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Our
friend
and
daily
visitor
Tom
Roucek
took
this
foto
wondering
now the
small
sized
chain
and pick
up was
going to
pull the
heavy
truck
out of
the
ditch.
The
accident
occurred
on the
road
from
Parrita
to
Puriscal,
about 15
kilometres
from
Puriscal,
caused
by the
heavy
rain
over the
weekend.
[Foto:
Rom
Roucek] |
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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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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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Wednesday 14 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Transport Minister
Scolds Legislative
Commission For Snails
Pace on Traffic Law
Reforms
Karla González, the
ministra de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT),
is frustrated at the
slow pace of the
Comisión de Asuntos
Jurídicos del Congreso -
legislative commission -
in dealing with the
reforms to the Ley de
Tránsito (traffic laws).
Separated Twins
Recovering Well
Since they were born 27
months ago, Yurelia and
Fiorella Rocha-Arias,
are apart, in opposite
beds Tuesday afternoon,
recovering from the rare
surgery that separated
the once-conjoined
twins.
Fisheries Conference in
Puntarenas To Reduce
Bycatch of Sea Turtles
Fishermen, government
leaders and scientists
from 38 countries are in
Puntarenas this week to
discuss methods of
reducing bycatch of sea
turtles.
New Regulations On
Disposal Of Used Tires in Effect
Tomorrow
Beginning tomorrow, purchasers of new
tires will be obligated to leave their
old, used tires with the seller, in
accordance with the Reglamento de
Llantas de Desecho.
Mall San Pedro Fire
Quickly Controlled
A fire that broke out in
the food court in Mall
San Pedro yesterday
afternoon left three
people affected with
smoke inhalation.
Nicaragua Hits
International Drug
Traffic Hard
Nicaraguan authorities
gave a strong blow to
international drug
traffic by confiscating
almost two million
dollars and an
undetermined amount of
drugs in two operations
carried out in the north
and south of the
country.
Engineering Giants Vie
for $5 Billion Panama
Canal Deal
Teddy Roosevelt called
the construction of the
Panama Canal "by far the
most important action I
took in foreign affairs
during the time I was
president." Yet it was
also one of the most
bruising. His detractors
derided the massive
project as the worst
brand of America's
buccaneering, gun-boat,
diplomacy. The New York
Times labelled it "an
act of sordid conquest."
Honduran Ministers Turn
in Papers
Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya has in his
hands Tuesday most of
his ministers'
resignation requests, to
take some pertinent
measures before ending
this year or choose
those who will accompany
him by 2008.
Mexican Paper Criticizes
Spanish Attacks on
Chavez
For the second day in a
row, the Mexican
newspaper La Jornada
criticized the attacks
by Spanish King Juan
Carlos I and President
Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero on Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez.
The Summit Debate
With the title "The
Summit Debate," Cuba's
Granma newspaper
published Tuesday
reflections by
Fidel Castro on the most
recent Ibero-American
meeting held in Santiago
de Chile.
LATIN AMERICA:
Homegrown
Anti-Corruption Measures
An anti-corruption
programme being designed
by the Ecuadorian
government of Rafael
Correa could serve as a
model in Latin America,
where many countries are
plagued by this social
ill, which acts as a
curb on development and
even as a threat to
political stability.
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13 November 2007 |
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