Stories about Costa Rica from August, 2010
Latin America: Blogging at Los Superdemokraticos
Coinciding with several Bicentennial Independence celebrations in Latin America, from June to October 2010 German and Latin American bloggers [es] will be writing for Los Superdemokraticos about their “daily lifes [sic] in international political contexts.” Posts are published in German and Spanish; five texts are translated into English each month.
Costa Rica: University Students Protest Budget Agreements
Some University of Costa Rica students took hold of the social sciences building in protest of the budgetary agreement that was reached between the government and university officials where a 7% budget increase was agreed upon after negotiating the original 4% the government proposed.
Costa Rica: The Importance of Municipalities
El Blog del Kichigaino tells [es] its readers why municipalities are important, and why they should care about the upcoming municipal elections.
Costa Rica: Assessing 100 Days of Laura Chinchilla's Government
Marcelo shares [es] his concise and straightforward opinion on the first 100 days of Laura Chinchilla's presidency.
Costa Rica: Community Input on Creative Commons License Draft
The blog 89 Decibeles [es] writes that Creative Commons in Costa Rica is taking a more democratic route as the license draft and ongoing translations are posted as a wiki where users can discuss the translation and ask questions before the licenses go live.