Costa
Rican
president,
Oscar
Arias,
with US
Vice-President,
Joe
Biden,
to his
left,
hosted a
meeting
of the
Central
American
presidents
at Casa
Presidencial
on
Monday.
Costa
Rica
president,
Oscar
Arias,
met with
US VIce-president,
Joe
Biden,
privately
before
the
meeting
with the
Central
American
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Biden Meets With Arias
And Central American Presidents, Asks For
Patience
United States Vice President, Joseph Biden,
met yesterday (Monday)with Costa Rican
President Oscar Arias and other Central
American leaders to discuss U.S. aid to the
area, the war on drugs and the global
economic downturn.
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San Jose
Temperature Hit Record 30.5 C (87 F) Monday
March and April are the hottest months of
the year, with temperatures this "dry" or
summer season reaching record levels.
Tourism
Threatens Costa Rica's Natural Assets
Pungent brown sewage spews into the Pacific
ocean. In the background, cranes put up
hotels and beachfront apartments. Once home
to monkeys, turtles and other rare wildlife,
this stretch of coast in northwest Costa
Rica is developing so fast that it is
tarnishing the country's reputation as a
destination for eco-tourists.
Frontier
Airlines Offers $149 Fares To Costa Rica
Denver-based Frontier Airlines is gearing up
for summer by offering some scorching hot
fares and very cool prices. The carrier
announced a three-day fare sale starting
today that will get you to and from Denver
to San Jose, Costa Rica, for as low as $149
each way.
Thursday and Friday of
Semana Santa Will Be "Dry"
As in the past, on Good Thursday (April 9)
and Good Friday (April 10), Costa Rica will
be dry. No liquor, no wine, no beer, no
alcohol will be allowed to be sold anywhere.
The "ley seca" continues and businesses,
liquor stores, restaurants and supermarkets,
for instance, who violate the law, will be
fined.
Guanacaste Has Highest
Fertility Rates In The country
(InfoWebPress) –The reduction in infant
mortality rates that took place in Costa
Rica 2008 — setting the mark at 8.95 deaths
per each 1,000 births before the age of one.
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