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The "Veranillo
de San
Juan"
begins
this
weekend,
a break
from the
rain and
a time
to enjoy
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Going Wild In Costa Rica
At the edge of the
Pacific, where the
Tarcoles River meets the
ocean and route 34
breaks from the
mountains, there is an
infamous highway bridge.
People come from miles
around to see the
crocodiles beneath.
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Tax Sheltered Asset
Protection and
Appreciation in Paradise
Costa Rica has one of
the most appealing
investment environments
in the world. One of the
reasons being its tax
system is much less
complicated than the
United States, Canada
and Europe, offering
great tax incentives for
foreign investors,
including tax free
transactions. Such
conditions, definitely
contribute to Costa
Rica's real estate
market boom
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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
more tips |
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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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State Refinery
Wants To Set Gasoline Prices Every Two
Weeks To Avoid Additional Costs To
Consumers
While the government looks for way to
reduce fuel consumption and the price of
gasoline at the pumps, the state
refinery, efinadora Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope), is looking for ways
to minimize its losses, by proposing to
fix gasoline prices every two weeks
instead of the current practice of every
second Friday of the month.
Judges Deny Being Easy
On Drunk Drivers
Responding to criticism
that they are letting
drunk drivers caught by
the Tránsito (traffic)
police go free, a group
of judges representing
the judges of traffic
court of the Poder
Judicial, denied that
the charges.
They Just Wanted To
Buy Bananas But End Up
In Jail
Two men caught with
us$372,000 (¢186 million
colones) in cash near
the Costa Rica-Panama
border told police that
they just wanted to buy
some bananas.
Costa Rica Called
"Banana Republic" By
Sudanese UN Envoy
The Costa Rican envoy to
the UN Jorge Urbina
dismissed remarks by his
Sudanese counterpart
labeling his country as
a “banana republic”.
Two Cases Of Breast
Cancer A Week in Zarcero
Without a dispute, the
small communitu of
Zarcero, west of San
José, has the highest
rate of breast cancer in
the country, with an
average of 2 women
diagnosed every week.
Beans From China
May Soon Be On Costa Rican Dinner Tables
Soon Costa Ricans will
be serving Chinese and Argentinian beans
as the government places China and
Argentina ahead of the United States and
Canada for bean import.
Veranillo De San Juan
Starts This Weekend
Good news for those
heading to the beaches
and resorts next week,
or even for those
staying close to home,
the "Veranillo de San
Juan" (summer solstice)
begins on June 20, says
the Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- national weather
service.
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Panama, Uruguay Agree To
Boost Bilateral Ties
The Panamanian president
and several government
ministers signed
cooperation deals with
their counterparts from
Uruguay here on Monday.
Honduras for
Internet in Schools
Honduran authorities are working on a
plan by Honduran President Manuel Zelaya
for public primary schools to have
Internet access.
Colombia Extradites
Accused Drug Trafficker
To U.S.
The Colombian government
on Monday extradited to
the United States
Eugenio Montoya, a
high-ranking member of a
major Colombian drug
trafficking cartel, the
National Police said.
Colombian
Government To Reward Killers of FARC
Leader
The Colombian government
will give a reward of 1.4 million U.S.
dollars to four rebel members who
betrayed their group and killed one of
their leaders, Colombian Vice Defense
Minister Sergio Jaramillo said on
Monday.
Brazil To Build 4 New
Nuclear Power Plants
The president of
Brazil's state-owned
Electronuclear
enterprise said on
Monday that four more
nuclear power plants
will be built in Brazil.
EL SALVADOR:
Lawmakers Against
Therapeutic Abortion
The Salvadoran
parliament has given its
support to a "Libro de
la vida" (Book of Life),
which calls abortion "an
abominable crime,"
precipitating a storm of
criticism from women’s
organisations that
consider this blanket
endorsement an evasion
of serious debate on the
issue.
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17 June 2008 |
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