Faithful Getting Ready For the
Annual "Romeria"
With a little over a week to go,
"romeros" are getting ready for
the annual tradition, the walk
to Cartago to pay homage to La
Virgen de Los Angeles.
A group of children
dressed in traditional
Guanacaste costumes
visit the national
handcraft fair in
celebration of the 182nd
anniversary of the
Guanacaste province's
annexation to Costa
Rica, Saturday.
Guanacaste was a
province of Nicaragua
before it was annexed by
Costa Rica July 25,1824. |
Immigration Loosens Visa
Restrictions To 102 Countries
Coming to Costa Rica has now
been made easy by the
immigration service that has
eliminated or reduced visa
requirements to 102 countries
that can now travel to Costa
Rica only on a "normal" visa and
in some cases just a passport.
Foreign Investment Up
The amount of direct foreign
investment in Costa Rica this
year will surpass the early
estimates of the Central Bank
and is likely to reach, for the
first time ever, us$1 billion.
IDB Calls For Tenders On Water
Management
The Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB) has called on
consultancies to submit tenders
on studying Costa Rica's water
resources and improving on the
first stage of the country's
integrated management plan (EGIRH),
IDB reported in a release.
Miss Puerto Rico Selected Miss
Universe 2006
Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza, Miss
Puerto Rico, was crowned Miss
Universe 2006, at the ceremony
last nigth held at the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Commission to Control Panama
Canal Expansion
As part of the the modernization
of the Panama Canal Zone, an Ad
Hoc commission was created by
seven members to fulfill
mechanisms of transparency and
implementation of the project.
Integration Marks Bolivarian
Birthday
History captured the words of
Liberator Simon Bolivar who,
disappointed by betrayal and
disagreements, said on his
deathbed that he had plowed the
sea.
Cuba for the Baseball Gold Medal
The Cuban baseball team will
compete for the gold medal at
the 20th Central American and
Caribbean Games on Sunday,
during a match with the
Dominican Republic"s baseball
team at the November 11 Stadium
in this Colombian city.
Mexico bid to join Mercosur as
associate member
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis
Ernesto Derbez said on Friday
that his government had formally
requested the accession to the
Common Market of the South (Mercosur)
as an associate member.
Brazil launches
rescue operation to
evacuate 1,400
citizens from
Lebanon
Brazilian Foreign
Ministry announced
on Friday that it
has launched a major
operation to rescue
about 1,400
Brazilians from
strife-torn Lebanon.
SOUTH AMERICA:
Less Asymmetry, More
Social Development
in Mercosur
With calls for
solidarity with the
bloc's smaller
countries and a
greater commitment
to social
development still
ringing in the air,
the 30th Mercosur
(Southern Common
Market) summit drew
to a close Friday in
Argentina.
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