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A girl
feeds
pigeons
in San
Jose's
central
square,
known as
the
Plaza de
Cultura.
[Foto:
Juan
Carlos
Ulate] |
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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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Tuesday 22 April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Consumer Organization
Appeals Prepaid Cellular
Service Costs
The organización
Consumidores de Costa
Rica (Concori) -
Consumer organization -
has appealed to the
Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
- regulator of public
prices and services - to
rethink the approval of
the prepaid cellular
telephone service that
the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) will
begin offering next
year.
11 Drunk Drivers
Lost Their Vehicles During Festival
Imperial
Saturday and Sunday more
than 50.000 people took part in the
Festival Imperial held in La Guacima,
Alajuela, making the festival a total
success.
Dole Announces Earth Day
Agreement To Offset
Carbon Emissions From
Transport of Bananas and
Pineapples in Costa Rica
The Dole Food Company
announced yesterday that
its operating division
in Costa Rica, Standard
Fruit Company de Costa
Rica S.A., will purchase
carbon offsets from the
Costa Rican Government’s
program in amounts equal
to the carbon dioxide
emissions generated by
the inland transport of
Dole produced bananas
and pineapples.
Fake Concrete Bat Roosts
Will Help In Reclaiming
Tropical Forests
London, England -
Ecologists have placed
fake concrete bat roosts
in deforested areas in
Costa Rica, in an effort
to reclaim tropical
forests.
Texas Club To Hold
Fundraising Concert To
Benefit Costa Rican Bird
Some may want to call
them "tree-huggers," but
perhaps "tree-savers" is
more appropriate.
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Panama Official: FAO's
Help Can Assure Food
Security In Central
America
Food security of Panama
and other Central
American countries will
be guaranteed with the
support of the United
Nations' Food and
Agriculture Organization
(FAO), Panamanian
Agriculture Development
Minister Guillermo
Salazar said Monday.
Earth Day: Guatemala
Greens Gloomy
Guatemalans are
commemorating
International Earth Day
Tuesday amid serious
concerns over the
environmental
deterioration caused by
water pollution and
indiscriminate cutting
of forests.
Ecuadorian President
Calls For Unity Among
Latin American Nations
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa on Monday
called for unity among
Latin American nations.
Brazilian Priest Gets
Lost in Heaven
The Brazilian Navy is
searching for Catholic
Priest Adelir Antonio de
Carli, 42, who was
reported missing off the
coasts of Santa Catarina
and Parana.
Argentina, Ecuador Sign
on Energy
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa met here
with his Argentinean
counterpart Cristina
Fernandez to sign a
joint agreement to build
a hydroelectrical plant.
AGRICULTURE:
Brazil Shares Technology
with Africa
The people of Brazil
have reason to believe
that they are making a
real contribution to
reducing hunger and
environmental threats in
the world by developing
agricultural technology
that has begun to be
shared with poorer
countries.
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22 April 2008 |
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