JERUSALEM – Costa Rican President Oscar Arias says that peace in the Middle East could create what he calls a “new landscape” for mankind. Arias spoke in Jerusalem on Sunday during a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres. Both men are Nobel Peace Prize winners. Arias said he realizes the “most beautiful visions of peace” [...]
By Jordon L. Tucked away at the bottom of a rather rudimentary trail that runs into a ravine on the side of Volcan Arenal, is this amazing waterfall. Well over 200ft tall the spray from this powerful deluge is perfect for cooling off after the hike to its base.
This is a great video featuring Puerto Viejo, one of the best spots on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica had a skilful and quick response to face the first wave of the influenza virus AH1N1. That was one of the conclusions of Mirta Roses, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), who stayed three days in the country to assess the health sector actions in the first seven months since the [...]
Some good news for the Costa Rica National Team and the U.S. National Team: the new national sports stadium in the Central America country is almost halfway done and appears to be on schedule to be finished by its February 2011 target date. The 35,000-seat stadium in western San Jose has been under construction for [...]
The tiny country of Costa Rica has giant plans to help change the world for the better, but for that to happen, serious issues need to be looked at closely. Next month, the world will converge in Copenhagen for the United Nation Climate Change Conference and Costa Rica is proposing a similar carbon capture program [...]
By Alister Doyle Norway, Costa Rica and the Maldives are struggling with high costs and technological hurdles to stay in the world’s most exclusive club for fighting climate change — seeking to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero. The United Nations is praising their “carbon neutrality” targets before a U.N. summit on Dec. 7-18 [...]
ANKARA- Turkish and Costa Rican leaders said Wednesday the two countries intend to sign a free trade agreement to boost bilateral economic relations and also enhance political ties, Turkish media reported. Turkish President Abdullah Gul told a joint press conference with his Costa Rican counterpart Oscar Arias that Turkey wants to sign a free trade [...]
By ALEXANDRA OLSON TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Costa Rica promised Friday to restore ties with Honduras if its presidential elections are clean, joining other nations in rejecting ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s insistence that recognizing the vote would legitimize a June coup. The front-runner in Sunday’s elections, Porfirio Lobo, welcomed the decision by Costa Rican President Oscar [...]
To combat the flu, the country’s social security system (CCSS) would purchase 30 X-ray machines, 97 fans, and 18,000 Tamiflu (oseltamivir) treatment dosages for patients who need it. It would also buy 70 refrigerators to store 300,000 vaccines expected to arrive in the country in the next few days. CCSS President Eduardo Doryan also said [...]
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