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Wednesday 17 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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Dollar Rebounds in
Tuesday's Trading
Following a drop of
¢21 colones on Monday,
the US dollar was back
to Last weeks high level
by closing on Tuesday,
when state and private
banks were again buying
and selling dollars at
¢550 and ¢562,
respectively, after
dipping to ¢528 and ¢540
at the close of business
on Monday.
Antillón New "Spin
Doctor" For Arias
Administration
Mayí Antillón, a member
of the Partido
Liberacion Nacional (PLN)
- ruling party - will be
the new face of the
government when it comes
to communicating with
the people.
Nicaraguan Exodus From
Costa Rica Begins This
Weekend
Next week is Christmas
and and estimated 70.000
Nicaraguans living and
working in Costa Rica
are expected to make the
trip to the homeland for
the holidays.
Fodor's Travel
Announces "Show Us Your
Costa Rica" Photo
Contest
Fodor's announced the
start of their latest
travel photography
contest "Show Us Your
Costa Rica." Visitors to
Fodors.com will have the
opportunity to share
their favorite photos of
Costa Rica with other
travelers, and the
chance to have their
photographs published in
Fodor's Costa Rica 2010
guidebook-- on sale in
October 2009.
Costa Rica Measures
Banana Footprint
The banana industry in
Costa Rica expects to
have calculated its
carbon footprint in
18-24 months’ time, as
part of efforts to
become carbon neutral by
2012.
Traffic Chaos Expected
For This Holidays
Getting in and around
San José and surrounding
areas will be worse with
each day closer to
Christmas, as downtown
stores and regional
malls are starting to
become jam packed with
shoppers looking for the
ideal Christmas gift,
and taking a break from
work, as the central
government workers begin
their holiday vacation
at the close of business
Friday, as well as many
private businesses.
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Panama’s Economy, Strong
and Healthy
The free trade spirit
permeates Panama
according to the latest
edition of Forbes
magazine, the country is
booming, because it
operates the world’s
second-largest free
trade zone after Hong
Kong and its overall
economic growth rate
matches that of China.
FMLN Front-runner in El
Salvador
San Salvador - El
Salvadorian presidential
candidate for the
Farabundo Marti National
Liberation Front (FMLN)
Mauricio Funes increased
Tuesday by 16 points a
lead over his nearest
rival.
Venezuelan President
Defends Regional Fund
Sauipe Coast, Brazil -
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez defended
Tuesday a regional
reserves fund at the
Summit on Integration
and Development of Latin
America and the
Caribbean (CALC).
Cuba Officially Joins
Rio Group
Sauipe Coast, Brazil -
Cuba on Tuesday
officially became a
member of the Permanent
Mechanism of Political
Consultation and
Coordination of Latin
America, better known as
the Rio Group, the sole
mechanism of political
consultation in the
region.
Brazil, France To Sign
Agreement On Defense,
Nuclear Energy
Rio de Janeiro -
Brazil and France will
sign a cooperation
agreement on defense and
nuclear energy on Dec.
23, after months of
negotiations, Brazilian
media reported Tuesday.
Costa Rica Promotes
Greener Air Travel
Costa Rica is hoping
for a big jump in its
Clean Trips (Viajes
Limpios) programme,
which allows air
passengers to offset the
climate-changing gas
emissions from their
airplane flights by
paying for activities
that preserve the
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