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Monthly Archives: December, 2006

Are You Happy To Be Here?

Costa Rica this year received top ranking among the world’s happiest countries in two British surveys. The Happy Planet Index, calculated by Britain’s New Economics...

Police Confiscated 400 Kilos of Cheese

Police in the northwestern province of Guanacaste confiscated a 400-kilogram load of cheese from a Nicaraguan citizen in June who allegedly tried to bring...

Marketing Character Center of Coffee Battle

An international legal battle over rights to 47-year-old fictional character Juan Valdez and his mule escalated this year when Costa Rica’s leading gourmet coffee...

Does Pacheco Deserve A Nobel Peace Prize?

The environmental organization Oilwatch announced in June it hoped to nominate former Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco for a Nobel Peace Prize for a...

Cuban Trapped in Airport Gets Refugee Status

A Cuban immigrant was stranded in the Juan Santamaría International Airport, north of San José, for more than two weeks after he was detained...

Naked Man Detained Near Court Building

A man who repeatedly took off his shorts, threw them at passers-by and wandered around naked for nearly 30 minutes in front of the...

Costa Rica Environment Minister Lost In the Corcovado Jungle

Environment Minister Carlos Manuel Rodríguez roamed alone through the wilderness of Corcovado National Park, in the country’s Southern Zone, for several days in April...

Mysterious Flying Object Sighted Over San José

Pedestrians in San José were baffled in January when a white, shiny circle seen in the sky left hundreds wondering if they were in...

Organic Farming Given Legislative Boost

Lawmakers extended a major helping hand to sustainable agriculture in September when they unanimously passed a law that exempts certified organic farmers from income...

Man Bought Plot Inside Municipal Parking Lot

Costa Rican businessman Guillermo Sanabria was shocked in October when he found out that a 150-square-meter lot he bought for $50,000 is in fact...

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