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Monthly Archives: January, 2005

Two Quakes Rattle Country

ONE earthquake struck in the northand a second in the central Pacific coastMonday morning, rattling furniture andjiggling things on shelves from the northwesternprovince of...

Nicaragua Temporarily Unblocks Tico Calls

GRANADA, Nicaragua – As of lastMonday at midnight, the Nicaraguan statephone company Enitel has reestablishedconnections between Costa Rican phonelines and cell phones in Nicaragua,...

More Tourists Visit Parks, Rural Sites in 2004

THE number of foreign tourists tovisit Costa Rica’s 155 national parks andprotected areas shot up 27.13% in 2004,for a total of 669,980 tourists, the...

2005: A Challenging Year for the Environment

WHEN it comes to environmentalchallenges facing Costa Rica, this year willbe “as difficult a year as the rest of them,”according to Environment Minister CarlosManuel...

Textile Industry Reports Layoffs

TEXTILE industry leaders used theannouncement of 400 layoffs by TextileraVF, the Costa Rican operation of Lee andWrangler, as an opportunity to reiteratethe need for...

Banana Producers Present United Front to Europe

QUITO (EFE) – Leaders from LatinAmerican banana-producing countriesmet in Ecuador Wednesday to discuss theregion’s response to the European Union’sproposed banana tariff hike, and decidedto...

Luxury Cruise Line Route To Include Playas del Coco

ON Tuesday, for the first time inPlayas del Coco’s history, a cruise shipwill arrive at the Pacific beach town inthe northwestern province of Guanacaste.The...

Institute Responds to U.S. Outsourcing Boom

IN the coming years, call centers andrelated businesses are expected to generate6,000 new jobs in Costa Rica; and theNational Training Institute (INA) is takingsteps...

Riverside Condominiums Near Completion

AFTER facing heavy scrutiny bymunicipal officials and neighbors, theRiverside Condominiums project inEscazú, southwest of San José, is scheduledto open within a month in compliancewith...

Alan Parsons Coming to San José

MUCH to the delight of many Gringos and Ticos alike,rock legend Alan Parsons will be bringing his “LiveProject” to Costa Rica Feb. 6 and...

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