Stories about Costa Rica from September, 2006
Costa Rica: Mrs. World 2006 fiasco video
Uri Ridelman does some YouTube investigating and comes away convinced that Mrs. Costa Rica was robbed of her crown after “confussion was created by sound problems with the audio speakers thus not allowing to clearly hear name of the winning country.”
Central America: Indepedence Day
Tim Muth describes the festivities in El Salvador as Central Americans celebrated 185 years of independence from Spain. In Costa Rica, apparently it is Independence Eve when the real parties get started. Uri Ridelman links to a YouTube video of the Patriotica Costarricense: “one of the most important songs of...
Global Food Blog Report #31
#1: Crispy Waffle takes a culinary adventure! Check out her Travel: Tunisia post and you will get a very tasty review on all things edible during the trip. Tunisia, located in North Africa between Algeria and Libya, has an unusual culture stemming from its indigenous Berber roots, Arabic legacy and...
Costa Rica: Congressman accused of sexual harassment
Uri Ridelman says that Costa Rican congressman Federico Tinoco has been accused of sexual harassment by his assistant.