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Contrary
to
expectations,
playa
Jacó was
bare of
mid-year
vacationers
earlier
this
week.
though
the
crowds
are
expected
starting
tomorrow,
as
families
get in
the last
days of
school
vacation
before
the kids
are back
to
school
on
Monday.
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Costa
Rica: Raising the Bar for
Conservation
When traveling through Costa
Rica it’s best to emulate the
sloth. Take it slow, very slow.
Costa Rica requires maceration,
allowing time for her to soak
into your pores. On a recent
visit I received sage advice
from my guide, Luis Diego Soto:
“Close your eyes and listen.”
Listen to the voices of the
forests, mountains, rivers and
the life within. Listen to the
voices of the people.
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The Non
Sensicals Of Our
Traffic Laws
Traffic laws in Costa
Rica are upheld by the Dirección
General Policía de Tránsito,
with some 800 officials or
Tránsitos as their known, who
patrol the highways and bi-ways
of the nation.
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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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Thursday 12
July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Playas del Coco
Afflicted By Dengue
The daily
Spanish language newspaper La Nación
reports that the local medical centre in
playas de Coco attends to 20 patients a
day for the dengue virus.
Pension For the Poor
Increased
The Ministro de Hacienda
(Revenue minister),
Guillermo Zúñiga and the
president of the Caja
Costarricense de Seguro
Social (CCSS), Eduardo
Doryan, announced on
Wednesday an increase of
pensions for the poor
from ¢35.000 colones to
¢50.000 colones per
month.
Up To 7 Years Jail
Proposed For Taking Part In Marriages of
Convenience
Legislators, Evita Arguedas of the
Movimiento Libertario (ML) and Francisco
Antonio Pacheco of the Liberación
Nacional (PLN) - ruling party - are
proposing to end marriages of
conveniences between Costa Ricans and
foreigners.
Taxi Fare Increase
Proposed
On the heels of an
increase in bus fares,
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep), is
supporting an 8%
increase in taxi fares
as presented by the
Federación Nacional de
Cooperativas de Taxi (Fenacotaxi
R.L.).
Costa Rica Says China
Embassy Will Be One of
Most Important
Costa Rica's embassy in
China will be one of its
most important in the
world, Foreign Minister
Bruno Stagno said
Wednesday. Costa Rica
switched ties from
Taiwan to China last
month.
Costa Rican to
Show Her Photographs in Blue Hill
BLUE HILL — Costa Rican
photographer Mayra Bonilla Stroud, who
explores a diversity of locations from
the lush, green jungles of her home
country to the rocky coast of Maine,
will exhibit her photos from around the
world at the at the Marine
Environmental.
Quintavalle On
Interpol "Wanted" List
The International Police
organization known as
"Interpol" confirms that
Italian businessman,
Matteo Quintavalle, who
failed to show for his
interview with the
authorities of the
Ministerio Público, is
on their wanted list.
Nicaragua Boosts
Citizens' Power
Defended by the
Sandinista government
and attacked by the
opposition, the Councils
of Citizens' Power being
organized in Nicaragua's
neighborhoods are
playing a major role in
today's political debate
in this Central American
country.
Panama Ratifies Free
Trade Agreement with US
Panama's
legislature ratified a
free trade agreement
with the United States
on Wednesday amid
protests by hundreds of
leftists and farmers
opposed to the deal.
Record US
Repatriations to
Guatemala
The record number of
Guatemalans deported
from the US, so far
11,000 this year, has
spread alarm in the
Central American nation.
Cuba-Panama Parliaments
Meet
Cuban People's Power
National Assembly
(Parliament) President
Ricardo Alarcon and his
Panamanian counterpart
Elias Castillo are due
to open in this capital
Wednesday the 11th
Inter-Parliamentary
Meeting between both
countries.
A
Surprise, No Fujimori
Extradition
Chile's President
Michelle Bachelet said
Wednesday that the much
criticized judicial
decision to not permit
extradition of ex
Peruvian President
Alberto Fujimori will
not affect bilateral
relations.
CLIMATE CHANGE-
CARIBBEAN: Uniting
Against Future Adversity
Adapting to
climate change in the
island nations of the
Caribbean, a region
particularly vulnerable
to rising sea levels,
requires strengthening
collective responses
based on exchange and
cooperation.
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