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Almost
every
visitor
to Costa
Rica
sets
their
sights
on the
Nicoya
Peninsula,
known
for its
white-sand
beaches.
According
to the
experts,
the
Peninsula
is
clowly
sinking
and a
strong earthquake
could
see its
disappearance.
See
story.
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Costa Rica Booms; Surf
Stays Same
Every year when I visit
Playa Grande in the
Guanacaste Region of
Costa Rica, I am amazed
by the changes taking
place. Just since last
year the road is paved
all the way to the
beach.
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Cognos
and GBM Announce
Regional Partnership in
Central America
Caribbean to Deliver
Integrated Performance
Management Solutions
Cognos, the world leader
in business intelligence
and performance
management solutions,
and General Business
Machines Corporation (GBM)
today announced a
regional partnership
that will help customers
integrate business
processes across the
enterprise and gain
greater insight into
company performance.
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Retire in
Latin America
That was this week's headline on
AOL New that caught our
attention with this description
of Costa Rica". "It's got the
good weather of Florida, but a
much cheaper cost of living. And
it's a lot more adventurous than
Daytona. Politically stable,
Costa Rica has a thriving
industry of recruiting American
retirees.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Sunday 05
August 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
The Península de
Nicoya Is Sinking, Experts Say
A study by the Observatorio
Vulcanológico y Sismológico Nacional (OVISICORI)
that began in 1991 shows that the Coco
tectonic plate is sinking the Península
de Nicoya on the Pacific coast. The
study indicates that the Península is
sinking at about 25 millimetres a year
and it is unknown when the sinking
began.
Aresep Plans First
Teleconference For
Public Hearings on
Increases in Bus Fares
and Water Rates
The public hearings on
the increases in bus
fares and water and
sewer rates will be by
teleconference, direct
from the offices of the
Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
in Sabana Sur to the
conference rooms of the
Tibunales de Justicia
(court house) in Limón,
Heredia, Ciudad Quesada,
Liberia, Puntarenas,
Pérez Zeledón and
Cartago.
Two Tons of Cocaine
The Costa Rican police
arrested four Colombians
who tried to hide in the
jungle after their boat
ran aground when chased
by a U.S. Coast Guard
cutter which partakes in
the joint U.S.-Costa
Rica anti-drug war.
6.4% More Visitors
Costa Rica remains a
choice destination for
tourists and the arrival
of visitors surpasses
even official
expectations.
9-11 Children Help in
Talamanca
The children of the
Indian village of
Suretka, in Talamanca,
Costa Rican Southern
Caribbean, have
benefited from the visit
of 18 U.S. teenagers who
lost one of their
parents in the September
11, 2001, terrorist
attack in New York.
Alga Invasion
A creeping alga,
Caulerpa sertularioides,
is destroying the coral
reefs in the Gulf of
Papagayo, in the Costa
Rican Northern Pacific.
Iran, Nicaragua Sign
Trade Deal
Iran is to help
Nicaragua develop its
infrastructure in return
for farm products,
according to a trade
deal signed between the
two countries. Under the
agreement, Iran will
help fund a new us$350
million ocean port and
build houses and
industrial sites.
Panama's Regulator
Imposes us$500,000 in
fines on Movistar
Panama's public services
regulator Asep has
imposed two fines of
us$350,000 and
us$150,000 on local
mobile operator Movistar
Panamá, of Spain's
Telefónica, for two
service faults dating
back to last year, Asep
said in a statement.
Honduran Ex President
Denies his Alleged Death
Honduran ex president
Roberto Suazo Cordova
(1982-1986) confirmed
that he called State
Chief Manuel Zelaya
Saturday to deny his
alleged death.
First Cuban Infant
Cochlear Implant
Cuba has carried out its
first cochlear implant
in a child under a year,
making it one of the few
countries in the world
to effect such surgery.
Bolivia Law Fights
HIV-AIDS
Bolivia National
Congress approved a law
that establishes
prevention of Acquired
Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (HIV-AIDS),
explained a governmental
source.
Noriega's Possible
Return to Panama
Stirring Emotions
If Manuel Noriega, the
deposed dictator, ever
returns to Panama,
Supreme Court Justice
Winston Spadafora has a
question for him.
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