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Monthly Archives: July, 2008

Immigration controls beefed up for soccer game

Costa Rican officials will beef up immigration controls prior to the country´s next qualifying game for the South Africa 2010 World Cup, which will...

U.S. citizen, wanted by Uncle Sam, freed from jail

To the dismay of the U.S. State Department, Chere Lyn Tomayko was released from prison Friday after the Supreme Court said she could not be...

Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Annexation of Nicoya Celebrated

Guanacastecos celebrated the 184th anniversary of the annexation of their province to Costa Rica. From La Cruz to Jicaral in Guanacaste, which borders...

Central Bank hikes savings rate for third time in July

The Central Bank announced Wednesday it would increase its base savings rate, this time hiking the measure by 50 points, from 6.5 to 7...

Costa Rican Olympians sworn in

The eight athletes that will compete for Costa Rica in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which will be held Aug. 8-24, were sworn in at...

Police investigate violent protests in northern Nicaragua

NICARAGUA - A special investigative police commission is looking into violent protests at the offices of a microfinance firm in northern Nicaragua...

Expo-Osa a big success

Images of dense jungle, spectacular Pacific Ocean sunsets and scarlet macaws filled a Crowne Plaza Corobicí Hotel ballroom on Wednesday afternoon when Osa Chamber...

Punta Teonoste Offers Rustic Luxury on Beach

PLAYA CONEJO, Tola – Like an oasis rising from the dry and inhospitable landscape, Hotel Punta Teonoste towers above its surroundings with one of...

NASA Calls for Protection of Asteroid Impact Zone

MEXICO CITY – NASA is advocating that the Mexican zone of Chicxulub, struck 65 million years ago by a large meteorite believed to have...

For Beginner Surfers, It’s Safety First Before Entering the Water

Welcome to the second edition of the ChicaBrava Surf Column. In the next few columns, I am going to cover the very important issues...

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