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The
beautiful
and
talented
CIS
star,
Jorga
Fox,
decided
to leave
her
criminal
kit
behind
and
enjoy
the sun
and
beauty
of
Guanacaste
this
past
week.
"Sara"
as she
is known
on the
popular
television
program
is
pictured
above
with
hotel
Cala
Luna
worker,
Roxana
Ortiz.
Many
television
and film
stars,
like
Brad
Pitt,
Angelina
Jolie,
Cameron
Diaz and
Mel
Gibson,
have
visited
the
beauty
of
Guanacaste.
[Foto:
Cala
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Stay Green ... 10 Ways
Hotel Guests Can Make A
Difference
You don't have to trot
the globe to be an
eco-friendly traveler.
While green travel
usually is associated
with visits to tropical
retreats in places like
Costa Rica or Belize,
it's possible to be a
responsible guest much
closer to home.
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ICE Signs With MACH For
Roaming
The Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE)
announced that it has
contracted MACH to
provide effective and
reliable processes to
optimize roaming
profitability, dropping
VeriSign.
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Inside
Tip:
Driving The General Cañas
Keep clear of the
right hand lane of the General Cañas, the so
called highway between La Sabana and the airport
and the busiest in the country.
Click here for
more tips |
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Long-Lived Costa Ricans
Offer Secrets to
Reaching 100
At the age of 101,
Abuela Panchita is still
a social butterfly. The
centenarian, who lives
on Costa Rica's Nicoya
Peninsula, has a solid
support network of
friends and family,
which includes a son in
his eighties who visits
her every morning on his
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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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Friday 18
April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Price Increases Delayed
Until Monday
The cost of electricity,
bus fares and taxis will
all go up on Monday and
gasoline prices jump at
the pump on Tuesday,
instead of today
(Friday), said the
Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
yesterday.
Google Denies Plans For
Costa Rica
Following the
announcement on
Wednesday that Google
had its sights on Costa
Rica, the internet giant
yesterday denied any
such plans.
Faulty Brakes
Major Cause of Vehicles Not Passing
Riteve Inspection
More than half (50.8%)
of all vehicles submitted for the annual
inspection in the first three months of
this year did not pass. Of the 168.616
vehicles that passed through the Riteve
inspection stations around the country,
85.656 did not get the green light.
California Man Sought On
Charges For Sex Tourism
in Costa Rica
U.S. authorities are
looking for a
61-year-old Orinda man
accused of traveling
repeatedly to Costa Rica
to engage in sex acts
with a child and of
possessing pornographic
pictures of her, the
U.S. Attorney's office
announced today.
It Won't Be As
Cold Starting Today
Ok, it's time to put
away the jacket, but don't let the
umbrella stray too far, as the cold
spell that gripped the Central Valley
all week starts to diminish today,
according to the Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) - the national weather
service.
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Warning on Climate
Dangers for Nicaragua
Serious dangers because
of the effects of world
climate changes are
threatening Nicaragua,
according to warnings
contained in the
2007-2008 United Nations
Human Development
Report.
Cuban Foreign Vice
Minister in Guatemala
Cuban Foreign Affairs
Vice Minister Bruno
Rodriguez arrived in
Guatemala Thursday,
where he will take part
in the opening of an
ophthalmologic center
equipped by Cuba, at the
Guatemalan western
department of San
Marcos.
OAS Puts Up Proposal To
Normalize Strained
Colombia-Ecuador Ties
The Organization of
American States (OAS)
chief said Thursday that
the group has drafted a
proposal to help
Colombia and Ecuador
mend ties that were once
severed due to a
Colombian cross-border
attack on rebels last
month.
92 Ecuadorian Immigrants
Rescued On High Seas by
U.S. Coastguard
Ninety-two Ecuadorian
illegal immigrants
returned to their home
country Thursday, two
days after being rescued
on the high seas, some
344 km west of Costa
Rica, by the U.S.
coastguard, Ecuador's
Navy reported.
Heavy Smoke Blankets
Buenos Aires
Heavy smoke caused by
the burning of farmland
has smothered Buenos
Aires, Argentina's
capital, and its
surrounding region for
days, leading to traffic
accidents and closure of
ports and airports.
BRAZIL:
The Body Beautiful -
Women’s Ladder to
Success
Brazilians, especially
women, are among the
global leaders in taking
meticulous care of their
bodies and exhibiting
them to advantage. This
is a significant factor
in climbing social and
economic ladders,
establishing identities
and competing
successfully in markets,
from employment to
romance.
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18 April 2008 |
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