by Rod Hughes
“Daddy’s not coming back,’ commented five-year-old Valeria Salazar matter-of-factly, reported the daily paper Al Dia.
Valeria is the sole survivor of a family of six swept away in a flash flood Sunday afternoon while on a family outing, a tragedy that has hit hard not only their community of Palmitos de Naranjo but this […]
by Rod Hughes
Private enterprise in Costa Rica continue to lend aid to better the lives around them.
In Quepos, for example, the famous Marina Pez Vela sportfishing company is donating a much-needed bridge. President Oscar Arias is scheduled to place the cornerstone of the tourism company’s bridge over Quebrada Suya in a ceremony Friday.
And Walmart CentroAmericano […]
by Rod Hughes
Actor/director Mel Gibson met informally yesterday for an hour with President Oscar Arias at the president’s home in Rohrmoser. But the chat was more than a casual social visit.
Gibson offered personal economic aid to indiginous people in isolated areas of Costa Rica. Needs for this cash-starved segment of Costa Ricans are many, such […]
