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San José
mayor
says
that
there is
no
traffic
chaos in
downtown
San
José,
mainly
caused
by too
many
vehicles
on
narrow
streets,
ad hoc
bus
stops
and a
general
respect
for the
traffic
laws.
The foto
above
taken on
Avenida
6,
heading
west,
however,
tells a
different
reality.
[Foto:
Juan
Carlos
Rubí] |
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Dealing With the Weak
U.S. Dollar
The U.S. dollar is weak
against many foreign
currencies, making it
more expensive than ever
to travel abroad,
according to
TravelSmart,
who is recommending
Americans to consider
vacationing at home. |
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Panama & Costa Rica Real
Estate Map
Panama City, Panama (PRWEB)
- Swiss Panama Group,
Corp. operators of
Encuentra24.com and
Inmobiliaria24.com
announced yesterday the
recent inclusion of a
new map location search
tool for Panama and
Costa Rica properties
listed in both websites.
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With Costa Rica's mail,
it's address unknown
Pity the poor Costa
Rican postman. Sure, he
doesn't have to deal
with sleet or snow. But
consider what passes for
an address here: From
the Tibas cemetery, 200
meters south, 300 meters
west, cross the train
tracks, white two-story
house.
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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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Saturday 10 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Red Alert For the
Caribbean and Northern
Zone
The Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- national weather
service - says that the
heavy rain will continue
at least until tomorrow,
while the rest of the
country will be losing
the cold spell that has
been the norm during the
past week, ushering in
the dry or summer
season.
Another Gas Price Hike
On The Way
Loosen your purse
strings to pay more for
gasoline as the
Refinadora Costarricense
de Petróleo (Recope)
made a request for
another round of
gasoline price hikes, on
the heels of the latest
increase that went into
effect at 00:01 Friday.
Bush Picks Costa Rica
Ambassador to Run
Presidential Library
U.S. president, George
W. Bush, has picked a
former Dallas neighbor –
now his ambassador to
Costa Rica, Mark
Langdale – to run the
presidential library
being planned at
Southern Methodist
University, the library
foundation announced
Friday morning.
2008 Marchamo Goes On
Sale Monday
The Instituto Nacional
de Seguros (INS) will
being Monday to start
collecting for the 2008
Marchamo for some
800.000 vehicles.
us$150 million
Worth of Shrimp
Costa Rican shrimping
firm Talmana will sell us$150 million
worth of shrimp to China, in the major
deal achieved by the Costa Rican
businessmen who accompanied President
Oscar Arias in his recent visit to
Beijing.
No End in Sight for
Panama Medical Strike
Panamanian public
hospital physicians are
in their fourth day
striking for higher pay
Friday, with no sign yet
of a solution to the
short-term crisis.
Indigenous Women Demand
New Government Agenda
Guatemala's Mayan, Incan
and Garifunan women
demanded on Friday that
the new Guatemalan
government act to
promote their
development and abolish
current exclusion and
discrimination of those
native peoples.
FARC Reiterates
Conditions for Agreement
The Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia reiterated the need
to demilitarize Florida and Pradera
municipalities in order to move forward
on a humanitarian agreement, according
to a letter by the group made public on
Friday.
Violence on Assembly
Members Condemned in
Bolivia
The aggressions
perpetrated in Sucre
against several assembly
constituent members are
strongly condemned in
Bolivia, where the
government denounced a
conspiracy between
oligarchs and regional
civic leaders.
Brazilian Police
Arrest 31 For Online Banking Theft
Brazil's federal police
on Friday arrested 31 people for alleged
online theft of money in southeastern
Minas Gerais state.
IBERO-AMERICA:
Summit on Track to
Protect Migrants’ Social
Rights
The Multilateral
Convention on Social
Security, to be signed
at the 17th Ibero-American
Summit in Chile, is an
important step toward
improving the quality of
life of poor people in
this community of
nations, according to
its governments.
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B.C.C.R.
10 November 2007 |
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