I was on my way to Costa Rica to meet up with my boyfriend Rob, who was studying Spanish there. I had arranged a private transfer from the San Jose airport to my hotel in Manuel Antonio. We were only on our way for fifteen minutes when we pulled to the side of the road. I...
Costa Rican Ex-president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (1990-1994), was found guilty of peculation in what was known as the Caja-Fischel case, which culminated in the largest corruption scandal and the first...
created by Arbol | 11 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 349 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
El orgullo tico florece una vez más. Las banderas 'de a cien' ondean en todas las rotondas, y no, esta vez no es por algún partido de la Selección Nacional de fútbol. El fútbol tico está, err, pasando por...
opinion by Arbol | 14 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 819 views | 3 recommendations | 1 comment
Anhui es una de las provincias más pobres de China. Con una población rural de 67 millones, y un Producto Interno Bruto per cápita de ¥14.485, su economía es comparable con la de Algeria. La media anual...
created by Arbol | 20 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 269 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
A chain of events have started that could convert the wonderful country of Honduras into a place similar to the Gaza Strip. The actions of the International Community, that within hours of the alleged Coup...
[UPDATE -- July 20, 2009] Today, European Union announced a cut in aid to Honduras of up to $90 million over the failure of the Interim Government to find a solution to the current political stalemate. "The EU...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 183 views | 20 recommendations | 7 comments
Honduras is an interesting situation. The elected president Zeyala was forced into exile by the army and threatened with arrest if he returns but congress voted to remove him and the supreme court ruled...
Happiness - The one thing that everyone living desires. It is the one thing that everyone living is striving for every moment of their lives. However, every desirable thing does not come easy and sometimes does not...
President Barack Obama is "deeply concerned" over unrest in Honduras, the democratic republic in Central America. "Using an ambivalent speech, US President Barack Obama said he was “deeply concerned”...
Updated V: Roberto Micheletti took oath as the new Head of State of Honduras amid international and regional condemnation of the coup this morning that ousted President Manuel Zelaya and forced him...
created by rahul | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 3886 views | 85 recommendations | 45 comments
Costa Rica, Central America, 29th May, 2009 – With a view to rope in as many visitors as possible, virtually all every websites are rolling out new recipes for success. Jumping into this bandwagon is La escue ladel sol, an emerging website, which launched an imaginatively...
created by richard001 | 28 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago 83 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Costa Rica is making moves to join 30 other countries in fighting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Officially, the government is promoting awareness raising activities, discussion and...
Es una de esas cosas que podrían haber quedado en silencio, inmerecidamente, pero que por fortuna ha comenzado a rodar. Una municipalidad -sí, una "muni", de esas que estamos acostumbrados a criticar tantas...
created by ristardi | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago 81 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
Given the current major economic downturn, it's impossible for one to imagine the U.S federal government engaging in establishing a new Cabinet portfolio of any type. Particularly one, that on the surface would seem...