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A dog
rests
inside
church
during
San
Lazaro
celebrations
in the
indigenous
community
of
Monimbo
in
Masaya,
Nicaragua,
some 24
kilometres
south of
the
Managua.
Owners
pray
for
their
pets to
be cured
or avoid
falling
ill
in the
annual
ritual.
[Foto:
Reuters/Oswaldo
Rivas] |
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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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Renting in
Costa Rica
Whether you are renting
for month, a year or
more, or are a tenant or
landlord, there are
myths and misconception
about the rental laws
and how they are
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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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Tuesday 11 March 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Strike Action
Resulted In A Mixed Bag
The strike action by
workers of the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE) and teachers was a
mixed, as ICE workers protested the
ratification of the free trade deal and
teachers the continuing problems with
their pay.
Immigration And CANATUR
To Control Passengers
The Dirección
General de Migración y
Extranjería (immigration
service) and Camara
Nacional de Turismo de
Costa Rica (CANATUR) -
Costa Rica's National
Tourism Chamber - say
they will be working
together controlling
passengers arriving at
the Juan Santamaría (San
José) airport.
Infant Death Rate Rises
in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has
registered infant
mortality rates of 10.05
deaths per 1000 live
births in 2007,
according to statistics
the Instituto
Nacional de Estadística
y Censos (INEC)
-the National Institute
of Statistic and Census
- revealed Monday.
Only 1 out Every
10 Costa Rican Adults Speak A Second
Language
Only one in ten Costa
Ricans over the age of 18 speak a second
language according to a report by the
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y
Censos (INEC), placing the number of
bilingual Costa Ricans at 280.000 adults
and 2.160.000 only speaking Spanish.
PokerStars Announces
Launch of Latin American
Poker Tour
PokerStars, the world's
largest online poker
site, today announced
the launch of Latin
America's first major
poker tour, the LAPT.
With stops in Brazil,
Costa Rica and Uruguay,
the tour is set to bring
world-class poker action
to some of the most
beautiful destinations
in the world.
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Panama Progresses in
Canal Expansion
Some 40 percent of the
top of the Cerro Paraiso
hill has been removed to
make way for the
expansion of the Panama
Canal, the Panama Canal
Authority (ACP) said on
Monday.
Nicaraguans Celebrate
Mass For Dogs, Pray For
Cures
Hundreds of dogs, many
dressed as babies or
clowns, were taken to
celebrate mass in this
Nicaraguan town on
Sunday, an annual ritual
where the owners pray
for their pets to be
cured or avoid falling
ill.
Ecuador May Seek To Send
UN Peacekeepers to
Colombian Border
Ecuador's Security
Minister Gustavo Larrea
proposed on Monday
inviting United Nations
peacekeeping troops to
police the nation's
border with Colombia, if
the Organization of
American States (OAS)
cannot guarantee
security.
Argentina to Handle
Ecuador's Diplomatic
Affairs With Colombia
The Ecuadoran government
has entrusted Argentina
with handling its
diplomatic affairs with
Colombia after the two
countries severed ties
following a border
crisis last week,
Colombian Foreign
Minister Fernando Araujo
said Monday.
Ecuador Backs Chile in
Maritime Territory
Dispute With Peru
The presidents of Chile
and Ecuador on Monday
signed a joint
declaration backing the
1950s fishing treaties
disputed by Peru, which
neighbors both of the
two South American
nations.
CHILE:
Emerging Party Seeks
Self-Government for
Mapuche People
Wallmapuwen, which means
"people of the Mapuche
land" in the language of
that indigenous group,
aims to formally become
a political party in
July this year in the
southern Chilean regions
of Araucanía, Los Ríos
and Los Lagos. One of
its main goals is to
achieve self-government
for the Mapuche people.
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11 March 2008 |
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