Ortega Could Become Next U.S. Headache
Tomorrow, Sunday, Nicaraguans go to the polls to elect their next president, a president that former U.S. president Ronald Reagan called the "Little Dictator," several presidents ago while Daniel Ortega was in office.

Alterra Will Open Two New Boarding Gates For High Season Airport Traffic
Facing the "high" tourist season that is about to begin in Costa Rica, the Ministerio de Obras Pública y Transporte (MOPT) reached an agreement with Alterra Partners, the managers of the Juan Santamaría (San José) International airport, to open up two more boarding gates to handle the expected increase in volume.

Zapote Fair is A Go No Matter What San José Decides on Monday
On Monday we will learn if there will be a fair in Zapote this year, as a San José Municipality commission for the annual fair will be making their final vote. However, the municipality of Curridabat says not to worry, the Zapote fair will go as scheduled, though there will be some physical changes to the location.

Truck Full of Scrap Metal Used To Transport Drugs
The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) has made a big dent in the fight against an organized group that used trucks full of scrap to hide drugs and cross international borders. The group would hide the illegal drugs in shipment of scrap metal to confuse border authorities.

Colombia's Paez Leon Takes Lead in Ruta
 Colombian Leonardo Paez (Full Dynamix) won the first stage of the 14th edition of La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica.

Coca Cola Pulls Ad At Health Minister Request
The Coca Cola company in Costa Rica made the Ministra de Salud (Health Ministry), María Luisa Avila, very happy when it pulled its latest ad campaing off the air. The minister showed her pleasure saying that the advertising by the international company was in counterproductive to the forming of healthy habits of children and the Costa Rican population in general.