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La Guacima A Success; Palmares
and Puntarenas Around the Corner
For tens of thousands of "Josefinos"
(residents of San José), the
annual festival held in La
Guacima de Alajuela had to do,
given that the traditional
Zapote Fair held in San José was
cancelled this year.
Thousands
of Fish Killed in Tempisque
Contamination
The Ministerio de Ambiente y
Energía (MINAE) - environment
and energy ministry - has yet to
calculate the damage caused by a
devastating contamination of the
"humedales" of the Tempisque
river, located in the Refugio
Nacional de Vida Silvestre
Cipanci.
TLC Priority For Government
Now that the holidays are over,
life returns to normal in Costa
Rica and the number one topic on
hand is the Tratado Libre de
Comercio (TLC) - free trade
agreement with the United States
- and the approval of the
agreement, which there is no
doubt obtain the required votes
in the legislature.
More Jobs
and Police Promised For 2007
In a poll taken by the Spanish
language daily Al Día, Costa
Ricans are asking for stability,
health and work in 2007.
Wanchope Signs Two-Year Contract
Midfielder Paulo Wanchope, the
Costa Rican national team career
scoring leader, has signed a
two-year contract with Japanese
club FC Tokyo.
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