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Monthly Archives: February, 2008

Turrialba Volcano Passing Gases

Authorities are warning tourists not to get too close to Turrialba Volcano because of toxic gas emissions. On Feb. 22, a gas cloud formed above...

Youth Vie for U.N. Jobs

Costa Rica may soon boost its presence on staff at United Nations offices across the globe. Some 92 young professionals took a competitive exam this...

Israeli Envoy Cancels Visit with Arias

A month after Costa Rica recognized the Palestinian territories as a state, Israel canceled a meeting planned for this week between President Oscar Arias...

Ex-Military Analyst Alleges ‘Registry Fraud’

These alleged Costa Rican con men may have picked the wrong foreigner this time. U.S citizen Robert Sprague, a former senior analyst with Southern Command,...

Police Nab Gringo Charged In Internet Sex Sting

Agents from Interpol and Costa Rica's Immigration Police arrested Lonnie Ted Crabtree, 41, a U.S. citizen wanted for attempted sexual abuse of a 15-year-old...

Chilean WWII Plane Found South of San José

Farmers in San Isidro de El Guarco, a Costa Rican town in the Cerro de la Muerte area south of San José, found a...

Exports Are Cooling, Especially to the U.S.

Month-on-month export growth dropped to its lowest level in three years last month, as January exports grew only 3.8% over January 2007. Exports to the...

Italian Drug-Runner Busted With Coke in Her Stomach

Drug Control Police arrested an Italian woman at the Juan Santamaría International Airport with 77 capsules of cocaine in her stomach. Authorities said the suspect...

Judge Orders Bond For Matteo Quintavalle

A judge ordered a ¢150 million ($300,000) bond placed on Italian Matteo Quintavalle, the former aspiring soccer mogul accused of committing a multi-million- dollar...

7 Kilos of Cocaine Seized On Bus at Panama Border

Costa Rica's Drug Control Police seized seven kilograms of cocaine Saturday that was hidden in the bathroom of a bus originating in Panama. The bus...

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