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Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Arenal to Host Ultimate Frisbee Tourney

The Volcanic Tournament 2008, a 90- player ultimate Frisbee event, will be held July 4 to 8 at the foot of Arenal Volcano, in...

Cat Cafés Solve a Hairy Problem

Years ago, while my husband and I were enjoying a meal at a beachside hotel, a cat jumped on the table, landing in my...

Bosque del Niño Park Appeals to All Ages Near Grecia

If you live in the Central Valley, you don’t need to travel far to experience a rain forest, nor must you take along kids...

Taiwan Shows Interest in Nicaragua’s Agro Sector

The Nicaraguan government isn’t the only one interested in growing Nicaragua’s agricultural sector. Taiwan also has plans to stimulate investment in Nicaragua’s burgeoning agricultural...

Ex-Rebel Leader Suspends Hunger Strike After 12 Days

MANAGUA – Ten pounds skinnier and on the verge of serious health problems, legendary guerrilla leader Dora María Téllez ended her 12-day hunger strike...

Assembly Passes Transparency Law

Amid increasing controversy surrounding several government contracts that have benefited top Ortega administration officials and their families, the National Assembly last week by unanimous...

Gov’t Launches ‘Agro Revolution’

MANAGUA – Carlos Corea sits in his tiny, windowless office donning a bright pink Sandinista cap and talking in rapid “Spanglish” about how an...

Mejía Godoy Asks Gov’t To Stop Playing His Songs

Revolutionary singer-songwriter Carlos Mejía Godoy asked the Sandinista government last week to stop using his songs at government rallies. Mejía Godoy, who has broken with...

First of New Power Plants Inaugurated in Tipitapa

MANAGUA - President Daniel Ortega last weekend officially inaugurated the first of three new bunker oil plants purchased by Nicaragua with Venezuelan aid under...

Plastic in Costa Rica is So Passé Now

On a drizzly Wednesday afternoon, Estela Loaiza, a 28-year-old nurse, does some shopping at a downtown San José Más x Menos supermarket and heads...

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