Archive for July 30th, 2008
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Costa Rica’s General Management of Migration is to intensify the entrance controls in the north border of the country, before the possible arrival of 4,000 Salvadorans in the coming days.
Costa Rica will play El Salvador on August 20 in San Jose in a World Cup qualifier towards South Africa 2010.
he International Federation of Associated Football (FIFA) had said the game was “of high risk” for the large amount of people from El Salvador that could come to Costa Rica and because of the Ricardo Saprissa stadium violence background, where the game will take place.
The Costa Rican Soccer Federation (FEDEFUTBOL) said it will only allow the entrance of 500 Salvadoran citizens, the press from El Salvador said at least 4,000 fans will travel to Costa Rica.
Zamora said the greatest concern of the authorities is the possible entrance of members of the so called “maras”, violent gangs that prevail in El Salvador and other Central American countries.
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The Banco de San Jose, along with the Costa Rican branch of Credomatic, have joined forces to promote a Carbon Neutral Campaign nationwide.
The campaign invites Costa Rican as well as residents to join forces and contribute in mitigating gas emissions produced by their vehicles. The Banco de San Jose and Credomatic have contacted the Scientific Tropical Center in order to obtain accurate information regarding gas emissions from all circulating vehicles in Costa Rica. (more…)
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
A free concert in Costa Rica ended in violence last weekend (27 July), after some 3,000 fans were denied entry to a gig in San Pedro featuring Argentinean ska band Los Pericos.After being refused entry into the 5,000-capacity San Jose Universidad Latina after it became full, thousands of angry fans reportedly set about breaking windows at the university, as well as looting shops, cars and even a church. Local police and anti-riot squads had to use smoke gas to restrain the mob. Ten minor injuries were reported and 35 arrests were made.
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Cacao – the “bean” behind chocolate – is native to the Western Hemisphere. (Pronounced “ka-kow,” it is often referred to as cocoa in the United States.) It originated in the Amazon basin and was domesticated throughout northern South America and Central America. Unlike Central America’s big cash crop, bananas, the native cacao plant thrives in shade. This means that chocolate farms are often characterized by a variety of plants and trees; a boon to animals looking for varied habitat.
According to the International Cocoa Organization, cacao was Costa Rica’s most important commercial crop between 1940 and 1970. Statistics from the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization show that Costa Rica exported more than 10,000 metric tons of beans per year In the early 1960s, making our nation one of the world’s leading suppliers at the time. (more…)
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Two international TV networks are highlighting Costa Rica’s natural attractions in full-production documentaries. National Geographic Channel and Italy’s RAI came to Costa Rica exclusively to tape shows about the country’s biodiversity.
Tropical forests, rivers and beautiful white-sand beaches were enough to convince National Geographic to call Costa Rica somewhere as close as it gets to an “earthly paradise.”
According to the prestigious TV network, Costa Rica is unique worldwide due to the immense diversity of living beings that call this tiny Central American nation home.
The documentary, which aired last July 25, was overflowing with shots of crocodiles, quetzals and the always-popular gangs of various species of monkeys.
The documentary featured Costa Rica s one of Latin America’s seven wonders, focusing on the region’s biodiversity to ground this claim. (more…)
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