mebeliStudents in Limon are Learning the Negative Side of Violent Toys in a Positive Way.
Most of us can remember playing some incarnation of the war game when we were little: we might have been the Cowboys versus the “Indians,” Cops against Robbers, or any enemy duo that ended with one hollering “boom boom, you’re dead!” […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on May 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
Grains are a principle part of the Central American Diet.
To help staunch the looming food crisis, Costa Rica has begun thinking about how to help its citizens. And to start, four weeks from now, the Costa Rican government plans to give ¢50,000 monthly (approximately $100) to 16,000 poor families to supplement what income they have.
Filed under: Costa Rica News on May 9th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Main Access Road to Tamarindo Finally Received Some TLC Thanks in Part to Residents’ Donations.
With their increasingly common ‘do it yourself’ attitude, the residents and business owners of Tamarindo, Guanacaste raised enough money to make necessary road repairs in the region a reality. The principle access road to Tamarindo is finally in the process […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on May 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Global Food Crisis has Affected Prices for Costa Rica’s Staple Foods.
International news is full of stories of global need, starvation, and growing hunger. Basic staples are rising in price, and its not just the poorest of the poor that are feeling the affects. In the face of this growing global food crisis, Costa Rica […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on May 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Firefighters work to stop another fire in Palo Verde, Costa Rica.
Each year, summer bring blue skies, a relief from constant downpours, and the high tourist season. But the Costa Rican summer also brings dry environments and several related problems, among them fierce wild fires. This year, tt’s been a long, hot summer, and in Guanacaste, […]
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Costa Rica will Invest to Protect Country from Global Food Crisis.
In an effort to counter the global food crisis, the Costa Rican government announced it will invest close to $15 million (¢7 billion) to boost local production of grains. The investment will go towards reactivating the rice, beans and white corn agricultural sectors. A separate […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on May 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Avenida 2 in San Jose, Costa Rica will be a target of San Jose Posible.
SAN JOSE, April 30 — San José Posíble, a re-urbanization and beautification plan executed by San Jose’s two-time mayor Johnny Araya, will now include the construction of a Chinatown in downtown San Jose along the Paseo de los Estudiantes. The mayor, […]
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Costa Rican students in the street yesterday protesting lost classes.
If the high school teachers of Costa Rica have taught their students one thing this semester, it is a mixture of abandonment and how to protest. After a teacher strike by the union Asociación de Profesores de Segunda Enseñanza (APSE) left hundreds of students without classes […]
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Arias Denies Political Asylum to Mario Uribe.
Accused of seeking the support of right-wing paramilitaries in the 2002 elections, former Colombian senator Mario Uribe sought asylum from the Costa Rican government. On April 22, his request was denied. Mario Uribe is the cousin of current Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Along with about one third of the […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on April 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Chinese experts visited the National Stadium earlier this month.
The construction of a new stadium in La Sabana park, San Jose is causing more disappointment than joy. The new $72 million stadium, a gift from China, was supposed to seat 45,000. However, after a month of surveying the land and finalizing plans, a team of 11 […]
Filed under: Costa Rica News on April 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
