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The rain
doesn't deter this construction crew,
including using an Arc Welding torch. The rain
started Wednesday afternoon and is to continue
for another 24 to 48 hours, according to the
weatherman.
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Kanev Returns to Costa Rica
They say you can run but you can't hide. But can an American, charged with a
crime in Costa Rica, evade capture in the United States? Apparently not.
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Radioactive Material Back in Safe Hands
The radioactive
material was stolen from a sealed warehouse a few days back appeared
yesterday at the door steps of the company, Mirca J J Ingeniería, in the
centre of Siquirres, Limon, the same place from where it was stolen.
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Weatherman Says Rain to Last Another 24 to 48 Hours
It's been raining since
Wednesday afternoon and the weatherman (the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional
- IMN) says it will continue to do so for at least another 24 to 48 hours,
with the Central and North Pacific Zones to be affected the most.
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Pacheco’s Numbers Fall
President Abel Pacheco is losing public support according to a poll by
Universidad Nacional.
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Observers to monitor signature verification on
Venezuelan presidential referendum
The Organization of
American States (OAS) confirmed on Thursday that international observers
will monitor reconfirmation of signatures on a petition seeking a referendum
against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Colombia sets up first security posts in concentration
zone
The Colombian government has set up the first security posts in the northern
"concentration zone" where they will resume peace negotiations with the
paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), officials said
Thursday.
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Honduran troops begin to leave Iraq for home
The Honduran troops in Iraq on Thursday began to leave the country for home,
a military source announced in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa.
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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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Using a cell phone in Costa Rica
If you plan to visit
Costa Rica and you need a cell phone to stay in
contact with your office, business associates, family and friends – don’t bring your cell phone
with you!
Cell phone service in Costa Rica is provided by only
one carrier, ICE (Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad) and your cell phone will not connect
to the ICE system unless you have made special
arrangements in advance of your trip.
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SPECIAL REPORTS |
PUERTO RICO
From bombs to eco-tourism
A year
after US Navy’s exit, Vieques tourism is
booming. Since the early days of World War
II, the U.S. Navy had used Puerto Rico’s
offshore island municipality of Vieques as
target practice, turning two-thirds of its
territory into a vast artillery and bombing
range.
But few people here were happy about it, and
after years of protests, the island’s 9,300
people were successful in getting the Navy
to pack its bags and sail into the sunset.
On May 1, 2003, an enormous fiesta erupted
when, for the first time in 60 years, local
viequenses could visit once-forbidden
beaches and reclaim the 135-square-kilometer
(52-square-mile) island for themselves.
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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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