Central America's Tourism
Industry Growing, Tourism
Ministers Confirm
San Ramón, was the scene for a
meeting of the Central American
tourism ministers, who discussed
the growth in tourism to Central
America in 2005.
Panama's Minister of
Tourism Ruben Blades
(centre), Honduran
Tourism Minister Ricardo
Martinez (left) and
Nicaragua's Minister of
Tourism Maria Nelly
Rivas (right) look at
the grounds of the Villa
Blanca Cloud Forest
Hotel during the Central
American Ministers of
Tourism Congress near
San Ramón, Friday. The
tourism ministers were
in Costa Rica to discuss
plans for promoting the
region as an integrated
destination for U.S. and
European tourists. [AP
Photo/Kent Gilbert] |
Abuse In The Workplace Continues
Unchecked
The lack of laws mean that
thousands of abusers get away
with their deeds unpunished.
Gangs Impose Their Law In Pavas
Police are promising the
residents of Pavas more
resources to combat the growing
gang problem, especially in the
area known as Finca San Juan.
How Long
Does It Take to Sell a Vehicle
in Costa Rica?
Well, if left to the hands of
the Instituto Nacional de
Seguros (INS), 18 years or more.
Industrial Equipment At Bargain
Prices
In the market for industrial
equipment and machinery? Look no
further than the Feria
Industrial Capris 2006. located
in La Uruca, across from
Toyotalandia.
Nicaraguans Learn to Read and
Write
About 20,000 Nicaraguans from 75
municipalities have learned to
read and write in this Central
American country this year,
thanks to the public instruction
campaign based on the Cuban
method, Yes, I can.
Panama Hosts New Military
Maneuvers
With the presence of the US and
other nations, Panama is holding
Friday the controversial
military exercises Panamax 2006,
whose last edition left three
soldiers dead.
Chavez Praises China Cooperation
China and Venezuela have
enhanced their cooperation and
alliance thanks to the
agreements signed among them,
President Hugo Chavez said
Friday in Beijing.
Tobacco Museum: Cigar Rings
and Playing Cards
Cigar rings, postcards and
playing cards mix in an
exhibition at the Tobacco Museum
called Coleccionando
(Collecting), where everything
surrounds tobacco as the symbol
of the Cuban national identity.
Bolivians Experience
Havana Club
Hundreds of
Bolivians learned
this week that the
five years to age
Cuban rum is
equivalent to 30
years for a whisky,
and that the ritual
of savoring the high
quality liquor lies
on solid mainstays
of history and
culture.
COLOMBIA:
Massive Coca
Spraying Mostly
Hurts Legal Farmers
If the U.S.-backed
aerial spraying of
chemicals does not
stop immediately,
Colombia will pay a
heavy price for
environmental
destruction and lost
livelihoods in its
indigenous
communities, warns a
new study by a
U.S.-based
environmental
research group.
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