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The
presidents
of
Nicaragua,
Daniel
Ortega
(left);
Honduras,
Manuel
Zelaya
(second
from
right);
and
Panama's
Omar
Torrijos
(right);
laugh it
up with
Venezuela's
Hugo
Chavez
(red
shirt),
during a
celebration
of the
XXVII
celebration
of the
Sandinista
revolution
in
Managua,
Nicaragua.
[Foto:
EFE]
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Conquering
Costa Rica
Most Americans who travel to
Costa Rica do so to visit the
country’s acclaimed beaches and
resorts or to catch a wave on a
surfboard.
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Guatemala and Costa
Rica: In and Out of
CAFTA
It was a short, but
eloquent, announcement:
after nearly a year in
CAFTA's orbit, the same
traditional exports as
always are growing,
outside of the Central
American Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA). The
message is overwhelming:
the country "sacrificed"
itself to the Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) with the
United States for
nothing.
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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...
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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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Saturday 21 July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
ICE Announces
Higher Electrical
Rates To Avoid Blackouts
in 2008
The high cost of the
contingency plan to
avoid black outs for the
coming year will cost
dearly as the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) will
need to spend us$170
million dollars for the
operation of the thermal
plants.
Increased Activity At
The Turrialba Volcano
Has Residents Frightened
The increase in activity
of the Turrialba volcano
has area residents
frightened even though
the Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE)
assures that there is no
need for alarm.
New Marina in Quepos
Quepos, on the Costa
Rican Central Pacific,
will be home to Marina
Pez Vela (Sailfish
Marina), designed to
berth 300 boats of up to
180 feet.
Minor Sentenced To
Prison For Murder In
Toledo Break In
One of the accused in
the double murder during
a break in at the house
of former presidential
candidate, Ricardo
Toledo, was sentenced to
prison yesterday.
$1
Million in Backpacks
Five Nicaraguans, who
were apparently trying
to enter Costa Rica
illegally, exchanged
shots with two Costa
Rican policemen at the
northern border, near
Los Chiles, and then ran
away, leaving behind
four backpacks.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Click here for the
top stories of the past
week.
Nicaragua: Four
Presidents for Latin
American Unity
Four Latin American
presidents met in
Nicaragua in occasion of
the 28th anniversary of
the Sandinista
Revolution advocated in
their speeches for the
unity of regional
peoples.
Poisoned Drug Shakes
Panama
The death of over 100
persons poisoned by a
drug produced in a state
laboratory has shaken
Panama to the point of
provoking violent
protests staged by
victims´ families in
front of the government
headquarters.
Panama Urges U.S. to
Extradite Former Leader
Panama has asked the
United States to
extradite the country's
former military leader
Manuel Antonio Noriega
back to Panama for
trial, Vice President
and Foreign Minister
Samuel Lewis Navarro
said on Thursday.
Guatemalan Women Dying
to Reach US
Attempting to reach the
United States for
uncertain salaries and
no medical insurance,
eleven Guatemalan women
were the latest
casualties trying to
cross the Arizona desert
into the land of plenty.
Brazil's TAM
Admits Brake Not Working In Plane Crash
Brazilian airline TAM on Friday admitted
that one of the thrust reversers on the
Airbus A320 that crashed at San Paulo
was not operating, but said that planes
in such condition are considered safe to
fly.
COLOMBIA:
Displaced People Find
Relative Calm in Bogotá
What do Colombian
children displaced by
the war like most about
this city? The tall
buildings, the avenues,
the museums and the
cars. They love the
parks, the sports fields
and the rides in the
amusement parks,
according to a report by
the Catholic Church and
the main
non-governmental source
on displaced people.
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