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"Chepe"
Light Festival A Family Event
Hundreds of thousands
filled the streets of "chepe"
(San José)came out
last night for the 11th annual
"Festival de la Luz", perhaps
the most brilliant and
entertaining of all holiday
season parades.
Hundreds of thousands
were on hand for the
11th annual Festival de
al Luz in San José. 11
floats and 12 bands
filled the streets along
with a parade of dancers
as the moved through
downtown San José last
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10.000
Residents of Limón Still Without
Drinking Water
Following the fire at the
Quimicos Holland chemical plant
last Wednesday in Moín, 10.000
residents of Limón are still
witout drinking water.
Central America To Open
Partnership Negotiations With
European Union
Leaders of Central American
countries at the summit meeting
of Central American Integration
System - SICA in San José,
agreed to set up a rotating
mechanism in a bid to open
partnership negotiations with
the European Union (EU) in 2007.
Air Madrid
Chaos Leaves Travellers Stranded
in Costa Rica
With a week before Christmas,
hundreds of Costa Ricans and
foreigners have been grounded,
not being able to fly between
Costa Rica and Spain, following
the cancellation of all flights
by Air Madrid on Friday.
Turtles
Return
The residents of several small
towns in the vicinity of the
Camaronal National Wildlife
Refuge – in the Nicoya Peninsula,
on the Pacific -, as well as
foreigners visiting the area
witnessed the first mass arrival
of parrot turtles to the site
after it was declared a
protected area in 1994.
Ortega to Relax IMF Terms
Nicaraguan President Elect
Daniel Ortega said he will call
the IMF to relax its policy
towards Nicaragua to curve
poverty and hunger.
Nicaragua
approves Taiwan trade deal
Nicaragua's Congress ratified a
trade deal with Taiwan on
Wednesday with support from the
opposition Sandinistas, despite
promises by President-elect
Daniel Ortega to renew
diplomatic relations with China.
Fidel Castro Talks to Cuban
Leaders
Cuban President Fidel Castro had
a telephone conversation with
participants in a meeting of
presidents of the People s Power
Provincial Assemblies Saturday
in the Havana.
Ecuador, Colombia Bust Diplomacy
Ecuador continues its diplomatic
rupture with Colombia and warned
it would only reopen dialog when
the latter suspends glyphosate
fumigation of the northern
border.
Chavez for
United Socialist Party
The creation of a united
organization of the revolution,
the construction of socialism
and constitutional changes stand
as key points of the Venezuelan
political agenda from 2007.
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