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Thursday 13 May 2004

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Gasoline Prices to Increase Again
La Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE) has requested a new increase in gasoline prices of ¢11 for a litre of super, ¢10 for regular and ¢8 for diesel. RECOPE says that the increase is necessary due to the rise in international prices. >more
 

Street Vendors and Municipality Meet
For the street Vendors on 8th Street in downtown San José, time is running out. The long battle between the Municipality and the Vendors and the truce that was negotiated is coming to an end. The Municipality wants them out, the Vendors want to stay. >more
 

Notorious Killer Granted Parole
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MIAMI -- One of South Florida's most notorious killers, a man who blamed TV violence for his crime, has been granted parole. >more

 

All Costa Rica: Alajuelense Beats Saprissa for CONCACAF Champions Cup Title
Forward Alejandro Alpizar netted twin goals for Alajuelense yesterday, leading his squad to a 4-0 romp over fellow Costa Rican squad and archenemy Saprissa and to the CONCACAF Champions Cup title. >more

 

Cash in on Cool Prices in Costa Rica
We've found some cool prices that will refresh your travel budget. Flights to Central America's "rich coast" start at just $146 round-trip, and there is a pair of vacation packages as low as $369. Those planning a family getaway shouldn't miss an adventure cruise with discounted children's rates. >more
 

Chavez claims paramilitary infiltration planned in US
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that the Colombian paramilitaries arrested near Caracas since Sunday was an "invasion" of Venezuela organized in the United States and Colombia.  >more
 

Nicaragua works out law on weapons control
Nicaragua has worked out a draft law to control weapons and related materials in an effort to contribute to the western hemisphere's security, President Enrique Nicolas Bolanos Geyer said Wednesday.  >more

 

Colombian gov't softens position on FARC for freedom of kidnapped
The Colombian government offered not to describe the guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as terrorist if the sick kidnapped people are freed.  >more

 

Brazilian opposition, press criticize US reporter visa cancellation
Brazil's press and opposition on Wednesday criticized the government's decision to cancel the visa for a US journalist of The New York Times, who reported Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Sila as an "alcoholic."  >more

 


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Spanish like English has different names for different people.  By learning the words below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency. >more

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SPECIAL REPORTS
Gorbachev and Arias: The only road to follow is Venezuela's 1999 Constitution
The political situation confronting Venezuela hasn’t stopped being more than “a war of words,” which must not become anything more than that; national legislation offers a series of peaceful and democratic solutions that must be applied. These are the positions of Mikhail Gorbachev and Oscar Arias, ex-Presidents of the USSR and Costa Rica, respectively.   >more
 
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Costa Rica A Great Haven for Tourists
If you greet someone in Costa Rica with “Como estas?” (How are you?), they’ll respond with a smile, “Muy bueno, pura vida!” (Very well, pure life!)

Is the pervasive well-being of these citizens, their pura vida, due to their wisdom, or is it “pura suerte” (pure luck)?

We all have heard the parable of the goose that laid the golden eggs, killed by a greedy, short-sighted ignoramus is order to get all the eggs, only to discover that the goose had to be alive in order to keep laying. Duh. We’re just back from a land that has a golden goose, only the people there nurture it, feed it, and take special care of it, and it keeps on laying golden eggs, year after year after year.  >more


 
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