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"NO DEAL" In
Honduras Crisis Mediation Talks In Costa
Rica
The two days of meetings on the Honduras
political crisis held at the private home of
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, ended
last night with no solution, although more
meetings are promised.
What Makes Costa
Rica the Happiest Country In The World?
Over the weekend I was sunning myself by
the pool, surrounded by everything that
makes me happy (my masseuse Roderigo and
a hollowed-out gourd), when an
intriguing report was released. It
ranked the happiest nations.
PAC Offers
Training Course For Potential Legislators
The 207 hopefuls looking to make it to the
Cuesta de Mora as legislators for the
Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) in the
February 2010 elections began training
classes. The "escuelita" provides courses on
political and social issues.
Where Is The Quick
Pass Now?
Several months ago the HSBC offered the
"Quick Pass", a novel device (for Costa
Rica) that would speed a driver through
the toll stations of the autopista
Próspero Fernández (San Jose - Caldera
highway), saving 10 minutes or more at
each passing.
Costa Rica -
Canada Tie 2-2
MIAMI (AP) - Canada tied Costa Rica 2-2
Friday night and clinched the top spot in
its group at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
REMINDER
The San Jose - Alajuela route on the
autopista General Cañas will be
completely closed off for four
nights in a row beginning tonight
form 10pm. The highway will re-open each
following morning at 5am.
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Unidentified fans cheers for Costa Rica and Canada in the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match in Miami, Friday. [AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee] |
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Colombia Reelection Support Drops
Bogota - The number of Colombian that
would support a referendum on reelection for an
eventual third consecutive term of office of
President Alvaro Uribe decreased seven percent in
the last two months, a survey revealed on Friday.
Dictatorships Must End, Evo Morales
La Paz - Military dictatorships are no
longer a solution for the problems of the continent,
Bolivian President Evo Morales has stated.
ALBA New Bank President
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, appointed Cesar Augusto Giral as regular director of the Bolivarian Alternative For the Americas (ALBA) Bank and authorized him to exercise his presidency, according to the appointment carried out by the Directive Board.
Peruvian Prime Minister Leaves Office
Lima - Peruvian Prime Minister Yehude Simon left office on Friday after presenting
his resignation earlier this week to Peruvian
President Alan Garcia.
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GUATEMALA:
Population Growth
Impacts Migration
Marco Tulio Guerra
went to work as
usual that morning
at the meatpacking
plant in Postville,
Iowa. But his life
was turned upside
down when
immigration agents
swept into his
workplace and
arrested him along
with another 388
foreign workers.
Their crime: using
false Social
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The Tourist and the Hare
Wondering what your next vacation
destination should be? Look no farther than
Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.
Offering the scenic national park, an array
of beaches, and beautiful mountaintop
accommodations, this is the perfect spot to
soak up life.
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Travel Store Tours |
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
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