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Authorities
believe
the five
men
found
executed
near
Cuiad
Neily,the
southern
zone, to
be part
of a
settling
of
scores
by the
traffickers.
The
bodies
were
found in
a
clandestine
garbage
dump
near the
Panamanian
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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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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,
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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 31 January 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Costa Rica With
Lowest Unemployment in
Latin America
The United Nation’s
International Labor
Organization (OIT) lists
Costa Rica as having the
lowest unemployment in
Latin America and the
Caribbean, pegging the
unemployment rate at 4.8
percent in July 2007.
Scantily Clad
Woman Distributing Flyers Cause Traffic
Congestion in La Uruca
With short skirts, tight
shorts, exposed cleavages and with
suggestive poses, a group of young women
distributing promotional material are
causing traffic problems at the radial
La Uruca.
Five Men Found Murdered
In Garbage Dump
The discovery of the
bodies of five men, face down with hands
tied behind their backs and with each a
shot to the head at close range has
Costa Rican and Panamanian authorities
working at maximum in an unprecedented
case in Costa Rica.
Sabana Park To Breathe
New Air
With the construction of
high rise condominiums
around the Parque La
Sabana - one already
built, another under
construction and several
others in the planning
stage - the emphasis is
now to begin a process
of beautifying the park
by replacing old and
damage trees with new.
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Nicaraguan Dairy Firms
Eying Venezuela
Nicaraguan dairy
producers are setting
their sights on
Venezuela, a market with
30 million consumers,
where they aspire to
market their excess
production.
Many Nicaraguan Kids Not
in School
Half a million
Nicaraguan children are
not included within the
system of education,
according to statistics
from Education Ministry.
Panama Will Not
Institute Curfew
Panamanian President
Martin Torrijos said on
Wednesday he would not
extend the curfew on
Colon to the rest of the
country, despite survey
indications that
Panamanians favor such a
measure.
Central America Fails to
Combat Youth Gangs
Central American
governments have failed
to use a firm hand to
fight the spread of
youth gangs, increasing
due to the lack of
opportunities for young
people, research by
international organisms
disclosed Wednesday.
Argentina Likes Bachelet
More
The President of
Argentina, Cristina
Fernandez, can enjoy a
growing popularity, up
7.5 points to 68.1
percent from when she
came to the power on
December 10, according
to the results of a poll
published Wednesday.
CHILE:
Anti-Discrimination Bill
Undermined by the Right
The Chilean Movement for
Homosexual Integration
and Liberation (MOVILH),
together with members of
Congress belonging to
the centre-left
governing coalition
parties, have complained
that conservative groups
are attempting to water
down an
anti-discrimination
bill.
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