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Catholic
faithful
collect
Holy
Water at
the
Basilica
de Los
Angeles
in
Cartago.
As many
as two
million
pilgrims
will
make the
religious
pilgrimage
this
week to
pay
their
respects
to Costa
Rica's
patron
Saint,
La
Virgen
deLos
Angeles,
know as
'La
Negrita,'
who is
believed
to
perform
miracles.
[Foto:Kent
Gilbert] |
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When in Costa Rica, take
the bus
On a bus traveling
through the mountains of
Oaxaca, Mexico, I sat
next to a young, Los
Angeles MBA. He told me,
"If you think this is
beautiful, you should
check out Costa Rica."
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Global Crossing
Completes Pacific Cable
Access
International IP
connectivity solutions
provider Global Crossing
has completed the
landing of its new fiber
optic submarine cable in
southwestern Costa
Rica's Puntarenas
province, Global
Crossing said in a
statement.
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Inside Tip:
Driving To And From Santa Ana On The Pista
With the
commencement of the work on the new highway to
Caldera, the Autopista Próspero
Fernández.. Click here for
more tips |
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A
New Cold War in the
Caribbean?
Ever since the Monroe
Doctrine, the U.S. has
seen the Caribbean in
the way that the Romans
viewed the
Mediterranean: Mare
Nostrum, Our Sea.The bad
news: it ain't our sea
anymore, gringos.? |
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Inflation To Hit 14%
This Year And Not 8% As
Forecast in January
The Banco Cental de
Costa Rica (BCCR) -
Central Bank - has
revised its forecast for
this year's inflation to
14% and not the 7% to 9%
forecast in January.
Brazil, Costa Rica Call
For Latin American Unity
To Face Global Crisis
Brazil and Costa Rica
have urged Latin
American countries to
unite in the face of the
global financial and
food crisis.
35% Discount Offered To
National Tourists
An intensified campaign
to spur local tourism
beginning in August will
mean discounts of up to
35% during the low
season and 20% in the
high season for Costa
Rican nationals.
Do You Speak English?
Maybe Not If You Teach
It In Costa Rica
Less than 10 percent of
English teachers in
Costa Rica's public
schools and colleges
have a good command of
the language, according
to the Ministerio de
Educación Pública (MEP)
- Ministry of Public
Education.
Mother's Day Retail
Season in Full Swing
August is the second
best month for
retailers, as the get
ready for Mother's Day
on August 15, topped
only December's
Christmas buying season.
Parade On Sunday Will
Say Goodbye To The Cows
Sunday the cows of the
"Cow Parade" will leave
San José in a special
parade beginning at
9:30am from the Purdy
Motor on Paseo Colón to
the Parque Central in
the heart of the city.
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Nicaragua to Change
Energy Scheme
The government of
President Daniel Ortega
is taking firm steps to
change Nicaragua's
energy scheme to
overcome the chaos
inherited from 16 years
of neoliberal
administrations, an
official said.
Honduras Holds
Petrocaribe Agriculture
Summit
Honduras is the venue on
Wednesday for the 1st
Agriculture Ministerial
Summit of Petrocaribe,
held to determine how
member states will
benefit from a fund
created with the sale of
Venezuelan oil.
OAS In Renewed Bid To
Effect Resumption of
Ecuador-Colombia Ties
The Secretary-general of
the Organization of
American States (OAS),
Jose Miguel Insulza, met
with Ecuadorian
President Rafael Correa
here Wednesday in a
renewed attempt to
persuade him to resume
diplomatic ties with
Colombia.
NAM Supports Chavez's
Stand Against U.S.
Officials from 118
countries attending the
15th Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM)
conference in Tehran
have voiced their
support for Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez's
stance toward the United
States, Venezuelan
Foreign Ministry said on
Wednesday.
Brazilian Culture
Minister To Step Down
Brazil's Minister of
Culture Gilberto Gil,
one of the country's
most important and
well-known musicians,
announced on Wednesday
that he intends to
resign.
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Backsliding on Human
Rights
Central America is
backsliding badly on
human rights issues, and
social unrest could
flare up into civil wars
like those experienced
in the last decades of
the 20th century,
according to a new
report on Human Rights
and Conflicts in Central
America 2007-2008.
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31 July 2008 |
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