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Paraguay Facing Isolation and Condemnation from Latin America

Paraguay is dealing with more isolation on Monday when several Latin American counties announced they were recalling their ambassadors following the president's impeachment.Venezuela and Chile pulled their ambassadors Sunday, just after Brazil. Argentina recalled its ambassador on Saturday, June...

Experiencing Timeless Being

Overhanging the gorge are great angular outcroppings of volcanic rock—solid and sharp-edged protrusions from some long-ago eruption of Lassen or some other volcano in the area

United States Cuts Aid to Nicaragua

The US Embassy announced on Thursday the suspension USAID money to Nicaragua. The US Government was supplying $3 million in aid but suspended funds in response to the Nicaragua government’s dealings with Venezuelan and election process complaints in the 2011...

No Jail for Making Copies Protects Costa Rica Students

San Jose Costa Rica - A bill draft presented by Frente Amplio during their previous administration, which seeks to eliminate prison sentences established by the Intellectual Property Law implemented in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), was...

Tax on Casinos Approved in Second Debate

San Jose - Last Friday, June 18th, legislators approved in second debate the “Ley de Impuestos a Casinos,” (Casinos Tax Act) which will regulate activities in casinos and Internet sportsbooks in the country and will charge more taxes. The...

Paraguay’s ex-president Fernando Lugo denounces coup

Amid national and international outcry, Lugo urges followers to remain peaceful suggesting it could lead to his reinstatement. Ousted president of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, was impeached on Friday by a Congress accusing him of not maintaining social harmony, has publicly...

Costa Rica Exchange Hits Bottom

San Jose [TCRN} - The decline in the dollar buying by the public sector bank in the wholesale market (Monex) has been responsible for the fall in the value of the currency. The influence of this sector is evident if...

Raul Castro Issues Dire Warnings at the Rio+20 summit

Rio +20 - The president of Cuba, Raul Castro, spoke to the destruction of nuclear stockpiles and promoting the disarmament of nations, during his speech at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio +20, Brazil. Castro also noted that the...

RECOPE Struggling with Financial Loss and New China Refinery

The Department of Economics and Finance recognizes RECOPE’s financial struggle is still going forward with $ 650 million for the construction of a new refinery in partnership with a Chinese company. As of April this year RECOPE accumulated loss are...

Six Month Countdown to Winter Solstice – 2012 Mayan Doomsday?

Whether you believe in the 2012 Winter Solstice Mayan Doomsday prophecy or not, the mysteries surrounding the Mayan calendar are real and fascinating. The Mayan calendar is based upon a unique system which had been in use throughout the Central...
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When Wellness Begins at Home

By Nidia Zúñiga Pérez Costa Rica has become well known as a place for wellness. People come here to enjoy nature,...