General Cañas
Westbound Completely Closed Again
This Weekend
The bridge over the river Virilla on
the autopista General Cañas
continues to be a headache for
motorists daily as repair after
repair and constant closures,
including a complete closure of the
highway, fails to solve the problem.
Costa Rica
Chosen For Testing AH1N1 Vaccine
Costa Ricans may be one of the first to try
the vaccine being developed to combat the
AH1N1 flu virus. A group of 784 Ticos will
form part of a world study, which will be
under the charge of the Instituto de
Atención Pediátrica (IPED) headed by
infectologist Adriano Arguedas Mohs.
Caja-Fischel
Trial Entering Final Phase
The long drawn out Caja-Fichel trial
could enter its final phase today
with the Fiscalía asking the judges
of the Tribunal Penal de Goicoechea
the sanctions for the accused, if
found guilty.
Mexico, Costa Rica
Sign Co-Operation Agreement
Mexico and
Costa Rica reached an agreement on
cooperation on Thursday, according to a
statement by Mexico's president's office.
The agreement, that covers cooperation in
such fields as education, science and
tourism, was signed by Mexico's President
Felipe Calderón and his Costa Rican
counterpart Oscar Arias in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica's
Top 15 Unpublished or
Under-Published Travel Deals
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discerning, cost-conscious travelers
by offering unprecedented discounts
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An oil pipeline saved the life of Luis Ramírez when his truck left the road near the Recope (oil refinery) installations in Puntarenas. [Foto: Gabriela Solano] |
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Shorty's Guide to the new Ley de Tránsito coming your way Sunday exclusively on Inside Costa Rica. Know the rules. Be prepared. |
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Honduran Justice Ministry Prosecutes
Deposed President
Tegucigalpa - The
Honduran Justice Ministry on Thursday
prosecuted ousted President Manuel Zelaya
and former Minister of the Presidency
Enrique Flores Lanza for falsification of
public documents.
Honduran Troops Attack Peaceful March
Tegucigalpa Honduran army soldiers and riot police agents attacked on Thursday a peaceful march by people opposing the military coup, along the Carretera Panamericana, a road which links the capital with the country's northern area.
National Civic Strike in Honduras
Tegucigalpa - A new national civic strike of the state sector, with marches, seizure of roads and public institutions characterized Thursday the 33 national day of peoples resistance to the military coup in Honduras.
Ousted Honduran FM Complains
Inadequate U.S. Response
Managua - Ousted Honduran
Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas Thursday
urged Washington to do more to ensure the
reinstatement of deposed president Manuel
Zelaya. |
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NICARAGUA:
Zelaya's Followers
at Risk of
Humanitarian
Emergency
The huge number of
supporters of ousted
Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya who
have flocked to a
small farming town
in the north of
Nicaragua have
caused a social
emergency that could
spiral into a
full-fledged
humanitarian crisis,
said United Nations
officials visiting
the area.
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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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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