The Tico Times RSS http://www.ticotimes.net TicoTimes RSS Service info@ticotimes.net (WebMaster) Copyright 2009 TicoTimes.net | All rights reserved. http://www.ticotimes.net/rss/img_logoRSS.gif TicoTimes RSS http://www.ticotimes.net 144 24 C5E3F00D-508B-0E75-35D50112F4B2D084 Lack of bridge info forces experts to Google it http://www.ticotimes.net/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Engineers tasked with identifying dangerous bridges in order to prevent another fatal collapse are resorting to Internet images uploaded by tourists. Such is the inadequacy of the government's own infrastructure records, a University of Costa Rica (UCR) expert engineer has revealed. C5E3F01D-508B-0E75-353046963DC4F182 Security officials freeze new gun permits for foreigners after cop killing http://www.ticotimes.net/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Costa Rica's Public Security Ministry suspended the issuance of new gun permits to foreigners Wednesday, according to national media reports. C5E3F02C-508B-0E75-35302620F3398A34 National Museum opens 19th century homes http://www.ticotimes.net/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Never before open to the public, two homes that hug the northeast corner of Costa Rica's Bellavista Fortress now the National Museum were unveiled Monday as part of a permanent exhibit of the museum.