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Alfonso
Amén, a
directo
of KPMG,
displays
the
Grabú
megaprojects,
one of
many
being
presented
at the "Bolsa
Turistica"
(tourism
fair)
that is
going on
at the
Intercontinental
hotel,
bringing
together
more
than 700
investors
interested
in
placing
their
money in
Costa
Rica. [Foto:
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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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Bananas!
Costa Rica’s banana
industry, now second to
the the tourism as the
country’s number one
earning industry,
continues to expand to
meet the demand of a
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A collection of our best fotos
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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Thursday 21 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
76% of Costa Rican Young
Have Had Sex
The survey "Encuesta
Nacional de Juventud"
reveals that 76% of
Costa Rican youths have
had sexual relations,
more than half having
their first sexual
experience between the
ages of 14 and 17. This
is the first such study
and its findings were
released on Tuesday.
Delta Announces Flights
From JFK; Sansa Now
Flies to David
The options of flying
into and out of Costa
Rica is getting wider
and airlines add more
regular flights with
more destinations.
Nine National Routes To
Get Safer
The Contraloría General
de la República
(Comptroller's office)
yesterday approved a
contract for CONAVI to
properly signal some
946.4 kilometres of
highways and install
cat's eyes.
Wanted Tico Minister
Arrested in New Jersey
Alberto Solano Cárdenas,
wanted in Costa Rica for
sexual abuse of a minor,
was detained by the
international police
organization, INTERPOL,
in New Jersey, USA, and
placed in the hands of
the US immigration
service for deportation
to Costa Rica.
UFO's Over San Jose? For
Real Or Just A Hoax
A video on the world
wide web shows a UFO
flying over San José.
Senior To Sue
Lottery
Rodrigo Zavaleta, at 85
year of age, has decided to take on the
Junta de Protección Social de San José (JPSS)
for not paying him his lottery price of
¢67 million colones.
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Fidel Castro: The
Maximum Inspirer of
Socialism
Havana (Prensa Latina) -
Although he decided that
he would neither aspire
nor accept his
reelection on February
24, Fidel Castro will
continue to be the
Commander in Chief of
all revolutionaries.
Central American Leaders
Plan To Abolish Immunity
For Legislators
Central American leaders
attending an
extraordinary summit in
El Salvador presented a
proposal to the Central
American Parliament (Parlacen),
urging the body to
deprive its legislators
of immunity from
prosecution, according
to reports reaching here
Wednesday.
French FM Says Colombian
Rebels To Free 4
Hostages
The Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC),
Colombia's largest rebel
group, will free four
hostages instead of
three in the coming
days, visiting French
Foreign Minister Bernard
Kouchner said Wednesday.
Attorney General
Confirms Oil Firms'
Violations in Ecuador
Ecuadorean Attorney
General Xavier Garaicoa
confirmed on Wednesday
that the Brazilian oil
company Petrobras
violated two laws, so
its contract will be
terminated.
Venezuela Sovereign
against Exxon
Venezuela's strategy
against Exxon Mobil on
the Cerro Negro project
reflects a defense of
its sovereignty, based
on laws embracing state
control of domestic
natural resources like
royalty payments and
income taxes.
LATIN AMERICA:
Gender Stereotypes Still
Firmly Entrenched,
Despite Progress
Constructing gender
equality in Latin
American societies
remains an apparently
arduous task. The issue
is still confined to the
ivory towers of
academia, far away from
the media, and is seldom
included in the debates
that really capture
people’s attention.
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21 February 2008 |
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