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Many
attended
the
cemeteries
yesterday
to clean
the
graves
where
their
relatives
are
lying
readying
for
today's
celebration
of the "Día
de
Muertos
o Día de
los
Fieles
Difuntos",
a day
for
visiting
the
graves
of
deceased
relatives,
where
prayers
and
flowers
are
offered,
candles
are lit
and the
graves
themselves
are
cleaned,
repaired
and
repainted..
[Foto:
Pablo
Montiel] |
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Panama Canal Cruise
Reveals History, Future
Spain founded its
first settlement in the
New World in Panama and
made this tiny country
its shipping center for
all the riches it
acquired in South
America.
Some say the Panama
Canal is the eighth
wonder of the world. Go,
see for yourself.
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Grupo Mundial To Enter
Costa Rica, Colombia In
2009
Panama-based financial
group Grupo Mundial is
preparing to enter the
Costa Rican and
Colombian insurance
markets in 2009, said Jaime
Jean François, VP and
general manager of the
firm's investment
vehicle Mundial Desarrollo.
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Management Moment
While meant to be humorous, I
recently saw a bumper sticker
that read, “I’m on my way to
work, just kill me”
Inside Tip:
Walking the Romeria
If you decide to make
the walk to Cartago, here a few basis common
sense recommendations.
Click
here for more tips |
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Why ICE Is Stalling 3G
ICE, the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad and the only
provider of cellular service in
Costa Rica has been falling
behind in installing the next
generation of cellular network
known as 3G. |
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Sunday 02 November 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Click here for latest
road report by the
Policía de Tránsito,
Six Months Preventive
Detention For Killer
Trio
On the pretext that the
car had mechanical
problems and would be by
in a couple of days to
pick it up, one of the
two men accused of
killing one and wounding
two Escazú casino
workers, police found
the vehicle hidden out
in a house in Palmas del
Río, in Barranca,
Puntarenas.
'Think
Art’ Project To Reach 13
Guanacaste Schools
(Infocom) — Using a
methodology that seeks
to foment critical
thinking and the
development of values
among students in both
public and private
schools, the Piensa en
Arte (Think Art) Program
began implementation
last Oct. 20 at four
elementary schools: La
Aurora and Llorente de
Flores in Heredia
province, and Honduras
and Lagos de Lindora in
Santa Ana, west of San
José.
Plasma Engine
The team led by
physicist and former
astronaut Franklin Chang
- tied in first place
with the most NASA
shuttle missions at 7
-successfully tested the
plasma engine that will
eventually take man to
Mars.
Credit Restriction
Businessmen representing
44 companies and six
productive sectors
belonging to the
Association of Private
Business Chambers (UCCAEP
in Spanish) blamed
credit restriction for
the recent slowing down
in Costa Rican
production.
Free Zones
The global economy
crisis will hurt the
exports of goods and
services from Costa
Rican free zone parks,
which are going to grow
now at a slower pace
than in 2007.
Nicaragua Considering
Diplomatic Relations
With Abkhazia, South
Ossetia
Nicaragua plans to
establish direct
diplomatic relations
with Abkhazia and South
Ossetia, Nicaraguan
Foreign Minister Samuel
Santos Lopez told a
Saturday press
conference after
negotiations with
Russian counterpart
Sergei Lavrov.
Ibero-Am Decries All
Forms of Terrorism
San Salvador -Terrorism
in all its forms was
firmly condemned by
heads of state and
government attending the
18th Ibero-American
Summit that concluded
its activities on Friday
in El Salvador.
Venezuela, Russia Forge
Strategic Alliance
Caracas - Venezuela and
Russia are preparing a
meeting of their top
leaders, with
implications likely to
have more than a
binational nature by
forging an oil alliance
for joint operation in
third countries.
Argentina-Cuba
Friendship Strengthened
Buenos Aires - The 97th
Argentina-Cuba
Friendship House was
opened in southern Santa
Cruz province with a
debate on the US
blockade imposed on the
Island for nearly 50
years.
Bolivia Declares Drought
Emergency
La Paz -The municipal
governments of 17
southern Bolivian
territories are taking
measures Saturday as
part of the emergency
state decreed due to an
intense drought.
LATIN AMERICA:
Campus Party to Bridge
Digital Gap
Seeking solutions for
closing the digital and
technological gap and
sharing innovative
experiences are the aims
of the Ibero-America
Campus Party, which is
being held parallel to
the 18th Ibero-American
summit of heads of state
and government this week
in El Salvador.
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B.C.C.R.
01 November 2008 |
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