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In an
unusual
incident,
violence
broke
out
minutes
before
the end
of the
game
between
the Liga
Deportiva
Alajuela
and
Municipal
de
Guatemala,
as fans
threw
rocks
and
anything
they
could
grab at
security
personnel,
inside
and
outside
the
Alajuela
stadium,
resulting
in
several
injuries.
The Liga
lost to
Guatemala
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Pleasant Holidays
Announces Costa Rica as
Its Newest Destination
Pleasant Holidays and
its luxury brand,
Distinguished Resorts,
today announced the
launch of new travel
programs to Costa Rica.
Continuing to deliver on
their commitment to
provide world-wide
leisure travel products
to travel agents and
their clients, the
companies will begin
taking reservations for
Costa Rica bookings
December 1, 2007, for
travel in January 2008
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Frontier Starts Costa
Rica Service Friday
Frontier Airlines is on
its way to Costa Rica.
The Denver-based carrier
will begin four non-stop
flights to Costa Rica on
Nov. 30, with
introductory airfares
starting at us$289.
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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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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 28 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Intelligent
Traffic Lights A Reality, However, Traffic Chaos To
Continue For Three More
Months
Although the
"intelligent" traffic
lights began operating
yesterday, it will be at
least three more months
before their effect can
be felt, as traffic
engineers evaluate the
system and traffic flow.
Swiss Beer Stirs
Controversy in Costa Rica
The sale of the Swiss
brew "Hanfblute" has raised controversy
in Costa Rica as it clearly has an as
one its ingredients the aroma of
cannabis, that is to say, marijuana.
Informal Taxis
Cannot Appear Similar To Formal Taxis
And Cannot Use María
Porteadores or informal
taxi services are again in the spotlight
with the signing of a new decree by
Karla González, ministra de Obras
Públicas y Transportes, Laura
Chinchilla, Costa Rica's vice president,
that prohibits them from using
taximeters or marías as they are called
in Costa Rica and illuminated signs on
the roof of the vehicle and yellow signs
on the doors.
News Coins Issued
by Central Bank
The Banco Central de
Costa Rica (BCCR) - Central Bank - will
be issuing some 25 million new coins
between now and Januaryk, in different
denominations, to make up for the
shortage of coins that is expected
during the December shopping season and
coffee harvest.
More Security
Promised For the Holiday Season
The Ministerio de
Seguridad Pública, the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ)and the
Policía Municipal are joining forces for
the holiday season to ensure public
safety and security.
Quintavalle Back in Jail
Cell
Italian businessman,
Matteo Quintavalle,
accused of bilking
millions from a number
of American investors,
in back in jail after a
stay at the hospital
Clinica Biblica since
September.
Nicaragua and Russia
Discuss Closer Ties
Nicaragua and Russia
have announced broader
cooperation in military
matters which is now
limited to repair of
aircraft and replacement
of tank motors purchased
during the Sandinista
administration of the
1980's.
Panama
Doctors Still
On Strike
About 5,000 Panamanian
physicians from public
hospitals rejected a
disrespectful and
insufficient pay rise
given by the government
and are still on strike
Tuesday, only assisting
urgencies and
in-hospital patients.
Honduras to Explore for
Oil
Honduras will begin oil
explorations in the
Caribbean Sea in the
first quarter of 2008,
confirmed Honduran
President Manuel Zelaya
Tuesday.
Diplomatic Crisis
Between Colombia,
Venezuela Deepens as
Latter Recalls
Ambassador
The diplomatic crisis
between Colombia and
Venezuela deepened
Tuesday as Venezuela
recalled its ambassador
to its Latin American
neigh
Ecuador: U.S. treatment
of Ecuadorian president
"ignorant"
Ecuador's Foreign
Minister Maria Fernanda
Espinosa told media on
Tuesday that the
discourteous treatment
President Rafael Correa
received at Miami
airport was a sign of
the United States
ignorance and arrogance.
COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA:
Possibly the Bitterest
Conflict in a Century
The neighbouring
countries of Colombia
and Venezuela, whose
governments have the
most diametrically
opposed ideologies in
South America, have come
within a whisker of
breaking off relations
after a harsh exchange
of accusations between
Presidents Álvaro Uribe
and Hugo Chávez.
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28 November 2007 |
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