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Twenty
six
homes
were
damaged
last
night
when a
mudslide
in La
Trinidad
de
Moravia,
northeast
of
downtown
San
José,
forcing
the
evacuation
of
residents.
The Cruz
Roja
(Red
Cross)
attended
to
several
injuries,
but none
fatal or
serious.
[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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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...
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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 15 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Bomberos Hoping
For Quick Approval Of Fire Hydrant Law
The proposal is fully
supported by all the political parties
of the Legislature, however, the
approval of the law that would regulate
the operation and maintenance of fire
hydrants is slow in coming, stuck
rather, notwithstanding the pleas of
fire officials.
OIJ on Alert For
Rise in Home Invasions
The director of the
Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ),
Jorge Rojas, is calling an alert in the
number of house invasions
notwithstanding that the police
organization broke one of the better
equipped and effective gang committing
home invasions.
Aguinaldo Comes
Early As State Banks Offer Loans of Up
To 90%
The Aguinaldo, the Christmas bonus paid
to all salaried employees, is just
around the corner. However, the Banco de
Costa Rica (BCR) is letting people have
it today, as it promotes its personal
loan secured by the Aguinaldo.
Chinese, Costa Rican
Legislators Concluded
First Official Exchange
Chinese and Costa Rican
legislators concluded
their first official
exchange Wednesday since
the two countries
established diplomatic
ties in June.
Costa Rican
Officials Confiscate Tonnes of Illegal
Garlic
Authorities yesterday
confiscate a large haul of contraband
garlic. Five thousand kilos of the
illegal cloves were detected at the
borded by officials of the Ministerio de
Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) -
Agriculture and Livestock ministry.
Panama Nervous Over
Weaker Dollar
Panamanians woke up
today to new danger
signals for their
pockets due to the
bondage of the national
economy to the US
dollar, currency
circulating freely in
the country.
Ortega Tells Spain Learn
How to Speak
Nicaragua's President
Daniel Ortega advised
top Spanish authorities
in Managua Wednesday to
learn how to speak and
said "we are not a
subject of any King,"
alluding what happened
to the recently
concluded Ibero-American
Summit.
Guatemala Indigenous
Demand Justice
The Guatemalan National
Indigenous and Peasant
Coordinator (CONIC)
issued its demands of
the next government,
that include a solution
to agrarian problems,
insecurity and respect
for the mining
consultations.
Cuba Denounces Terrorist
Impunity in US
Cuba has denounced the
impunity enjoyed in the
United States by several
confessed terrorists
who, lacking scruples,
have committed numerous
bloody acts against
Cuba.
Colombia, Ecuador,
Venezuela Begin Gas
Pipeline Talks
Colombia, Ecuador and
Venezuela Wednesday
began talks on creating
a Trans-Andean natural
gas pipeline, Ecuador's
Mines and Petroleum
Ministry said in a
statement.
ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL:
Clean-up Efforts, a Drop
in the Ocean
The contrasts are
striking, and are plain
to visitors from the
moment they arrive in
Rio. From the plane they
can see the sparkling
jewel of Guanabara bay,
as they land on its
largest island, but then
they have to drive past
the fetid waters of a
sluggish channel and a
number of "favelas" or
shanty towns to get to
the city centre and
tourist areas.
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¢521.19 |
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B.C.C.R.
15 November 2007 |
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