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Garbage
started
to pile
in on
the new
dump
located
in Huaso
de
Aserrí,
south of
San José
in the
cantón
de
Desamparados.
Garbage
trucks
deposited
the
first
250
tonnes
of trash
on
Wednesday
and
expected
to reach
a
capacity
of 700
tonnes
daily
witin
the next
couple
of
weeks. [Foto:
Pablo
Montiel] |
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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
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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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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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Friday 16 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
ICE To Go On Strike!
The workers union
leaders of the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) have
called for a strike of
all workers of the state
institution to protest
the decision of the
legislators to "fast
track" the proposed bill
Fortalecimiento y
Modernización del ICE
and the Ley General de
Telecomunicaciones.
Fiorella and
Yurelia Are Recovering Fine, Mothers
Says
Good news from
California. Fiorella Rocha Arias, one of
the siaemse twins separated on Monday at
the Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo
Alto, is now breathing on her own with
some help from an artificial respirator.
Infrastructure Growth
Eroding Costa Rica's
'Green' Image: Report
Costa Rica's image as a
'green country' for its
commitment to protecting
environment is at risk
due to the rampant
infrastructure
development, Spanish
news agency EFE reported
Friday quoting a report.
Education, Not Weapons
At the Latin America and
Spain Summit in
Santiago, Chile, Costa
Rica President Oscar
Arias criticized the
fact that Latin American
spends us$33 billion a
year in weapons and
soldiers.
Young Volunteers Off to
Costa Rica
Teenagers from church
groups across Welwyn
Garden City, England,
will set off on a
voluntary expedition
next summer to work with
orphans in Central
America.
La Ruta de los
Conquistadores
Business as usual for
Federico Ramírez (BCR-Pizza
Hut) and Susan Haywood
(Volkswagen-Trek) on the
second stage of Costa
Rica's La Ruta de los
Conquistadores, with
both winning on the day,
building their overall
leads and establishing
themselves as favourites
to win
Venezuela Builds $2.4
Million Hospital in
Nicaragua
The Venezuelan
government is building a
medical diagnostic
center worth some us$2.4
million that is to
provide free service in
a hospital-school, said
the Nicaraguan Ministry
of Health.
Slim-led Group Bids
Lowest in Panama Canal
Contract
PANAMA CITY,
(Reuters) - A consortium
led by Mexican
billionaire tycoon
Carlos Slim posted the
cheapest bid on
Wednesday to win the
latest small contract to
expand the Panama Canal,
part of the wider
us$5.25 billion project.
Scholars Defend Latin
America
Over 50 outstanding
academics from Latin
America and Europe
started Thursday a
campaign entitled "Latin
America does not remain
silent," in defense of
regional sovereignty.
Solidarity Praised at
Havana Meeting
Over 500 delegates from
36 countries, attending
the 15th meeting for
Cooperation and
Solidarity of City
Councils with Havana,
rejected the increasing
US aggressiveness
against Cuba.
Ecuador President Heads
East
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa travels
Thursday to Saudi Arabia
to formalize his
country's return to the
OPEC and will visit
later China and
Indonesia, to expand
political and trade
links.
LATIN AMERICA:
New ‘Cyber Paradise’ for
Pedophiles and Racists?
The crackdown in eastern
Europe and the United
States on websites
posting racist content
or child pornography
could expose Latin
America to the risk of
becoming a new "cyber
paradise" for on-line
pedophilia and racism,
experts say.
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16 November 2007 |
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