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We wish you and yours a happy
and safe holiday season.
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¢60 Billion Colones Sent Home
By Nicaraguans Working in Costa
Rica
According to a Banco Central de
Costa Rica (BCCR) report,
foreigners (mostly Nicaraguans)
living and working in Costa
Rica, putting aside a little of
their paycheck each month,
mounts to more ¢60 billion
colones (us$120 million dollars)
being sent to the home country.
Consorcio Guarantees There
Will be Bulls At Zapote
Once again, as it has been like
a tradition for the past several
years, the "redondel de toros"
at at the annual Zapote fair is
in question.
Higher Gasoline Prices Coming
in New Year
The Refinería Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope) has New Year's
gift for everyone - an increase
in the price of gasoline -
making the announcement on
Thursday, one day after the
latest price reduction came into
effect, the third in a row since
the beginning of November.
Costa Rica to Negotiate EU
Banana Import Tariff
Costa Rica has hope to structure
a dialogue between
Latin-American banana producing
countries and the EU next
January.
SOCCER:
Costa Rica
To Face Korea in Friendly
Costa Rica will face South Korea
in a friendly in February as
part of their World Cup
preparations.
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What
To Do During The Holiday Season
"Celebraciones
populares" - December 26 -
The traditional horse parade
that will fill Paseo Colon and
Avenida Segunda all day.
Buen
Provecho!
The Costa
Rican Christmas Tamal
For almost all Costa Rican
families a Christmas season
without tamales is just not
complete. This delicious typical
dish - prepared almost
exclusively in December to eat
during the year-end parties and
celebrations - comes from a
millennial tradition.
  Honduran
Hondurans Die in Illegal
Trips
The Honduran Foreign Ministry
confirmed Friday that 157
nationals have died and 76
injured so far this year trying
to illegally reach the US.
Guatemala Needs Sped up
Agreements
Nearly a decade after the
signing of peace in Guatemala,
there is still a substantial
delay in compensation to victims
of the armed conflict, a main
player in the process, Ricardo
Rosales, said.
Fidel Castro: Transition in
US
Cuban President Fidel Castro
disallowed the US plans for a
political transition in Cuba and
assured that would only happen
in the US.
Resolutions do not eradicate
Misery
Members of non-governmental
organizations (NGO) assured that
child labor and misery are not
eradicated with resolutions
since the more than half a
million working children will be
persecuted in Colombia.
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