Government Will Restrict Vehicular Circulation if the Price of Crude Reaches us$60 a Barrel
The government is studying a plan to limit vehicular circulation if the price of crude oil surpasses the us$60 per barrel mark.

The Pope Clings to Life, While Diario Extra Reports: POPE DIES!
Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II - who, while in on his death bed, remains at the head of the Catholic church - 26 years, the longest by any other Pope and took the most trip abroad - 104 - including a visit to Costa Rica in 1983.

Reserves Surpass Debts
For the first time since the crisis of the 1980s, the foreign currency reserves of the Central Bank of Costa Rica surpassed the debts in such currency that the institution has.

The April 8th Partial Solar Eclipse
Caution: Don't Look at the Sun
On April 8, 2005, resident on the southern part of Costa Rica
will have a chance to watch the Moon partially eclipse the Sun.  Within a very narrow corridor, the disks of the Sun and the Moon will appear to exactly coincide, setting up the most unusual type of eclipse known as a hybrid.

Costa Rica Expedition Run Wraps Up
The inaugural Coastal Challenge, the world’s first “Expedition Run”™ set in Costa Rica, has officially wrapped with the distribution of $20,000 USD in prize money to winners from three countries.

Costa Rica fires Pinto, rehires Guimaraes
Costa Rica fired national soccer team coach Jorge Luis Pinto on Friday and rehired Alexandre Guimaraes, a shake-up intended to reinvigorate the side's World Cup qualifying chances.


LATIN AMERICA

Gunmen Kill 30 in Brazil Attacks
At least 30 people have been killed in two impoverished suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, in what is suspected to be the work of vengeful police officers.

Central American presidents to meet on war against crime, oil price
The presidents of four Central American countries met Friday in Tegucigalpa, Honduras' capital, to analyze the regional combat against gangs and the international crude-price increase.

Colombian president to visit China, Japan
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will start an official visit to China and Japan on April 6 to seek financing for major infrastructure works and open new markets for his country, a senior official said Friday.

Colombia seeks to buy eight US-made military helicopters
The Colombian government is seeking to buy eight US-made Black Hawk military helicopters worth 100


SPECIAL REPORTS

RELIGION:
Little Chance of a Latin American Pope, Say Observers
Observers both inside and outside the Catholic Church believe there are numerous cardinals in Latin America and the Caribbean with sufficient merits to succeed Pope John Paul II, and although they feel such a scenario to be unlikely, they are not completely ruling out a surprise choice.

ARGENTINA:
Economic Growth Doing Little to Reduce Rich-Poor Gap
The steady economic growth experienced by Argentina over the past two years has brought the unemployment and poverty rates down from record highs.

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