Bridge Closing Causes Traffic Chaos
Repairs to the bridge at the "water monument" was the cause of chaos on on the circunvalación, Sabate Oeste, Pavas and Rohrmoser during yesterday morning and afternoon rush hours. The same will be repeated this morning with the hope that the bridge work will be finished by not later than 3pm this afternoon.

Presidential Decree for Fuel Saving Measures by Tomorrow
The price of a barrel of crude oil passed the us$60 mark yesterday and as promised the government will be signing and emergency decree to force Costa Ricans to save fuel.

NASA, NOAA Seek the Origins of Hurricanes
The U.S. federal government is sending researchers to Costa Rica on a tropical storm hunting expedition.

Inter American Court Tackles Vargas Disaster Forced Disappearance Case
The Inter American Court in San José will close its summer sessions today dealing with a case of forced disappearance in Venezuela.

AyA Cuts Service Without Warning
This could happen to you, you are in the middle of a relaxing shower when, poof, no water.

FBI To Train Costa Rican Police on Sex Crimes
A total of 45 Costa Rican police agents, prosecutors and judges, along with a number of officials of the Policía Nacional de El Salvador, will receive training by the United States F.B.I. investigating cases related to the commercial sex trade.

Zurqui Tunnel To Be Closed Tomorrow For Repairs
Heading for Guápiles tomorrow? Better change plans as the Conavi announces the resurfacing of the main road that connects San José to Guápiles and east to Siquirres and Limón.



LATIN AMERICA

Security forces free 43 kidnap victims in Mexico
Forty-three kidnap victims, seized and held by criminals, were freed by the security forces in Mexico's Nuevo Laredo city, along the Mexican-US border, the Mexican Attorney General's office (PGR) confirmed on Monday.

Bolivian president appoints special delegate on anti-corruption
Bolivian President Eduardo Rodriguez on Monday appointed Javier Diez de Medina as special delegate to reinforce the works of the public institutions and to prevent corruption in the South American country, reports from La Paz, the Bolivian capital, said Monday.

PETROCARIBE, a Step toward Regional Integration
Seen as a step toward regional integration, Caribbean leaders and Venezuela´s President Hugo Chávez will start discussing Tuesday in Puerto la Cruz the implementation of PETROCARIBE, an ambitious cooperation project.

Inflation Falls in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Central Bank has reported the inflation rate during the first five months of the ongoing year went down to 0.77 percent, a drastic drop from the elevated numbers of 2004.

Anniversary of Elian´s Return Celebrated in Cuba
Five years ago today, Tuesday, little Elián González, the boy who survived a shipwreck and became the center of a legal dispute between his father in Cuba and distant relatives that held him in the United States, returned to Havana.


SPECIAL REPORTS
ARGENTINA:
Indigenous Villages on the Auction Block
The Argentine government has taken legal action to stop the imminent auction of a parcel of land in the northern province of Santiago del Estero that is home to 4,000 people, most of them of indigenous descent.