Horses, Beer and Beautiful Women
Are What Tope Is All About
December 26 is the day for the
tradition of the "el tope" -
horse parade - in San José and
yesterday some 2.500 horses and
their riders took over Paseo
Colón and Avenida Segunda in the
last of the holiday festivities
for this year.
Beauty and the Beast.
More than 2.500 riders
took part in this year's
annual Tope in downtown
San José Tuesday, the
annual
event that had been
threatened with
cancellation.
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Illegal Fireworks Keeps Police
Busy
Christmas in Costa Rica is not
only tamales, topes and
carnavales, but, also fireworks
and lots more fireworks.
Body of U.S. Man Found
Police said Tuesday they were
investigating the stabbing death
of a U.S. man whose body was
found in a water storage tank
outside the house he rented.
Costa Rica, Considered Peaceful
and Environmentally Friendly by
the New York Times
(PRWEB) - Online agencies such
as Vacations Costa Rica have
helped to make Costa Rica the
desired travel destination for
many Americans seeking the
ultimate getaway in tropical
paradise.
Dial A Lawyer Service Offers
Legal Help
Dial a lawyer, like dial a
doctor or pharmacist, has become
a reality in Costa Rica.
Tránsito Operatives Intensified
As Of Today
If you thinking of drinking and
driving and/or speeding over the
rest of the holiday season,
think again, as the Policía de
Tránsito (traffic police)
intensity their surveillance of
the roads.
Venezuela Generators to
Nicaragua
The first Venezuelan generators
will arrive in Nicaragua in two
days and will start working in a
couple of weeks to palliate the
energy crisis in this country,
reported a source of
construction.
Poverty Crushes Guatemala
After having signed a peace
agreement, extreme poverty
currently affects over 60
percent of the population in
Guatemala, where the war wages
on, analysts said here.
Guatemala, Homicides Increasing
Amid the wave of violence
rocking Guatemala, more than 40
children and teenagers die each
month as consequence of the
organized crime and the actions
of the police forces, Casa
Alianza Director Arturo
Echeverria denounced.
Honduran Official on Attractive
Chinese Offer
A total of 150,000 tons of
Honduran banana, which is over
the Honduran national production
of banana, is offered to the
Honduran government by China,
said Honduran-Chinese
Development Foundation president
Carlos Kattan in statements
given Tuesday.
French
President to Visit Panama
The French President Jacques
Chirac will visit Panama in
March, to talk about commercial
issues, especially the Canal
extension, official sources
reported.
