living La Pura Vida
When you ask a Costa
Rican how she is doing,
she doesn't reply with a
curt "Fine, thanks."
Instead, she smiles and
replies, "Pura vida!"
And why wouldn't she?
The uniquely Costa Rican
motto sums up what the
beautiful country is all
about.
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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
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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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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Sunday 10 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
New Sports Stadium For
50.000 To Replace
Existing Estadio
Nacional
The Estadio Nacional de
San José, located on the
west end of the Sabana
park, will be demolished
in two months to make
way for the construction
of a new sports arena.
Up To Four Vehicles
Daily Stolen For Ransom
in Alajuela
Authorities
estimate that residents
of Alajuela centro pay
up to ¢2.5 million
colones (us$5.000) daily
as extortion to recover
their stolen vehicles, a
crime that is on the
rise according to a
report by the Organismo
de Investigacion
Judicial (OIJ).
"Costa Rican Resort
Nightmare" Headline in
Canada
Canada CTV News is
telling Canadians of how
a Costa Rican winter
getaway is turning into
a nightmare for a number
of Canadians with the
closing of the Allegro
Papagayo hotel in
Guanacaste.
Whales and Dolphins
Through an executive
decree issued by
President Oscar Arias,
Costa Rica became one of
the first sanctuaries
for whales and dolphins
in Latin America.
Costa Rica Last Stop For
Sanz Tour
Alejandro Sanz, the
Spanish songwriter and
singer, is making Costa
Rica his last stop in
his tour "El tren de los
momentos". The tour
began in Peru last March
and will end at the
Ricardo Saprissa stadium
on Tuesday (February
12).
Last Day To Activate
Reserved GSM Line
If you are one of those
who reserved a new GSM
cellular line and have
yet to activate it, you
have until 8:00pm
tonight to do so or lose
the right as the line
will become available to
the general public
tomorrow.
Policía de
Tránsito In Full Force For Return Home
Today and Back to School Tomorrow
Starting at 10:00am, the San José-
Alajuela, San Ramón, Barranca and
Orotina and route 32 will be focus of an
intensive campaign by the Policía de
Tránsito, according to its director,
Germán Marín, as vacationers return
home.
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Nicaragua Supports
Iran's Right For Peaceful Use of Nuclear
Energy
Nicaragua's new
ambassador to Tehran J. Castrio said
Saturday that Nicaraguan government
supports Iran's right for peaceful use
of nuclear energy.
Bolivia Continues
Evacuations
About 3,000 families are
living on shelters in
this northeastern
Bolivian City threatened
to be flooded by
possible overflow of
Ibare River.
Cuba's Legislature To Be
Convened On Feb. 24
The Cuban National
Assembly of People's
Power will be convened
on Feb. 24, Cuba's
acting leader Raul
Castro announced on
Saturday.
Venezuelan Socialist
Party Debates Platform
The debates of the
foundational congress of
the PSUV (United
Socialist Party of
Venezuela), being held
in the state of Bolivar
this weekend, are
focused on the party's
platform to prepare the
official foundation of
the organization.
Six Killed In Military
Plane Crash in Colombia
A military cargo plane
crashed in southern
Colombia Saturday,
killing all six soldiers
on board, the military
said.
NICARAGUA
Ortega's Return Stirs
Ex-Contras in US
At the end of
Nicaragua's civil war,
Juan Gregorio Rodriguez
traded his life as a
Contra rebel for that of
auto mechanic in
Florida. He kept in
touch with other rebels
and supported their
political efforts, but
mostly from afar.
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09 February 2008 |
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