Sunday was a hot and sunny day in San José and a great time to feed the pigeons of the Plaza de la Cultura. In the photo a woman helps her daughters feed the birds. [Foto: Juan Carlos Ulate. |
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Presidenta
Chinchilla "The
Bad Guy" In The
Arias Plan For
2014?
In less than two
months in
office, it is a
question if
Presidenta,
Laura Chinchilla
may be losing
control and
respect by her
team as well as
her opponents?
For sure, she is
being challenged
from all sides
and the public
has openly
expressed its
concern.
Romeria Will Not
Be Suspended
This Year, Salud
Minister Says
It's almost that
time of year,
the annual
tradition of the
"Romeria", the
pligrimage to
Cartago to
honour the
Virgen de los
Angeles or La
Negrita as she
is commonly
known.
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Gay Pride Hits
Costa Rica
More than two
hundre gay and
lesbians used
Paseo Colón and
other dowtown
streets to
parade on Sunday
to celebrate (
Gay Pride Day
Día de Orgullo
Gay).
Lands Donated To
Government Has
Santa Ana
Residents Upset
Residents of
Santa Ana have
reason to be
upset over the
government's
plan to use a 50
hectare parcel
of land that is
home to fauna
and flora
managed by
FUNDAZOO, to
build offices
for the MINAET
to serve the
areas of Mora,
Santa Ana,
Escazú and
others.
Bring it! How We
Bring Our
Baggage With Us
A troubled
marriage. One
blissful week. A
decision is
made.
Former Consul Of
Congo Being Held
in Preventive
Detention
The former
consult of the
Republic of
Congo,Emery
Ngoyi Ndalamba,
assures to Costa
Rica authorities
that he is on a
consular mission
for his country
and that the
us$3 million
dollars found in
his bag at the
Aeropuerto Juan
Santamaría (San
José airport)
last Friday is
to be used to
fund a mission
in the region.
Araya Says He
Confident He
Will Be
Re-Elected Mayor
In San José
Johnny Araya
said at the risk
of being
arrogant that he
is confident he
will be
re-elected mayor
of San José in
the December
municipal
elections.
Many Costa
Ricans Prefer
Vacationing
Somewhere Else
While thousands
- around 2
million last
year - head for
Costa Rica for
their vacation,
many Costa
Ricans head out
of Costa Rica
for the same.
80 New Traffic
Cops On The
Streets
Eighty new
Tránsito
officials hit
the streets
after completing
their training
program that
began last
November. The 80
officials are
the first group
of the 400 that
is to make up
the expansion of
the Policía de
Tránsito police
force.
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So,
What
Are
We
To
Do
Now?
Closing
the
San
José
-
Caldera
is
perhaps
a
prudent
move
on
the
part
of
transport
officials,
but
what
are
now
to
do,
go
back
to
the
old
road,
the
monte
de
Aguacate
or
the
Cambronero?
No
way,
I
think
I
will
stay
home
until
they
re-open
ruta
27
completely. |
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