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Costa Rica News - 02/09/2010
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02/09/2010 -  Libertarians finish strong in Costa Rica presidential election - 03:47 AM

Otto Guevara, the Libertarian presidential candidate in yesterday's election in Costa Rica, received 21% of the vote.



02/08/2010 -  President Laura Chinchilla: Costa Ricans have spoken! - 02:37 PM

Costa Ricans have spoken through the polls that they are ready for a female president and elected Laura Chinchilla Miranda. She is a female public servant that has made many inroads for other females in this Latin country Read more here



02/08/2010 -  IT OFFICIAL! Laura Chinchilla is President Chinchilla of Costa Rica - 01:25 PM

Laura Chinchilla, now President Chinchilla, on Sunday was elected the first female president in Costa Rica's history, winning the popular vote with a 46.8% support with 94.2% of the ballots counted. Read More here



02/08/2010 -  Urgent: Main rivals concede defeat in Costa Rican presidential election - 11:32 AM

Otton Solis and Otto Guevara, two main rivals of ruling party candidate Laura Chinchilla, has conceded defeat in Sunday's Costa Rican presidential election.



02/08/2010 -  Costa Rica election: Why the left is lagging - 03:26 AM

By Chrissie Long Correspondent, Sara Miller Llana Staff writer / February 7, 2010 The left has always been less powerful in Costa Rica than in other Latin American countries, but it's never been as absent as today.



02/07/2010 -  Long Lines at Costa Rica Voting Stations but No Surprises - 07:22 PM

At the Laura Chinchilla visitor center for voters in Heredia Costa Rica supporters line the streets while Laura Chinchilla parades by shaking hands and kissing babies. The PLN is expected to win with Laura Chinchilla being the Partido Liberacion Nacional candidate. Her closest rival is Otto Guevara, a Harvard Law graduate and Costa Rican lawyer who founded the Partido Movimiento Libertario and he is its candidate...Read More



02/06/2010 -  Frog found in Costa Rica's rainforest - 10:11 PM

Costa Rica - green and happy? Whatever the outcome of the presidential elections on Sunday, one thing seems certain.



02/05/2010 -  Chinchilla tipped to become Costa Rica president - 04:26 PM

Costa Rican Vice President Laura Chinchilla is expected to become the country's first female president in Sunday's election.



02/04/2010 -  Costa Rica poised to elect first woman president - 04:18 PM

A protege of outgoing President Oscar Arias could be elected Costa Rica's first woman head of state on Sunday, though a conservative rival has upped his challenge ahead of the election.



02/04/2010 -  2010 'a year of biodiversity' - 11:39 AM

By Alister Doyle Environment Correspondent Playa Grande, Costa Rica - "Forty-nine". On a Pacific beach in Costa Rica, a researcher whispers the number after counting the slimy, round white eggs just laid by a rare leatherback turtle in a hole dug in the sand under bright moonlight.



02/04/2010 -  Living Costs in Costa Rica: What are they? - 02:21 AM

How often do people ask "What is the standard of living in Costa Rica?" , "What are the living costs?" This article, published by Coldwell Banker Jaco, gives some real world examples of daily living costs, unlike some other charts where you need an advanced degree in macro economic theory to understand, this chart is basic and usable.



02/04/2010 -  Biography of Laura Chinchilla: Costa Rica Presidential Campaign 2010 - 02:13 AM

Laura Chinchilla Miranda, current presidential candidate of the Partido Liberacion Nacional of Costa Rica for the general elections of 2010. Little is known about Laura prior to her becoming Vice President of the Oscar Arias administration and...Read More



02/03/2010 -  Barcel Hotels Resorts Closes 2009 with Addition of Six Properties... - 07:28 PM

Barcel Hotels & Resorts Closes 2009 with Addition of Six Properties and Strong Positioning within the Medium/High Market Segment February 2010 - Palma de Mallorca, SPAIN - Despite the worldwide economic crisis, which has slowed down and even paralyzed many new projects, Barcel Hotels & Resorts has ended the year by adding six new hotels to its ...



02/03/2010 -  Scientists 'grow' edible insects in Costa Rica - 11:24 AM

The day when restaurants will serve garlic grasshoppers or beetle larva skewers is getting closer in Costa Rica, where scientists are "growing" insects for human consumption.



02/02/2010 -  Costa Rica Housing Plan by Laura Chinchilla - 08:12 PM

Read about Laura Chinchilla's plan for the Costa Rica housing sector. If elected her term will be 2010-2014, which will give her plenty of time to create the strategy for providing proper Costa Rican housing for citizens and better management of the sector. Read More Here



02/02/2010 -  Costa Rica's presidential candidates gear up for coming election - 09:02 AM

Costa Rica's presidential candidate Otton Solis of the Citizens Action Party speaks to his supporters in Perez Zeledon,150 kilometers from San Jose on Jan.



02/01/2010 -  Boy's paralysis leads San Tan family to Costa Rica - 08:48 AM

Shaun's father, Robert, and mother, Michelle, believe there is a controversial, $50,000 stem-cell procedure that can restore some feeling to his legs, perhaps even allow him to walk again.



01/30/2010 -  Ind. native revels in new role as Costa Rica envoy - 09:49 PM

The new U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica says her interest in Central America stems from an aid mission she embarked on with relatives while a teenager living in Evansville.



01/29/2010 -  S'pore-Costa Rica FTA deal - 07:03 AM

SINGAPORE and Costa Rica successfully concluded negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement after a fourth round of talks on Friday.



01/28/2010 -  Chinchilla's Costa Rica Environmental Plan if Elected - 06:03 PM

Our country has a world-renowned leadership in environmental issues. This challenge remains to move from a policy of conservation of natural resources and environmental protection to a focus on sustainability, where prosperity is built on the talent of people and environmental wealth... Translated from Spanish Read More Here



 


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