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Colombia's
president,
Alvaro
Uribe
(right)
shakes
hands
with
Costa
Rica's
president,
Oscar
Arias,
at the
inauguration
of the Parque
Nacional de la Cultura
Agropecuaria (Panaca) in
San
Mateo,
during
an
informal
visit. |
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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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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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Wednesday 16 January 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Colombia's Uribe in
Costa Rica; Thanks Costa
Ricans For Taking In Colombian Refugees
His arrival was
spectacular, as a little
over 10:00am, four
helicopters touched down
in a field and emerging
from were two
presidents, Álvaro Uribe
of Colombia and his
host, Óscar Arias.
San José Given Ultimatum
by Health Ministry To
Pick Up Its Garbage
The Municipalidad de San
José has been an
ultimatum by the
Ministerio de Salud
(Health ministry) and it
has five days beginning
yesterday, to clean up
all the garbage piled up
around the capital.
Costa Rica Presents Its
Arguments in
International Court Over
Navigation Rights of Rio
San Juan
It was on July 14, 1998,
that Nicaragua notified
Costa Rican police that
it could no longer
navigate the Rio San
Juan, the river that is
clearly in Nicaraguan
territory but navigated
by Costa Rica under a
hundred year old
agreement.
Costa Rica May Cutback
Pensions
The Caja Costarricense
de Seguro Social (CCSS)
- Costa Rican
Social Security System
- is considering
eliminating the high-end
benefits paid to
citizens over 60, on
permanent disability, or
upon death.
Taxis To Be Free
of Stickers and Polarized Windows
Taxi drivers are being
forced to remove all types of stickers,
be it decorative, commercial, religious,
sports, etc from their vehicles as well
as all polarized tints on the windows or
fail the Riteve - the vehicular
inspection.
Quintavalle Continues In
Conditional Liberty
Italian businessman,
Matteo Quintavalle,
accused of defrauding
his American investors,
will continue to be free
on conditions, according
to a decision yesterday
by judge Ericka Chaves,
of the Juzgado Penal de
Pavas.
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Nicaragua-Venezuela Talk
Cooperation
Presidents Hugo Chavez
and Daniel Ortega of
Venezuela and Nicaragua,
respectively, will
evaluate cooperation
between both governments
and peoples during the
past year, informed
Government minister and
first lady, Rosario
Murillo.
Triplets Drown in Pool
in Panama
The 1 1/2-year-old
triplets of an Italian
U.N. World Food Program
official drowned at a
home on the outskirts of
Panama City, officials
said Monday.
Chavez Reinforces Links
in Honduras
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez arrived in
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Tuesday, following his
participation at the
inauguration of
Guatemalan President
Alvaro Colom.
Raul Castro Receives
Brazilian President
Cuban first Vice
President Raul Castro on
Tuesday welcomed
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva,
who is on a brief Cuba
visit.
Venezuela
Articulates Revolution
The design and activation of a strategy
before the next regional elections is a
priority Tuesday for the United
Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV),
immersed in the official constitution's
final debates.
HEALTH-BRAZIL:
Yellow Fever - Epidemic
or False Alarm?
The Brazilian Health
Ministry is fighting a
war on two fronts. It is
taking measures to
prevent an outbreak of
sylvatic (or jungle)
yellow fever while
countering speculation
in the press about an
imminent epidemic of the
disease. There have been
no cases of urban yellow
fever in the country
since 1942.
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16 January 2008 |
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