Ecuador beat Costa Rica 3-0 to make last 16 at World Cup Hamburg: Ecuador beat Costa Rica 3-0 Thursday in their second match in Group A at the World Cup, entering the knock-out stage of the tournament together with hosts Germany. Striker Carlos Tenorio scored the opener only in the 8th minute into the game [...]
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My Guardian Angel a true story by “Fish Chris” In 1994, while living in Northern Louisiana, I had decided to go on a night time fishing trip by myself. My truck had been having some problems and would occasionally die. Then it would require two people to start it again, one giving it some gas, [...]
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Easter is the premier holiday, and Semana Santa (Holy Week) is a time when most all express their faith, bringing the nation to a standstill. Spanish-style street processions take place every day of the week before Easter, to dramatize all stages of Christ’s way to the cross, crucifixion, and resurrection. Small villages have their own [...]
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As an American I have a rather brash straightforwardness about me when it comes to business. This is not taken kindly in Costa Rica. If you question someones ability to do their job they get very, very offended. If you raise your voice at someone forget it, you might as well have slapped them in [...]
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Be prepared to lose that game of chicken, but take care not to lose your life. Every day the newspapers report on the previous night’s wrecks and on the pedestrians who’ve been aplastados (flattened or run over). Most of the country’s roads are atrocious, and as for walking…there is a public service announcement on TV [...]
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What are all the yellow hearts painted in the middle of the road you might ask? The answer to that question is very sad…This is the place where someone was killed and it is a monument to them. A kind of reminder to watch your driving and look out for pedestrians.
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I can’t believe what I just read in the Tico Times today…Former President Abel Pacheco is supposed to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by an environmental group Oilwatch. The reason, the moratorium on oil exploration he implemented during his presidency, from 2002-2006. Can anyone be nominated for a Nobel Peace prize now? I [...]
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My husband John has a terrible habit and he is the first to admit it. He’s been chewing/dipping Skoal for the past 25 years. In his defense he is very neat about it and no one would suspect he dips because of this. When we were in the states he would pay between $3.50-$4.00 for [...]
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Spring and summer are typical moving seasons, and whether you’re homeward bound or off to another exciting assignmnet, GACR would like to offer some tips that may help make the whole process go a little smoother. Plan early. Organize your items into seperate categories, such as pack, charity, and toss out. Keep valuables such as [...]
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All individuals and private companies , local or foreign, can own land and property in Costa Rica. Potential real estate investors, and their lawyers, must first go to the National Registry for a title search, to the Ministry of the Environment and Energy for an environmental impact study, the local municipality for zoning laws and [...]
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