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Monthly Archives: April, 2008

Critics: Tourism Growth Needs More Planning

Government tourism officials were clearly pleased with the figures released this week showing that the influx of international tourists into Guanacaste, Costa Rica’s northwestern...

La Niña to Bring It On

The rainy season will likely start the end of April in much of the Central Valley and Pacific regions, and meteorologists are predicting a...

Striking High School Teachers Reach Accord

Thousands of high school students will return to school after the Education Ministry and union leaders negotiated an end to a 25-day strike that...

Wildfires Vexing Parks

As Costa Rica celebrated International Earth Day this week, firefighters in the northwest province of Guanacaste were stepping through the smoldering remains of what...

Arias Boosts Pensions For Poverty Stricken

President Oscar Arias has expanded a program that gives health care and a monthly cash transfer to senior citizens, invalids, widows and orphans in...

Everything Still on Line in CONCACAF Final

Approximately 22,500 fans packed into the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on Wednesday for a night of high drama as Deportivo Saprissa drew 1-1 with Pachuca...

Festival Imperial Rocks & Rolls 48,000 Fans

Following weeks of hype, the wait was finally over for tens of thousands of music fans as the Festival Imperial took place on April...

DNA Testing Confirms Tico Blood Well-Mixed

It’s not surprising that Costa Ricans’ DNA, just as that of their neighbors, is made up of a mixture of Spanish, indigenous and African...

Notary Watchdog to Register Her Resignation

The country is about to lose one of its more frank public servants. Alicia Bogarín, a self-proclaimed crusader who created the Notary Administration, is scheduled...

C.R. Nixes Asylum Request For Cousin of Pres. Uribe

Former Colombian legislator Mario Uribe – wanted by the Colombian government for alleged ties to paramilitary death squads – turned himself in this week...

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