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Who has
the
right of
way?
Seems
everyone
at this
confusing
intersection
located
in San
Antonio
de Belen
on the
road
that
goes
from San
Antonio
to the
Ojo de
Agua, in
front of
the
shopping
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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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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
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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Monday 21
April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
MOPT
Announces Plans For Mobile Truck
Inspection Stations
The Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
announced that it will
have in place five
mobile truck inspection
stations operating
around the country in
the next three months.
Taxi Plate Owners Win
The Right to Pass On
Plate To Family
The ownership of a taxi
plate in Costa Rica had
always guaranteed the
owner a way of making a
living while alive and
his/her family upon
death.
Teachers Continue
Strike, Protest March
Planned For Wednesday
The ministeroo de
Educación Pública (MEP),
by way of paid ads, is
pleading for the
teachers of the
Asociación de Profesores
de Segunda Enseñanza
(APSE) union to return
to the classroom and
stop hurting the
students.
Quit Smoking Contest
Around the Corner
Some 1.300 have signed
up for the "Deje y Gane"
contest by the
Alcoholismo y
Farmacodependencia (IAFA)
that induces people to
stop smoking. The first
prize winner in the
contest will receive
us$2.000 dollars.
Less Ozone
The amount of ozone in
the atmosphere above
Costa Rica is less than
was earlier thought,
scientist Jessica
Valverde from
Universidad Nacional
(the state National
University) reported.
Gasoline Prices Up
At The Stroke of Midnight
Although the of electricity, taxi
service and bus fares went into effect
his morning, the price of gasoline goes
into effect the stroke of midnight
tonight.
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UN
Indigenous Forum Opens
Bolivian President Evo
Morales, ministers from
that country, Ecuador,
Nepal, and some 30
parliamentarians are
attending Monday the
opening ceremony of the
Seventh Session of the
UN Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues.
Cuba and Guatemala
Foster Links
Cuba's Deputy Foreign
Minister Bruno Rodriguez
highlighted here the
good state of relations
between Cuba and
Guatemala, while
regarded future
bilateral links as
promising.
Peru Refuses US Military
Hot Potato
The US plans to install
a military base in Peru
concern experts and
lawmakers due to the
threat to national
sovereignty.
OAS Congratulates
Paraguay On General
Elections
The Organization of
American States (OAS)
Sunday congratulated
Paraguay on the massive
attendance in its
general election.
Lugo's Victory Ends
61-Year Reign of
Paraguay's Ruling Party
The victory of former
Catholic bishop Fernando
Armindo Lugo Mendez in
Paraguay's presidential
election Sunday marks
the end of the Colorado
Party's rule of more
than six decades in the
South American country.
Panama FTA: Uncertain
Fate
The delay in
holding a U.S.
congressional vote on
the Colombia free trade
agreement has also
delayed the Panama free
trade agreement, experts
say.
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19 April 2008 |
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