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The Big Show Tonight ,  Festival de La Luz!
Everything is set for the big event today, when at 6pm, the magic happens, San José will become the focus of attention in Costa Rica with the Festival de la Luz, the single most important event of the Christmas season for the last 14 years.

Construction of Bi-National Sixaola Bridge In 2010
Panamanian and Costa Rican authorities are likely to begin construction of a bi-national bridge over the Sixaola river in 2010, the executive director of integration initiative Mesoamérica Project, María Teresa de Rendón said.

"Gordo" Lottery Sales Heat Up For Sunday's Draw
With only two days to go sales of the “gordo navideño” (Christmas lottery) finally heated up.
 

 

¢100 Million Colones To Keep Spaniard In Custody Prior To Extradition
It has been some time, but Pedro Urrutia was on his way home to Spain yesterday after more than a year under heavy police guard, waiting extradition, which cost the Costa Rican people an estimate ¢100 million colones.

The Jewish Experience In Costa Rica
While Costa Rica is a Catholic country, it is considered one of Israel's best friends. It was among the first countries, in the United Nations, to vote for for Israeli statehood. Costa Rica maintains an embassy in Tel Aviv, having fairly recently moved from Jerusalem.

Gasoline Prices Went Up Overnight, Another Hike Coming In January
Gasoline prices went up while you were sleeping, but brace yourself for another come the new year, as the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep), processes the latest request by the state refinery, Recope.

 
 
 

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HONDURAS
Clinton Defends U.S. Involvement In Honduras
In remarks given during a conference focused on challenges facing U.S. relations with Latin America, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the United States’s position on the political situation in Honduras shows that it is committed to helping Hondurans get back to democratic and constitutional order.

HONDURAS
Zelaya Says Will Stay In Honduras Until End Of January
(AFP) – Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya said he would remain at the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa until January 27, 2010 at the latest, when his term formally ends. "However, I would like to leave as soon as possible, obviously with the support of the Brazilian government," Zelaya told Brazil's Globo television.

HONDURAS
ALBA is the Option, Says Nicaraguan Minister
HAVANA - Minister-President of Nicaragua''s New Social Emergency Fund, Nelson Artola, said on Friday in Havana that the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) is the alternative to the hell of wild capitalism and neoliberalism.

HONDURAS
Nicaragua Parliament Met Broad Agenda in 2009
MANAGUA - The Nicaraguan National Assembly met a broad agenda in 2009, in which stand out the passing of laws and decrees to social benefit, despite opposition attempts to disrupt them, points out the parliamentary source on Friday.

  LATIN AMERICA

PERU
Peru, Brazil To Boost Regional Peace Amidst Tension
LIMA - Leaders of Peru and Brazil agreed on Friday to push forward "The Peace, Security and Cooperation Protocol," which aims to reduce military expenditure and create a regional security force in South America.

VENEZUELA
Chavez Appoints New Science Minister
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Friday the appointment of Ricardo Menendez as new Minister of Science, Technology and Intermediate Industries.

BOLIVIA
Evo Morales Warns of the Danger of US Bases in Colombia
LA PAZ - Bolivian president Evo Morales has again warned that the US bases in Colombia threaten regional peace and integration.

ARGENTINA
The “Blond Angel Of Death” On Trial In Buenos Aires
A former Argentine navy captain has gone on trial in Buenos Aires for his alleged involvement in the disappearance and torture of dissidents during the country’s 1976 to 1983 military dictatorship.

 
 
 
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Q&A: Bolivian Women a Force Behind Power, But Still Powerless
Franz Chávez interviews women's studies expert CARMEN DEERE. While poor, native women in Bolivia have gained access to power, they are still largely marginalised from any real decision-making, despite their instrumental role in the 2005 election of leftist President Evo Morales, the country's first-ever indigenous president, and his re-election on Sunday.

 

 


 
   
   

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Holidays in Costa Rica Bring Savings and Warm Weather
With tight budgets on everyone's minds and the cold, winter months just around the corner, Costa Rica is the ideal place where families can warm up, relax, and interact with the world around them, all while giving back to local communities and the environment and still not breaking the bank.
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  TECHNOLOGY
So What Is 3G And Do You Really Need It?
By the end of the year, Costa Rica, by way of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) will join the rest of the world with the introduction of the 3rd generation, better known as 3G, cellular network.
 
 
 

 

 
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