Husband Charged With Wife's
Murder
The funeral is today, two days
following the discovery of the
body of Mauren Hidalgo, who was
reported missing last week by
her husband, Luis Fernando
Burgos, who was formally charged
yesterday for the murder of his
wife.
Mount Etna, the largest
active volcano in
Europe, located in
Sicily, threw fire and
rocks more than 800ft
into the air yesterday.
Etna, which is almost
11,000ft high, sits 18
miles from Catania on
Sicily's east coast.
Several villages lie on
its lower slopes, but
the Italian government
said yesterday that the
lava was flowing away
from them, and that
there was no immediate
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Taxis To
Drive Like Turtles
This week, drivers will need a
lot of patience as taxi drivers
have declared a week of "tortuguismo"
to protest the Ministerio de
Obras Público y Transportes (MOPT)
failure to curb "piratas" -
illegal taxis - and "el porteo"
- informal taxi services.
New Plan To Save Costa Rica's
National Parks
Tourism in Costa Rica is at an
all-time high and surveys show
that most visitors want to see
the country's renowned national
parks, home to an eye-opening
array of colorful plants and
rare wildlife.
Western Union Wins Costa Rica
National Quality Award
Western Union's Latin American
Regional Operations Center in
Costa Rica, in competition with
21 companies, recently won the
country's premier business
award, the Costa Rica National
Quality Award.
"The
Terminal" Live From Costa Rica
Something comparable to the Tom
Hanks film, The Terminal,
Johandry Núñez Figueroa, a Cuban
national, has been living in the
corridors of the Juan Santamaría
International (San José) airport
for the last 12 days.
Guatemalan Protest Violation of
Peace Accords
Guatemalan farmers protested the
violation of the peace accords
as the Inter-American Human
Rights Commission 125th session
talks Central America.
US to Reinforce Blockade of Cuba
US has publicly recognized its
attempts to toughen its blockade
of Cuba with pressures and
threats on world governments and
bodies through the new release
of the so-called “Bush Plan”.
Peoples Summit in Argentina
Social, union and human rights
organizations from Latin America
will meet starting Tuesday in
the Argentinean province of
Cordova in a Summit of the
Peoples for Sovereignty and
South American Integration.
Ibero American Secretary in
Ecuador
The secretary of the
Organization of Ibero-American
States for Education, Science
and Culture, Francisco Piñón,
arrives in the Ecuadorian
capital on Monday, on a visit
aimed at strengthening
scientific-technical cooperation
with this South American
country.
Bolivia to join Brazil-Peru
ocean link: president
Bolivia's President Evo Morales
announced on Monday his country
would join the oceanic link
between Brazil and Peru,
according to reports from La
Paz, Bolivia's administrative
capital.
Ecuador
volcano explosion destroys
100,000 homes
Patricio Donoso, president of
Ecuador's Chamber of
Agriculture, said on Monday that
100,000 people have lost their
homes and 15,000 hectares of
land were destroyed by the
eruption of Tungurahua Volcano
some 135 km south of the capital
Quito.
PERU:
Leaky Gas
Pipeline Finds Foes in
Washington
Phase II of
Peru's controversial Camisea gas
project has once again run up
against opposition from the U.S.
government and Senate, which may
vote against approving
additional Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB) funding.
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