Editor's Note: A reminder that
Monday is a "legal" holiday in
Costa Rica and all banks,
government institutions and most
businesses will be closed.
"Reference Rate" To Be Used As A
Guide For Exchange
The new exchange rate system
comes into effect Tuesday
morning, however, the question
that has risen is what is the
exchange rate if one paying for
a service or receiving payment
in dollars.
The Limón Carnaval
kicked off yesterday
with music, dance and
parades. The annual
event is a favourite by
many Costa Rican,
foreign residents and
tourists. The Carnaval
continues until Saturday
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Harvest Season A Boom For
Illegal Workers
Unemployment, poor salaries and
hunger force many Nicaraguans to
look south for better times, as
the coffee harvest season in
Costa Rica begins.
Limón
Carnaval Underway
If you have heard it yet, the
"Fiestas de Limón" or "Carnval"
are underway.
Petboogaloo Announces
October's Hero of the Month
Petboogaloo has chosen Janine
Licare as their Hero of the
Month for October 2006, Janine
Licare is the co-founder of Kids
Saving the Rainforest based in
Costa Rica.
Oxygen Levels Affect Supply
Avid billfish anglers become
starry-eyed and poetic when they
talk about the abundance and
size of sailfish and marlin they
catch off Central America's
Pacific coast.
Mejia Godoy Hospitalized in
Nicaragua
Singer and songwriter Carlos
Mejia Godoy aspirant to the
Nicaraguan vice presidency by
the Sandinista Renewing party
was urgently hospitalized
suffering from renal colic.
Spanish Writer Stands up for
Cuba
The US government's blockade on
Cuba provokes constant
indignation, outstanding Spanish
writer and novelist Belen
Gopegui stated Saturday.
300 millionth American
Predicted to be Hispanic
As the U.S. population is set to
hit 300 million on Tuesday
morning, demographers are
betting the 300 millionth baby
will be a Hispanic.
Peru's Shining Path Founder
Sentenced to Life
Abimael Guzman, founder of
Peru's Shining Path guerrilla
group, was sentenced to life
imprisonment on Friday.
Colombian
Authorities Arrest
Six for Killing
Soccer Star
Colombia's Attorney
General's Office
told media on Friday
that it had arrested
six gunmen in
connection with the
murder of Albeiro
Usuriaga, a soccer
player better known
by his nickname
Palomo "the pigeon."
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