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Workers
unload
pineapples
for sale
at the
National
Food
Distribution
Centere
in
Heredia.
The
rising
cost of
gasoline
has
caused
increases
in food
prices
in Costa
Rica.
The U.N.
will set
up a
top-level
task
force to
tackle
the
global
food
crisis,
Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon
said.
[Foto:
Kent
Gilbert] |
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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
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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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Wednesday 30 April 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Record Gasoline Prices
Approved
The rising cost of crude
oil on world markets
could mean a drastic
effect on local gasoline
prices which are
expected to soon reach
¢650 colones for a litre
of super according to
estimates by the
Refinadora Costarricense
de Petroleo (Recope).
New Variety of Marijuana
Discovered in The
Talamanca Mountains
Costa Rican authorities
said yesterday they
discovered a new variety
of marijuana that grows
in weeks and does not
have a stronger odor
than traditional
marijuana.
Government Proposes
Removing Energy
Production Caps
Costa rica's Asemblea
Legislativa (Legislative
Assembly) is considering
a bill proposed by the
Arias government to
eliminate caps on
electrical production by
regional producers. The
move is intended to
allow the supply of
electrical power keep
pace with growing
demand.
Cianchette Confirmed As
U.S. Ambassador To Costa
Rica
The U.S. Senate has
confirmed United States
President Bush's
nomination of
businessman Peter
Cianchette of South
Portland as ambassador
to Costa Rica.
Heavy Rain Next Week
Expected To Usher In the
Rainy Season In The
Central Valley
The Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- national weather
service - predicting
strong rains for the
Central Valley as the
transition from the dry
to rainy season begins.
Originally the rainy
season was predicted to
have started the week of
April 16-20.
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Panama Food Costs
Continue to Rise
Panama's basic foods
increased 1.2 percent
between February and
March and 20.9 percent
compared to the same
month of 2007, the
Ministry of Economy and
Finance published on
Tuesday.
Climate Change
Devastating Central
America
Global warming threatens
to severely affect
environment, human
health, and food safety
in Central America,
participants at a
Guatemalan forum on the
issue warned.
Honduran Attorneys on
Hunger Strike
Members of the Honduran
Attorneys Association
are on a hunger strike
to protest corruption
that involves the ruling
class of this Central
American nation.
Ecuadorian, Colombian
Official Meet On
Fence-Mending
Colombian Vice Foreign
Minister Camilo Reyes
and her Ecuadorian
counterpart Jose
Valenciamet in the
Panamanian capital
Tuesday in an effort to
mend their rift.
Brazilian Market
Responds To Worldwide
Soaring Food Prices
Brazil is planning to
suspend rice exports in
an effort to guarantee
supply during the
ongoing food price
crisis in what is one of
the world's main
agricultural nations.
DEATH PENALTY-CUBA:
Dissidents, Preachers
Welcome Decision
Cuban President Raúl
Castro’s announcement
that virtually all death
sentences would be
commuted to terms of 30
years to life was
welcomed Tuesday by
social sectors calling
for the abolition of
capital punishment.
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30 April 2008 |
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