Stories about Costa Rica from December, 2007
Costa Rica: Christmas Reflections
Costa Rican blogger Julia Ardón provides a reflection on “why she likes Christmas [es]“.
Costa Rica: Reviewing Educational Standards in Universities
Juan Carlos Hidalgo thinks that public universities in Costa Rica should take a look at their own educational standards [es], instead of just focusing on private universities.
Costa Rica: Banking Frustrations
Costa Rica en El Presente [es] writes about frustrations with Banco Nacional and writes about a response to an earlier blog post from bank officials.
Colombia: Released Videos Shows Silence From Hostages
Videos that show "proof of life" were discovered last week when 3 emissaries of the FARC terrorist group were captured. The videos contain poignant images of several of the hostages that the FARC has in their captivity. Colombian bloggers respond to the sad videos and lament their use to push political agendas and complain that the videos were not distributed earlier.
