Costa Rica's legislature granted permission on Friday to the US warships, like the USS Freedom (pictured) and Marines to enter Costa Rican waters. Opposition parties say the permission is illegal and in violation of national sovereignty. See story. |
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Costa Rica's
Opposition
Rejects Entry Of
US Naval Forces
As is customary,
the US asks for
authorization of
Costa Rica's
legislature
before entry of
any US warship
and soldiers in
Costa Rican
waters. And as
customary, the
Costa Rica
legislature
grants its
permission, as
was the case on
Friday.
No More "Fine
Print" In New
Credit and Debit
Card Regulations
If you can't
read the small
fine print in
your credit card
agreement with
the bank, not to
worry, because
as of July 1,
credit card
issuers have to
provide to all
their clients a
contract that
does not include
any fine print.
That is the
print in every
agreement must
be legible
without having
to use a
magnifying
glass.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Porteadores Of
The Fenapo
Planning More
Protests
Just when you
thought the "porteadores"
(informal taxis)
thing was all
over and done
with, given the
agreement
reached this
week between the
government and
the Cámara
Costarricense de
Porteadores,
some 6.000
porteadores
belonging to the
Federación
Nacional de
Porteadores (Fenapo)
feel left out
and today will
be meeting to
discuss tactical
options to make
their point.
Costa Rica's
Tourist Arrivals
Up 90.000 For
2010
The tourism
industry is
beginning to
smile again,
following a
tough 2009, with
a forecast of
some 90.000 more
tourist arrivals
in the first
five months of
2010 over the
same period last
year.
Autopistas Out
Of Pocket For
Loss Of Tolls
And Repair Work
on San José -
Caldera
The Autopistas
del Sol may be
regretting the
deal with made
with the
government of
Oscar Arias when
it signed on the
dotted line to
build and manage
the San José -
Caldera under a
concession
contract.
Tourism Doesn't
Come Cheap --
but Costa Rica
Comes Awfully
Close
So there you
are: vacationing
in Costa Rica --
ONE of, if not
THE most
bio-diverse
location on
Earth and home
to panoramic
beaches,
rainforests and
waterfalls, not
to mention a
seemingly
endless variety
of flora and
fauna and you're
looking for
things to do in
Costa Rica that
are FREE?
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