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Natalia
Alfaro
Paniagua
of Costa
Rica
dives to
return
the ball
in a
beach
volleyball
match
against
Argentina
during
the 2007
Pan
American
games in
Rio de
Janeiro,
Tuesday.
Costa
Rica
beat
Argentina
.
[AP
Photo/Dario
Lopez-Mills]
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TeleTech Expands Into
Costa Rica
TeleTech Holdings, Inc.,
one of the largest and
most geographically
diverse global providers
of business process
outsourcing (BPO)
solutions, today
announced the opening of
a new delivery center in
San José, to serve
global clients seeking
multiple levels of
support.
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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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Wednesday 18 July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
State Banks Deny
Liability For Internet
Fraud
If you are a customer of
the Banco Nacional (BN)
or the Banco de Costa
Rica (BCR) and use their
online banking services,
best beware, as both
state institutions
announced yesterday that
they are not responsible
for losses suffered by
customers from internet
fraud.
Quintavalle Behind
Bars Despite His Claim "I Am Too Rich To
Go To Prison"
In the face of possible flight, the
Juzgado Penal de Hacienda, ordered
Matteo Quintavalle to six months
preventive detention while his boyfriend
and co-accused, Marvin Esteban Hernández
Zúñiga, was freed on condition that he
report to the court every 15 days and
does not leave the country.
Costa Ricans Living
Longer Than Japanese
A recent study reveals
that Costa Rican men are
living longer that
Japanese men, who have
had first place in the
world for longevity.
Judicial Experts
Conference in Costa Rica
Judicial experts,
including judges,
prosecutors and lawyers
from various Latin
American countries are
joining in a conference
of the Instituto
Latinoamericano de
Naciones Unidas para la
Prevención del Delito y
el Tratamiento del
Delincuente (ILANUD).
Costa Rica Volunteers
Returning The Favor
A group of Costa Rica
volunteers is working
through the United
Methodist Church on a
Hurricane Katrina relief
project in South
Mississippi.
Vote Begins This Sunday
On the Seven Wonders of
Costa Rica
This weekend Costa
Ricans will have an
opportunity to choose
the seven wonders of
Costa Rica.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Click here for the
top stories of the past
week.
Nicaragua Hosts Central
American Social
Movements
Representatives of
Central American social
movements initiated a
two-day meeting Tuesday,
with a debate on the
relations that should be
established with
political parties to
better confront
neoliberalism.
Zapatero Visits Panama
and Eyes Canal
Spanish Government
President Jose Luis
Rodriguez Zapatero is
visiting Panama Tuesday
after concluding his
three-day visit to
Mexico, where he was
received at the Senate
and attended the
Spanish-Mexican
Enterprise Meeting.
Guatemala for Migrants'
Rights
Guatemalan authorities
will urge the US to
respect the human rights
of migrants, during the
visit US Secretary of
State for Hemispheric
Affairs Thomas Shannon
in this country on
Tuesday.
Cooperation Proposals
Bloom in ALBA
About 200 experts from
Venezuela, Cuba,
Bolivia, and Nicaragua
are having the last look
at ambitious cooperation
programs of the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA).
Passenger jet skids off
runway in Colombia
A Colombian plane
carrying 54 passengers
skidded off a wet runway
and plunged nose-first
into the Caribbean Sea
Tuesday in Santa Marta,
950 km north of Bogota,
injuring at least six
people, local aviation
officials said.
Massive flame engulfs
crashed Brazilian plane
A massive fire broke out
after a Brazilian
passenger plane carrying
at least 170 people
skidded off a runway and
crashed into a gas
station, making the
rescue work even more
difficult, according to
media reports Wednesday.
COLOMBIA-ECUADOR:
Coca Spraying Makes for
Toxic Relations
Ecuador is making its
final preparations to
bring suit against
Colombia in the
International Court of
Justice at The Hague
over anti-coca spraying
carried out by Colombia
along their shared
border. Quito had
already given notice of
its intentions.
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