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Monthly Archives: December, 2009

Real Alajuelans Give Life to Church Murals

TheAgoníaChurchon the east side of Alajuela is not especially old as far as churches go. The present building on busy Calle Ancha dates from...

What’s Open, What’s Closed, What’s Doing.

In and Around Granada: *Hotel Villas Norome: Christmas Dinner Dec. 24, $65 per person. 2552-8200, www.noromevillas.com. *Hotel PlazaColon: Christmas Choir, Dec. 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 25521-8489, www.hotelplazacolon.com. *Hotel...

Nicaragua Says Goodbye to Boxing Legend Turned Mayor

Nicaragua and the boxing world woke up July 1 to the shocking news that boxing legend and Mayor of Managua Alexis Argüello, 58, had...

’09 WasAnother Windfall for Sandinistas’ ALBA Businesses

MANAGUA – It was a great year for doing business in Nicaragua … if you happen to be President Daniel Ortega or part of...

Copenhagen Allowed Glimpse of Future

The United Nations Climate Change Conference was once billed as the summit that would successfully reach a global, legally binding agreement to cut the...

Free Trade Zone Reform Gets Nod

In an end-of-the-year agreement, Costa Rican lawmakers approved a new free trade zone reform that offers tax incentives for businesses electing to set up...

Tico Surfers Charge Ahead

Although soccer is clearly Costa Rica’s premier sport, surfing had a better year in 2009. The major highlight of the year came in August when...

Soccer: Disappointment, but Also Hope

When the 2010 World Cup begins in South Africa in June, Costa Rican soccer fans will watch 32 teams compete in the world’s biggest...

Tourism in 2009: Not Such Glad Tidings

Lift the Christmas story out of the Bible and time-transport it to 2009 Costa Rica. Mary and Joseph likely could find room at the...

Battered Economy Poised for Rebound

As far as the Costa Rican economy is concerned, 2009 can be characterized in a single word: crisis. The huge slide in the United States...

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