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No, this
is not a
scene
out the
countryside
in
Guanacaste,
but
rather
in San
José,
more
specifically
in
Piedades
de Santa
Ana,
where
cows
mingle
freely
among
the
luxurious
condominiums
that
have
sprung
up in
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Midas To Open Shops in
Costa Rica
Midas, Inc. has
signed an exclusive
franchise agreement with
Talleres Rapidos
Centramericanos TRC, S.A.
a subsidiary of Purdy
Motor S.A. to build and
operate Midas shops in
Costa Rica.
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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
growing international
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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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Tuesday 04 March 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Russian Casino Not
Welcome in Costa Rica, VP Says
The Arias government
says that if the Russian casino group,
Storm International BV, complies with
all the current regulations it cannot be
stopped from setting up shop in Costa
Rica, according to the country's
vice-president, Laura Chinchilla.
Killed FARC Rebel Leader
Lived in Costa Rica
A Foreign Ministry press
statement yesterday over
the delicate affair in
South America said that
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, had spoken
to his counterparts in
Colombia, Alvaro Uribe
and Rafael Correa in
Ecuador, over the
weekend, telling the two
that the conflict is a
bilateral affair that
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
should not be meddling.
Students To Bring Light
To Homes in Costa Rica
Sixteen students and
staff from Manitoulin
Secondary School,
Lasalle Secondary School
and Lively District
Secondary School, in
Ontario, will bring
light to 100 homes in
Costa Rica during the
March Break.
OIJ Seeks Info To
Capture Wanted Man
The Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
is on the heels of one
of the most wanted men
in Costa Rica and is
asking the public for
help in capturing him.
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Panama: Colombian
Drug-Trafficking Route
to US
Colombian drug
traffickers have
continued to use Panama
as a route to smuggle
drugs into the United
States, the world's
largest market of
illegal substances,
according to reports
published on Monday.
Nicaragua Will Boost
Milk, Basic Food
Production, Ortega Says
Nicaragua will increase
production of milk and
other basic foods,
President Daniel Ortega
said.
Nicaragua Says Colombia
Is A Threat To Region
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega, a former
leftist guerrilla
fighter, accused
Colombia on Monday of
becoming a threat to
Latin America by killing
a top rebel commander in
Ecuador and disputing
territory.
Ecuador Steps up Border,
Security
Ecuador stepped up its
border with Colombia and
called Monday for a
meeting with the
National Security
Council, after the
aggression occurred in
the country"s northern
zone by military forces
from the neighboring
state.
Brazil Seeks To Ease
Ecuador-Colombia-Venezuela
Tension
The Brazilian government
said on Monday it will
make diplomatic efforts
to ease tensions among
Ecuador, Colombia and
Venezuela triggered by a
Colombian trespass on
Ecuadorian soil to
attack rebels.
SOUTH AMERICA:
Brazil Under Pressure to
Mediate Conflict
Colombia’s military
incursion into Ecuador
is at the centre of the
current crisis between
three Andean nations,
which must be resolved
within the framework of
the Organisation of
American States (OAS),
according to the
Brazilian government’s
official position as
expressed Monday by
Foreign Minister Celso
Amorim.
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