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Monthly Archives: April, 2006

President-elect Arias Visits Colombian President

President-elect Oscar Arias made his first international trip as the future leader of Costa Rica last weekend when he flew to Colombia to met...

Alligator Evicted from Parque de La Paz

A young alligator found last week in the lake at the Parque de la Paz, in southern San José, was moved to the National...

Universidad Nacional Plans “Sun Day” Celebration

On May 4-5, Sunday won’t be just another day of the week. The Solar Energy Lab at the Physics Department of Universidad Nacional, in...

Electricity Rates Increase, Phones Could Follow

The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) has increased electricity rates and is studying the possibility of nearly doubling phone rates for landlines. The Costa Rican...

May 1 to Bring Protests To Streets, U.S. Chains

As is the tradition every May 1, thousands of workers are expected to take to the streets Monday – Labor Day in Costa Rica...

Minister Lost, Found in Corcovado Wilderness

After being attacked by a tapir – a mammal roughly as large as a cow – Environment Minister Carlos Manuel Rodríguez wandered lost and...

Band of Thieves Targets Newly Arrived Tourists

A band of thieves that operates near Juan Santamaría International Airport, in northwest of San José, has generated concern among local authorities. The band, which...

Sentence Raised for U.S. Student’s Killer

The mother of Shannon Martin, a 23-year-old Kansas University student murdered in the southern Pacific port town of Golfito in 2001, expressed satisfaction and...

North American Indigenous Leaders Visit

Though their languages and cultures vary, the challenges they face are the same. Indigenous leaders from around North America met with their Costa Rican...

CAFTA Discussion Limps Slowly Ahead

The Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) has been under debate in the Legislative Assembly since December – but it appears...

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