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The
cruise
liner
Island
Princess,
with
more
than
2.000
tourists
on
board,
docked
at
Caldera
yesterday,
shutting
down
docking
operations
at the
Pacific
port.
Cruise
ships
normally
dock at
the "Muelle
Turístico"
in
Puntarenas,
which
cannot
accommodate
ships
the size
of the
Island
Princess
at more
than 300
metres
in
length.
The fee
for
docking
is
us$5.000
and the
estimated
loss to
the dock
for the
12 hour
shutdown
is
us$25.000.
[Foto:
Mariano
Ramírez] |
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The Four "Gringo" Lies
in Costa Rica
Costa Ricans always
often joke that the
three biggest lies in
Costa Rica are: el zarpe
(the last drink of the
night), Te Pago Mañana
(I will pay you
tomorrow), and a third,
which cannot be
published in a "family"
publication.
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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 22 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
¢562.83
To US$1 Starting Today
The board of directors
of the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR)
last decided to set the sell exchange
rate for the colones to the US dollar at
¢562.83 and the buy rate at ¢498.39, the
single most change since the Central
Bank introduced the "bandas cambiarias"
policy in October 2006.
No Yellow Fever Vaccine
Available in Costa Rica
The "yellow fever"
vaccine mentioned in our
story Wednesday
Yellow Fever
Vaccination Required
After Nov 29 is
not currently available
in Costa Rica.
TLC Is Signed Into Law
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias Sanchez, on
Wednesday signed into
law the Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) -
free trade agreement
with its Central
American neighbors, the
United States and the
Dominican Republic.
Ortega Visits Costa Rica
Today
Nicaragua's president,
Daniel Ortega, is
expected in Costa Rica
today to visit with his
Costa Rican counterpart,
Oscar Arias, and to
attend mass at the
Basilica de la virgen de
Los Angeles, in Cartago.
Government
Offices To Close For Christmas Starting
Dec. 22
The government announced
yesterday that all government offices
and agencies will close for the
Christmas holiday on December 21 and
re-open on January 3, 2008, according to
the ministro de la Presidencia, Rodrigo
Arias.
Panama to Doctors:
Accept Salary Solutions
Panaman'sPresident
Martin Torrijos demanded
doctors on strike for 16
days to accept salary
solutions, in a surprise
appearance on TV in
which he promised to use
all his power to
confront the crisis.
Nicaraguan Court
Sentenced Man to 30
Years For Raping,
Impregnating 9 Year Old
Stepdaughter
A man convicted of
raping and impregnating
his 9-year-old
stepdaughter has been
sentenced to 30 years in
prison.
Colom to Solve PARLACEN
Case
The commitment by
Guatemalan
President-Elect Alvaro
Colom to solving the
murder of three
Salvadorian deputies and
their driver was
emphasized by media here
Wednesday.
Humanitarian Agencies
Demand End to Impunity
in Guatemala
Humanitarian
organizations from
several countries
demanded in Guatemala an
end to impunity, and
punishment for those who
have violated the
guarantees of the
peoples of the region.
Colombia Cancels
Chavez's Meditation
Effort With FARC Rebels
Colombia canceled the
mediation effort by
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez with FARC
rebels to release
hostages, President
Alvaro Uribe said in a
statement here on
Wednesday.
ECUADOR:
No
Dial Tone, No Contract
The possible
cancellation of the
mobile telephone
operating licence
granted by Ecuador to
Porta Celular, a company
indirectly owned by
Mexican
multi-millionaire Carlos
Slim, could set a
precedent in Latin
America.
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/Sell us$1 |
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¢516.76 |
¢521.23 |
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B.C.C.R.
22 November 2007 |
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