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Costa
Rican
conjoined
twins,
Yurielia
and
Fiorella
Rocha-Arias
are
doing
fine
after
doctors
at the
Lucile
Packard
Children's
Hospital
at
Stanford
separated
them on
November
12. |
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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
and beyond. |
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Medical Supply Company
Expands Costa Rican
Operation
Boston Scientific, a
worldwide developer,
manufacturer and
marketer of medical
devices with
approximately 29,000
employees and revenue of
us$7.8 billion in 2006,
announced a us$35
million dollar expansion
in Costa Rica.
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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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Thursday 29 November
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Rocha Twins Doing
Fine, First Fotos Released
Doctors at Lucile Packard Children's
Hospital at Stanford said Wednesday
formerly conjoined Costa Rican twins
Yurelia and Fiorella Rocha-Arias are
continuing to recover from their Nov. 12
separation surgery.
San José Bans
Tradition o of Confetti Throwing
This year no one will be able to throw
confetti along the Avenida Central in
downtown San José, a Christmas tradition
that has had its ups and downs over the
years.
Controversial Swiss Beer
Ordered Off the Market
The Ministerio de Salud
(Health Ministry)
yesterday ordered the
Nikimar company,
importer of the
Hanfblute beer in Costa
Rica, to remove all its
products from commercial
establishments, feeling
that the bottle's label
contains a subliminal
message.
New Bridge or Just Old
One With A Paint Job?
Drivers to and from San
José and Alajuela will
notice something bright
and shiny, is it a new
bridge? No, just the
plain old one, the one
that has been patched up
and the source of much
of the congestion on the
portion of Autopista
General Cañas, but with
a new paint job.
Central Bank Issues New
Notes To Meet Demands of
the Season
In addition to emitting
millions of new coins,
the Banco Central de
Costa Rica (BCCR) -
Central Bank - is also
forced to put into
circulation new paper
currency during the
coming month as the
Aguinaldo, the Christmas
Bonus, hits the streets
beginning on December 1.
Panama's
Jails Hold
7,000 Untried Prisoners
Due to Slow Judicial
Process
Panama's jails host
nearly 7,000 prisoners
who have not been duly
tried and convicted, due
to slow judicial
process, the country's
Interior and Justice
Ministry said Wednesday.
Colombia Still Trying to
Rescue FARC Hostages
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe said
Wednesday that his
country is still trying
to rescue hostages being
held by the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
as bargaining chips in
attempt to bring about
the release of jailed
FARC rebels.
Guatemala Gripes
Transport Hikes
The United Union and
Popular Action (UASP)
organization in
Guatemala announced
massive protests in the
near future against
price hikes in urban and
extra-urban
transportation.
FMLN Probable Winner In
El Salvador
The opposition Farabundo
Marti National
Liberation Front (FMLN)
is the favorite in vote
intentions for the
coming elections in El
Salvador in March 2009,
revealed a survey by the
Central American
University (UCA).
Venezuela for Armoured
Constitution
The inclusion of issues
linked to the states of
exception in the
projected constitutional
reform represents a
constitutional shield to
any possible sign of
destabilization in the
country.
Fugitive From U.S.
Justice Leads Panama’s
Assembly
The hand that Pedro
Miguel González Pinzón
extends in greeting —
the one that wields the
gavel during proceedings
of the National
Assembly, the one that
waves to rural
constituents and signs
legislative documents —
may have blood on it.
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29 November 2007 |
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