Twente Enschede's Brian Ruiz (R) of Costa Rica holds the Championship trophy after beating NAC Breda in Breda on Sunday. Twente Enschede clinched their maiden Dutch championship title by beating 10-man NAC Breda 2-0 on the final day of the season. [Foto: REUTERS/Eric Brinkhorst (NETHERLANDS )] |
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Costa Rica: Is
This A “Degrees
R Us” Society Or
What?
Has anyone
stopped lately
to count the
number of
different
universities in
our little
country of 4.2
million people
something the
size of West
Virginia? As of
last count, I
came up with 55.
That has to be
some kind of
world’s first,
right? Perhaps
more “U”s than
failed beach
condo projects.
The Braulio
Carrillo Will
Not Open Today
As Had Been
Announced
Contrary to the
statement by the
Policía de
Tránsito on
Saturday that
the Braulio
Carrillo (San
José - Guapiles)
highway would be
re-opened Monday
morning, the
road will
continue closed
at least until
Thursday.
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Holiday Homes,
Hotels
Endangering
Ecotourism
The boom in construction projects on the Pacific coast of Costa
Rica is
threatening
biodiversity and
compromising the
future of the
country's widely
promoted
ecological
tourism, says a
study by Costa
Rican and U.S.
scientists.
ICE Requires
Proof Of Salary
For Its Kölbi
Cellular Plans
To safeguard
losses, the
Instituto
Costarricense
Electricidad
(ICE) is now
requiring new
customers of its
Kölbi plans
proof of income
to ensure that
the customer can
afford the
service. ICE's
Kölbi plans are
the purchase of
a cellular
telephone and
cellular
telephone from
ICE.
Wild Bean Cafe
Plays Fair With
Costa Rican
Coffee Beans
The coffee bean
faces uncertain
prices on the
international
coffee market,
and increased
costs mean world
coffee
production is
dropping.
However, the
popular Kiwi
flat white is
playing an
important role
in Costa Rica -
and other coffee
producing
countries - by
helping to
ensure farmers
are paid a fair
price for their
coffee when it's
purchased
through the
Fairtrade
system.
Low Dollar
Lowers Prices Of
Some Goods And
Services
The low dollar
exchange rate is
showing signs of
reducing the
cost of goods
and services,
like the drop in
the cost of the
tolls on the San
José - Caldera
highway that
takes effect
today, a
reduction in the
price of
gasoline this
month and the
cost of
vehicles, like a
Toyota Yaris
that last year
cost ˘11.281.060
colones, today
the same vehicle
sells for
˘9.967.458
colones.
Bill Gates Vacationing In Costa Rica?
Amelia Rueda reports that
the second most richest man in the world
chose sla Tortuga, on Costa Rica's Pacific
costs, for his vacation last month. We were
talking about none other than Microsoft
honcho, Bill Gates himself.
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