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"Eva" is
one 31
boa
constrictors
born at
the
INBioparque
10 days
ago that
are
starting
to make
news
around
the
world
after a
story in
the
Washington
Post
online
edition.
Eva is
the
largest
of the
females
at the
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Tip: Passing the Riteve Inspection
Passing the
annual vehicular inspection is one of a process.
First step is make an appointment. Next take the
vehicle to a "trusted" mechanic for a complete
revision, including a gas emission test. Click here for
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
10 million.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
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Today's
edition is coming to you live from
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
Click here
to read more on this vibrant South
American city.
CTP Members Did in
Fact Take Part In Vote, Contrary To Vice
Minister Assurances
According to the minutes of the Consejo
de Transporte Público (CTP), the members
who have family ties to the Consorcio
MPT S.A, the company that was awarded
the interlinea bus route concession, did
in fact vote on the decision, contrary
to what Ministro de Obras Publicas y
Trannsportes vice minister Viviana
Martín said on Saturday.
Costa Ricans Must
Build Vertical, VP Says
Costa Rica's vice president, Laura
Chinchilla, speaking at the IV Congreso
Nacional de la Construcción (fourth
national construction conference) said
that Costa Ricans have to start building
vertically to take advantage of ground
space and have to promote an more
orderly urban development in the coming
years.
Costa Rica Hosts Meeting
of UN’s International
Task Force on
Sustainable Tourism
Development
World leaders and
business executives are
gathering in San Jose
and Arenal to discuss
the growing shift
towards sustainable
tourism practices during
the Fourth Meeting of
the International Task
Force on Sustainable
Tourism Development.
Costa Rica Sees 2008/09
Coffee Harvest Down 3.6%
Costa Rica estimates it
will produce 1.807
million 60-kg bags of
coffee in the 2008/09
harvest, down 3.6
percent from the
previous cycle due to
the biannual nature of
the crop, a top official
from the national coffee
institute ICAFE said on
Monday.
Gasoline Prices Keep
Rising, So Does The
Demand
Although the price of
gasoline keeps soaring,
Costa Ricans continue to
consume gasoline without
control.
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IMF Begins Talks
With Nicaragua On National Economy
A special mission of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday began talks
with the Nicaraguan government on its
national economy.
Colombia, Ecuador Meet
in US
The deputy foreign
ministers of Ecuador,
Jose Valencia, and
Colombia, Camilo Reyes,
are meeting Monday in
Washington to strengthen
their flagging
relations.
Ecuador Thanks Argentina
For Representation
During Diplomatic Row
With Colombia
The Ecuadorian
government thanked
Argentina Monday for
representing it in
Colombia's capital
Bogota during the
breakdown of diplomatic
relationship between
Ecuador and Colombia.
Ecuador Urges EU To
Abolish Laws Against
Irregular Immigration
Ecuador announced Monday
it will ask the European
Union (EU) to abolish
the laws it approved to
punish undocumented
foreigners in its
territory.
Venezuela: Intelligence
Act Frozen
Venezuela"s Interior and
Justice Minister Ramon
Rodríguez Chacin said on
Monday that the national
Intelligence and
Counterintelligence Act
is currently frozen and
officially under study.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
Defending Women’s
Defenders
After nearly six
years of the "democratic
security" policy of the
government of rightwing
President Álvaro Uribe,
women activists in
Colombia are as
vulnerable to human
rights abuses as ever,
said female rights
defenders who met
recently in the
Colombian capital.
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10 June 2008 |
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