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A
Hyacinth
Macaw
rests on
the
shoulder
of
Richard
Frisius,
88, a
U.S.
citizen
living
in Costa
Rica, at
a
nursery
of
macaws
in
Alajuela,
west of
San
José.The
Frisius
have
dedicated
themselves
to the
conservation
and
protection
of
macaws
with the
goal of
reproducing
these
species
in
captivity
to then
liberate
them in
the
forests
of Costa
Rica.
According
to the
last
census
by the
Ministry
of
Environment
and
Energy,
in the
Costa
Rican
Pacific
only 800
scarlet
macaw
and 50
green
macaw
remain
in the
wild.
[Foto:
REUTERS/Juan
Carlos
Ulate] |
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Edward Stourton's Heaven
On Earth
Radio and TV presenter
Edward Stourton on the
rich diversity of Cosat
Rica. I've been through
Portugal, America and
France phases but my
favourite destination at
the moment is Costa
Rica, which I visited
for the first time last
year.
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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 17 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Southern Command To
Intensify Operations in
Costa Rica
The United States
Southern Command is
expected to intensify
its operations in Costa
Rica as USSOUTHCOM's
deputy commander, Glenn
F Spears, this week
visits Costa Rica.
Tamarindo
Residents Protest Increased Development
of Tall Buildings
A group of 400 Tamarindo
area residents were out yesterday
afternoon, in the blazing sun and heat,
to protest the increase in development
in the Pacific coast beach community and
surrounding areas.
India Seeks Alliances
With Costa Rica
The world’s information
and communications
leader, India, boasts of
such a high demand of
computer programs and
technical support
services that it is
seeking alliances with
Costa Rican firms in
order to properly handle
that demand.
$200 Million In Software
A survey by the Costa
Rican Technology Chamber
(CAMTIC) of the 500
technology firms in
Costa Rica found that
they are exporting
us$200 million worth of
software a year.
Direct Flights to Bogota
The Colombian airline
Avianca will start
operating four weekly
non-stop flights between
San José and Bogota
starting this February
29.
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Venezuela
ships oil to Nicaragua
Nicaragua's government
this weekend is
receiving 250,000
barrels of crude oil
from Venezuela worth USD
21 million, in the first
oil shipment this year,
Friday said Minister of
Energy and Mines Emilio
Rappaccioli.
Guatemala Firearms
Out
of Control
Guatemalan authorities
recognize Friday serious
deficiency in
registering and
controlling firearms,
despite 85 percent of
crimes committed in this
country are with those
devices.
U.S. Urges Colombia's
FARC to Clarify
Conditions For Hostage
Release
U.S. ambassador to
Colombia William
Brownfield urged on
Friday the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) to clarify
conditions for the
release of the three
U.S. hostages they have
held for five years.
Venezuela,
US Oil Rights in Court
Venezuela's PDVSA state
oil company is bringing
forward legal actions to
have full control over
hydrocarbons, faced with
pressure by US Exxon
Mobil transnational.
Peru in Ruins 6 Months
after Quake
Six months after a
deadly quake devastated
part of the Peruvian
south, scarcity and
complaints by those
affected continue, with
the government-promised
reconstruction showing
no significant advances.
ASTRONOMY-COLOMBIA:
Dazzled by Stars, Dreams
and Doubts
Esteban Felipe is six
years old and wants to
be a policeman when he
grows up. Or better
still, an astronomer, he
says as he plays with a
plastic rocket that he
decorated with coloured
paper at one of the
children’s workshops at
the 11th Festival of
self-taught astronomers.
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