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Trial Begins Dec 3 for Mexican Smugglers Arrested with $9.2 Million Headed for Costa Rica
n August 20th, eighteen Mexican smugglers were arrested on the Nicaragua border with Honduras and Nicaragua police found $ 9.2 million, plus traces of cocaine in the six vans in which they moved and had logos Televisa.The money was...
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Costa Rica Passes Law Increasing Punishment for Sexual Tourism and Human Trafficking
The Costa Rican government announced the approval by Congress of a law that increases prison sentences for trafficking and related activities, and it also creates a fund to finance the fight against trafficking crimes such as sexual tourism, and...
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Geothermal Electricity is Expected to Increase in Costa Rica
Geothermal power plants in Costa Rica generating electricity corresponds to 13% of total capacity production Electricity System (SEN), the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE).The five geothermal plants located in Miravalles, represents 8% of total installed capacity by the SEN...
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ECLAC Calls for Regional Growth of 3.2% in 2012
Latin America investment one of the best options, as markets continue to growLatin America News - The regional economy will slow this year greater than expected but recorded an average growth of 3.2%, according to estimates provided the Economic...
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Baby Boomers Expected to Cause another Costa Rica Real Estate Explosion
A growing number of North American baby-boomers have been looking at moving to Costa Rica to make their money go further or to re-invent themselves and many see Costa Rica real estate as a affordable solution for a permanent...
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Eight Companies Under Investigation of the Costa Rica Nicaragua Border Trail are Still Employed
The Costa Rica Nicaragua border trail legal issues still are ongoing. Eight of the 35 companies that are being investigated because of in the construction of the Border Trail are still employed by the Government on other projects. In...
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Hugo Chavez Victory and the Impact on the Oil Markets
Hugo Chavez will get 6 more years of power, as many Latin Americans see this result as a black eye on the whole region, and a growing number see this as a victory.A polarizing figure, at least in his...
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4.4 Earthquake in Nicoya
This morning, being 1:00 am, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the region Mw Cóbano.The movement was located 6 miles southwest of Cóbano, with 21.3 kilometers deep.This earthquake was reported as felt in Cóbano, Paquera, Santa Teresa, Montezuma, Miramar, Esparza,...
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New U.S. Strategy seeks to Address Challenges with Latin America
The Secretary of Defense United States, Leon Panetta, met October 7, 2012 in Lima with Peru’s President Ollanta Humala, to launch the new strategy of the country in this sector that seeks to address common challenges in the region."America...
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Eurobond Effect not felt in Interest Rates
When the Laura Chinchilla government passed a bill allowing the country to borrow up to 4,000 million dollars in the international market, it was indicated that the expected placement would lower interest rates.Despite the claim made repeatedly by members...
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Stopping Ageism in Costa Rica
The concept of ageism was coined in 1969 by Dr. Robert Butler, an American gerontologist and the first director...