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Frenzy To Fill Up! Costa Rica
With Highest Prices in Central
America
For those who didn't fill up
yesterday, there are in for a
whopping surprise, as gasoline
jumped ¢51 colones per litre
at the stroke of midnight.
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A Costa Rican fans
display a national flag
next to player Douglas
Sequiera while he
relaxes in the ocean
after a early training
session in Conchal beach
resort near Brasilito on
the Pacific coast. The Costa Rican
are on the coast as part
of their preparation for
the 2006 World Cup in
Germany. |
Orotina
Residents Block Road In Protest
of Poor Road Conditions
President Oscar Arias said
during his campaign that
"fixing" the roads would be a
priority for his administration.
It has been almost a week and
nothing has been said on the
subject, neither by Arias of his
Minister of Obras Públicas y
Tránsportes. So, residents of
Orotina, southwest of San José,
decided to take matters into
their own hands.
Counterfeit Operation Busted
In a small apartment in downtown
San José, a 42 year old man,
identified only by his last
name, Pérez, has a
counterfeiting operation going
until police busted in on him
yesterday.
Costa
RicaTo Benefit From Free Trade
Deal With EU
Costa Rica's politicians and
businessmen said on Friday that
a European Union-Central America
trade deal would boost the
country's economy.
Driver
Plunges Into River and Lives to
Tell the Story
Anyone driving or has driven in
Costa Rican can tell it is an
experience. Bad road conditions,
poor signage and illumination,
lack of guardrails and just
plain bad and nasty drivers are
what is daily faced on Costa
Rica's roads.
4 US
Passports Stolen Every Day
The United States Embassy in San
José is warning tourists to keep
an close eye on their passports
and other documents, saying that
four U.S. passports are stolen
every day.
Nicaraguan Rightwing Splits
The Nicaraguan Supreme Election
Council deadline caught the
rightwing still split over the
Nov 5 general elections,
clearing the way for the
Sandinistas.
Guatemala, Violence Increases
Three armed individuals Thursday
attacked a public bus in the
Guatemalan capital killing the
assistant and leaving the driver
seriously wounded.
Guatemala Trade Mission in Cuba
Guatemala Industry Chamber
Executive Director Ricardo
Sagastume considered the visit
by a business delegation to Cuba
as positive.
Mexicans Criticize Repression
The Mexican La Jornada daily
accused President Vicente Fox on
Friday of finishing his term of
office in December being "a liar
as he always was, and covered
with blood."
Cuba,
Successful Tourism Fair
The next edition of the
International Tourism Fair to be
held in Havana will be devoted
to the islands´ cays.
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