San José, Costa Rica - Sunday 29 August 2004

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Diana Kerry, sister of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks to U.S. citizens living in Costa Rica during a voter registration drive near San Jose, Saturday. Kerry was in Costa Rica to encourage U.S. citizens living abroad to register and vote for her brother John Kerry. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert) Click for larger image!

Inside Nicaragua! A new weekly feature published on Sundays, featuring a summary  of current news and events in Nicaragua.

Costa Rica in Crisis
Protests Has Government Worried
The negative impact of the Truckers and Union leader's decision not to renew their dialogue has the government worried, as Monday the strikes and blockades are expected to resume.

OPINION:
We Told You!
Well, we hate to say it, but we were right. We called it. We were hard pressed yesterday to find anyone protesting, on strike or demonstrating anywhere in San José and reports around the Central Valley and for the rest of the country were the same.

Fotos of the Protests:
Monday - Thursday

Night Club Owner Killed
Italian, Nicola Eduardo Ravaccio, owner of the night club "Itzamana", located in Quepos, was shot dead Friday night when he left the club area to retire to one of the cabins located on the property.

Four Arrested for Extortion
A group of four men were arrested by the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) for extortion, whose activities where being managed from the La Reforma penitentiary in Alajuela.

Chilean Embassy Tragedy Report Due Soon
One month following the tragedy outside the Chilean Embassy in San José, the tension continues. The killing of three diplomats by the member of the Fuerza Publica police officer who had been posting guard outside the Embassy and the taking of his own life, moved the country.

Aerobics Dancing to the Salsa Beat
To the pulsating beat of a salsa rhythm, Alexandra Carrera was trying to whip Salinas, California, residents into better shape Saturday afternoon.

insidenicaragua - special Sunday feature!

Central America Said on Alert for Attack
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - All of Central America is on alert for a possible al-Qaida attack against El Salvador for its support of the U.S.-led mission in Iraq, the head of the Nicaraguan army said Friday.

Artifacts cast doubt on Nicaraguan history
Simple fragments of ceramics and eerie burial grounds are among the artifacts unearthed in Nicaragua by Canadian researchers who say their findings could change the long-held history of the Central American country.

The New Nicaragua
Nicaragua, an incredibly beautiful nation of gentle, peace-loving people, has shaken away the ghosts of a civil war that ended 15 years ago, and is now beckoning to the world as a "go-to" destination of strategic importance. The past nine months have been a "tipping point" of global recognition of these changes.