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One Death A Day From AH1N1 This Week: Total Now At 10
An average of one person per day has died this week from being infected with the AH1N1 flu virus. Between July 11 and today, 6 people have died in Costa Rica.

Arias To Propose "Reconciliation Government" in Honduras
Costa Rican president Oscar Arias said Thursday he will propose forming a "reconciliation government" in Honduras led by ousted President Manuel Zelaya as a solution to the political crisis in that country.

Vehicular Restrictions Of San Jose Will Be Back Next Week And With Higher Fines in September
The vehicular restrictions of San Jose will be back next week, probably on Tuesday and with not much difference than the previous restriction that was struck down by the Constitutional Court on June 12.

The "Old Man" Wasn't That Nuts After All; Don Abel Pacheco Says He Satisfied At the Decision Over The San Juan
Costa Rican president, Abel Pacheco (2002-2006) who critics called him nuts for his decision to send the dispute with Nicaragua over the San Juan river to the international court was vindicated this week after the United Nations court voted in favour of Costa Rica in most of the arguments presented.

US Job Loss Is Costa Rica's Gain
For generations, coffee and sugar cane have kept many of the working people employed in this charming village plopped amid lush green mountains and the smoke-spewing Turrialba volcano 33 miles east of San Jose.

Costa Rica Continues to be the Mecca for Online Sportsbooks
Only five weeks have gone by since my last visit to Costa Rica in early June. Already, many of the elite online sportsbooks are working feverishly to get ready for the upcoming Football season.

It Is Still OK To Make Offensive And Hateful Remarks Against Foreigners
The legislators of the Comisi๓n de Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Committee) decide to shelve a change to the C๓digo Penal (Penal Code) that would make it illegal to make disparaging jokes and offensive comments in public about foreigners.

Did You Fill Up Last Night?
If you didn't fill up your vehicle's gas tank last night, be prepared to pay more today, as the price of gasoline when up at the stroke of midnight last night.

Supporters of Honduras' deposed president Manuel Zelaya march toward the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa. The United States urged the rival sides in Honduras' political crisis on Tuesday to give dialogue a chance, but the deposed president is threatening to abandon talks mediated by Costa Rica if he is not reinstated quickly. A second round of talks is set for Saturday in San Jose. [REUTERS/Tomas Bravo]

 
Bridges of Costa Rica: Present and Past
A photo journal of some of the more interesting bridges of Costa Rica!

IMPORTANT REMINDER
The autopista General Canas in the San Jose-Alajuela direction will be closed between the Juan Pablo II and La Castella beginning at midnight tonight and until 5am Monday.
 
 
 
CRISIS IN HONDURAS: Day 20
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Honduran Anti-Coup Rallies Tense
Tegucigalpa -  The National Front organizations against the coup d'etat in Honduras have confirmed their decision of continuing Thursday the 19th consecutive day of marches in defense of the state of law.

Honduran Interim Government Protests Against Venezuela's "Threats"
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran interim government on Thursday denounced Venezuela before the UN Security Council for "threats, provocations and violation to the sovereignty."

Peace Conference in Nicaragua
Managua -  Delegations from several countries and international figures arranged to meet here Thursday until July 18 to talk about peace and reconciliation.

Guatemala Miners Protests
Guatemala - The Guatemalan government has a 90-day deadline as of Wednesday, to deal with demands of those who protest the country's mining activity.
 
 
 
 
Southern Nations Meet
La Paz - Presidents of Bolivia, Evo Morales, Venezuela Hugo Chavez, Ecuador Rafael Correa and Paraguay Fernando Lugo met here in commemoration of 200 years of the 1809 Revolution.

Summit Demands Posada Extradition
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt -  The 15th Non Aligned Summit (NOAL) backed Thursday Venezuela''s extradition demand of terrorist Luis Posada Carriles for shooting down a Cubana Airlines plane killing 73 passengers.

Journalist Death Threat Stirs Chile
Santiago de Chile -  Several humanitarian organizations requested protection of journalist Francisco Herreros, director of the weekly El Siglo, who was threatened with death by the so-called September 11 Avengers Commando.

Empire Never Again, Says Evo
La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales assured on Thursday that in this new historical moment no more empires will exploit Abya Yala peoples (name of the Latin American sub continent) who today are commemorating 200 years of liberation struggles.
 
 

GUATEMALA:
Relentless Devastation of Mangroves

"This place used to be beautiful. It was truly a mangrove forest. When the shrimp farmers arrived, we lost 60 percent of it because of the logging," said Francisco Vแsquez, manager of a hotel on the Pacific coast, in the southeastern Guatemalan department of Jutiapa.
 

 
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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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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 residence.

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