A holiday miracle that no on was
killed when this tour bus
flipped over enroute to the
Arenal Volcano from San José.
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[Foto courtesy of Mauricio Arce,
corresponsal, Diario Extra]
Strong Quake Jolts Vacationers,
No Injuries Or Damage Reported
It was 9:28am when a collision,
called subduction, between
theCocos and Caribe tectonic
plates produced a quake
registering 5.1 on the Richter
scale, that was felt throughout
the country.
Bus Accident Leaves 26 Tourists
Injured
At least 26 tourists resulted
with injury when a bus carrying
42 passengers flipped over on a
highway near San Ramón, north of
San José.
Were You
Victim of a Prank Yesterday?
If you were a victim of a
practical joke yesterday, don't
get mad but rather circle the
day on the calendar for next
year, as December 28 is the
Festival of the Roman Catholic
Church, in memory of the
Massacre of the Innocents, the
children of Bethlehem who were
allegedly slaughtered by King
Herod after the birth of Jesus.
Coffee May Fight Diabetes
Previous studies have linked
drinking coffee to a lower risk
of type 2 diabetes as well as
other health benefits. But
researchers aren't sure how
coffee lowers these risks.
  Honduran
Honduras Paramilitary Kill
Hundreds
Paramilitary squads of private
police and soldiers have
executed hundreds of Honduran
youth gang members, reported
Ricardo Diaz, chief of the
Children´s Death Investigation
Center of the Security Office.
Emigrants Sustain Mexican
Economy
Mexican emigrants do much more
for the domestic economy than
national business circles, who
from January to November sent
more than 15.3 billion dollars
to other nations.
Argentina, Brazil and
Venezuela to Summit
Venezuelan Deputy Foreign
Minister Pavel Rondon and
Brazilian Charge D´affairs Maria
Ercilia Murakami met Wednesday
with an eye for 2006, including
the Tripartite Summit
(Argentina, Brazil and
Venezuela) in January.
Colombian
President Vows to Wipe Out Coca
Plants in National Park
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
on Wednesday promised that the
government would wipe out all
coca plants in Sierra Macarena
National Park, which he said has
been used by the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
rebels for "narcotics
terrorism."
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