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Fans
cheer
during
the
performances
at the
Imperial
Festival
in La
Guacima,
west of
the San
Jose
airport.
The
festival
continues
today
headlined
by Duran
Duran
and
Seal. [Foto:
Monica
Quesada] |
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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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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
bicycle. |
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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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Sunday 20
April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Study
Reveals Majority of Costa Ricans Are
Unfaithful
According to a study of
250 Costa Rican men under the age of 40,
only 3 have been faithful to their
partner. And women haven't have been too
faithful either, according to
sexologist, Mauro Fernández, who says
that 85% of women have cheated.
Price Increases Due
Tomorrow, Gasoline on
Tuesday
A wave of increase in
consumer goods and
services is around the
corner and many Costa
Ricans have to become
creative in stretching
their earnings and may
have to settle to worker
harder and longer hours.
Lightly Optimistic
According to the most
recent UNIMER survey for
the daily La Nación, 36
percent of the
respondents believe that
their family’s economy
will improve in 2009,
while 26 percent believe
that it will worsen.
Bill Gates
Visits Costa Rica
Microsoft cofounder and
one of the world’s
richest men, Bill Gates,
53, came with his family
for vacation in Costa
Rica. He stayed at the
Four Seasons Hotel, in
Guanacaste, a company in
which he owns us$1.9
billion in shares (5
percent).
Today Is Last Day
For The International Arts Festival
The Big Band de Costa
Rica fired up the night in La Sabana
park as par of the Festival
Internacional de las Artes (FIA) -
international arts festival.
First Day of
Festival Imperial A Success!
Almost 27.000 fans
enjoyed the music of the first night of
the Festival Imperial at the autodromo
La Guacima.
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Panama Indigenous:
Yankee Go Home
The Panamanian Ng ñbe
Bugle indigenous
community decided to
request that the US
Peace Corps leave their
territories, confirmed
Pedro Rodriguez, leader
of that aboriginal
people.
Colombia Regional
Hotspot, Correa
Colombia is the largest
center of instability in
Latin America and
jeopardizes all of us,
said Ecuador President
Rafael Correa in an
interview with the
Spanish daily Publico.
OAS Secretary Visits
Ecuador to Solve
Ecuador-Colombia Crisis
General Secretary of
Organization of American
States (OAS) Jose Miguel
Insulza held a
closed-door meeting with
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa here
Friday to discuss
proposals on solving the
crisis between Ecuador
and Colombia.
Brazil's Police Arrest
Father, Stepmother of
Dead Girl
Father and stepmother of
a girl allegedly thrown
to death from window of
a six-floor apartment
were arrested, Brazilian
police said on Friday.
At Least 15 die, 35
Injured in Ecuador's
Nightclub Fire
A fire ignited by
fireworks swept through
a crowded Quito
nightclub Saturday,
leaving at least 15
people dead and 35
others injured, local
media reported.
LATIN AMERICA:
Reconciling Oil and the
Environment
Years of public
scrutiny, ever-newer
technologies, more
government regulations,
notions of corporate
responsibility and the
market-driven need for
greater efficiency are
all factors behind
improvements in the
environmental policies
of Latin America's
petroleum industry.
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