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Costa Rican farmers attend the
9th parade of the traditional
oxcart in San José, Sunda. The
painted oxcarts is a symbol of
folk culture in Costa Rica.
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Ox Carts Added To List of
Treasures
Costa Rican ox cart traditions,
pre-Hispanic theater from
Nicaragua and Brazilian samba
were among the seven intangible
treasures from Latin America
selected Friday by the U.N.
cultural body.
Political Debate Marred By
Attacks and Dares
Although everyone expected
Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC)
leader, Ottón Solís, to put on
the boxing gloves, it was Unión
Para el Cambio (UPC), Antonio
Alvarez, who came out swinging
in the first televised debate
between the presidential
candidates aired on Repretel
channel 11 on Sunday.
Warning Of the Effects of Smoking To Be Included
in Cigarette Packages
The Tabacalera Costarricense,
manufacturer of the Derby and Marboro brands in Costa Rica, will launch
today a campaign to warn smokers of the effect of tobacco; its effect on
health and addiction.
Another Murder in the Centro
Comercial El Puelbo
Once again the Centro Comercial
el Pueblo, located in Calle
Blancos, north of San José,
becomes the scene of yet another
bloody murder. This time, the
victim if a 20 year old
Colombian man identified as
Pedro Abelardo López Seas.
More Leatherbacks
Since the spawning season began
in the Costa Rican Northern
Pacific, in October, the arrival
of 43 leatherback turtles -six
of them for the first time -
brought happiness to the
scientific and environmental
communities around the world.
 
Ice On Wings Determined as
Cause of West Caribbean Plane
Crash
Ice on the wings of a Colombian
plane that crashed on Aug. 16,
killing the 160 people on board,
has been determined as a cause
behind the tragedy, according to
the El Colombiano newspaper.
Nica Budget Ignores Wage
Demands
After weeks of discussions,
protests and rallies of doctors,
health workers and teachers, the
Nicaraguan parliament finally
approved a budget for 2006 that
ignores those sectors´ wage
demands.
Chavez applauds Spain for
"firmness" over arms deal
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
on Sunday praised Spain for its
"firmness" in implementing its
sales of military ships and
planes to Venezuela despite
pressure from the United States.
Opposition leader wins election in Honduras: Poll
Honduran opposition Liberal
Party leader Manuel Zelaya won Sunday's presidential election with 50.6
percent of the vote, according to an exit poll published by local media.
SCIENCE:
Evolution Faster Than We Thought
Husband-wife science team Peter and Rosemary Grant, both 69 years old,
have been following the footsteps of Charles Darwin in the Galapagos
Islands since 1973. Through meticulous measurements of the beaks of
finches and studying their song over several decades, they were able to
document the speed of the natural selection process.
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