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Saprissa
goalie Victor Bogautez , right, tries to block
a shot on goal by Randal Sosfefa, left, during
a practice session on the new artificial turf
at the Ricardo Saprissa stadium in San Jose,
Thursday. The Costa Rican Federation of Soccer
is appealing to FIFA in order to let the Costa
Rican National team use the stadium with
artificial turf in the elimination games for
the 2006 World Cup. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)
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Rains Keep Pounding the Limón Area
Following the heavy rains
that left three dead and thousands fleeing for temporary shelter in the
Caribbean area, the rain is moving inland.
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Report to be Broadcast Sunday Alleges Trip Was 'Sex
Tourism.'
A story in a Costa Rican newspaper and a local television news report to be
broadcast on Sunday suggest that a group of Macomb County men on a fishing
trip may have been more interested in prostitutes than marlins.
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Valedictorian's American Dream Began in Costa Rica
Tomé Dalila Cohen-Gleichmann knows the value of education.
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Colombia clinches deal with AUC
Castano's presumed
death has made talks more difficult Colombia's right-wing paramilitary
leaders have agreed to remain within a zone in the province of Cordoba.
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Peru urges Japan to hand over Fujimori
Peru urged Japan to hand over
the former President Alberto Fujimori, exiled in Japan's capital Tokyo since
2000, in accordance with the extradition request issued in 2003.
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Guatemalan women 'hit by violence'
Some 700 women have been murdered in Guatemala since 2001, rights groups say
A human rights group says at least 46 Guatemalan women have been killed
after being tortured and raped this year.
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International News from the New York Times |
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LEARN SPANISH |
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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SPECIAL REPORTS |
COLOMBIA:
Traditional and
Biotech Efforts to Save National Flower
In a
space of 250 square metres in the garden of
his home in the city of Medellín, Carlos
Sánchez, a retired industrial engineer,
enjoys the daily pleasure of seeing several
hundred cattleya trianae orchids grow.
It is Colombia's national flower and is
threatened with extinction as a result of
environmental degradation and urbanisation.
But using both traditional and modern
techniques, experts are fighting to keep
this emblematic flower from disappearing.
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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.
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Retirement/Relocation Tours for the Non-rich!
I am the ONLY Retirement,
Relocation Guide in Costa Rica without a
hidden agenda.
I will show you many of the best areas for
value of climate, land, amenities, and
building costs.
I will introduce you to honest, value, people
who will share with you the actual costs of
real estate & homes built for people like you.
You can then compare these to any of the other
“DEALS” promoted by the many other “Tours”
Please visit:
www.costaricaretireonss.com
and contact my References.
George Lundquist, Retirement, Relocation
Columnist for:
www.insidecostarica.com
and
www.welovecostarica.com |
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